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The Graduate School Tuition

Tuition and fees for Graduates listed here are for 2008 – 09. Increases should be expected in subsequent years.

For tuition purposes the term course refers to course credit. Some course offerings carry more than one course credit

• Tuition
• Fees
• Billing and Payment Dates

Tuition Charges	Amount
Full-time Tuition Tuition is billed on the first invoice for each quarter	$12,252/quarter (3 – 4 courses)
Part-time Tuition Tuition is billed on the first invoice for each quarter	$4,361/course
Special Course Tuition
TGS 503 Resident Research Continuation	$1,157/quarter
TGS 512 Continuous Registration	$100/quarter
TGS 513 Advanced Continuous Registration	$1,000/quarter
TGS 588 Resident Master’s Study	$4,084/quarter
TGS 598 Resident Doctoral Study	$4,084/quarter
TGS 599 Postcandidacy Research	$4,084/quarter
Audit Course Charge	See Course Auditors Policy
Employee educational assistance Most university faculty and staff members are eligible for reduced tuition. University faculty and staff members must complete the Application for Faculty and Staff Reduced Tuition and return it to the Benefits Division of Human Resources.	Varies (See Employee Education Assistance and Tuition Plans for more information)