Domestic Students
All new graduate students are required to submit a monetary deposit to reserve their seat. Upon course registration, the deposit amount is subtracted from tuition due. Under no circumstances will a deposit be refunded after classes begin.
Fall Admission
Domestic graduate students* accepted for fall admission must submit a $150 tuition deposit along with the Graduate Enrollment Confirmation Form by May 1. For students accepted after April 1, the deposit is required within 30 days of acceptance. A refund of the tuition deposit will be granted upon written request until May 1 or for students accepted after April 1, within 30 days of the date of deposit.
Spring Admission
Domestic graduate students* accepted for spring admission must submit a $150 tuition deposit along with the Graduate Enrollment Confirmation Form within 30 days of acceptance. A refund of the tuition deposit will be granted upon written request within 30 days of the date of deposit.
* US veterans are not required to submit a monetary deposit but must submit the Graduate Enrollment Confirmation Form to reserve their seat.
Tuition deposits are non-refundable after the first day of classes for any term.
International Students
Fall Admission
International graduate students accepted for fall admission must submit a monetary tuition deposit, as indicated on their acceptance letter, and complete the online Graduate Enrollment Confirmation Form by May 1 to reserve a seat in the fall class, as well as secure any scholarship or funding offers made at the point of acceptance. A refund of the tuition deposit will be granted upon written request until May 1 (or later with proof of a visa denial only). For students accepted after April 1, the deposit is required within 30 days of the date of acceptance. A refund of the tuition deposit will be granted upon written request within 30 days of the date of deposit (or later with proof of a visa denial only). The deposit is not transferable to another semester.
Spring Admission
International graduate students accepted for spring admission must submit a monetary tuition deposit, as indicated on their acceptance letter, and complete the online Graduate Enrollment Confirmation Form. The deposit must be submitted, and form completed within 30 days of the date of acceptance to reserve a seat in the spring class, as well as secure any scholarship or funding offers made at the point of acceptance. A refund of the tuition deposit will be granted upon written request within 30 days of the date of deposit (or later with proof of a visa denial only). The deposit is not transferable to another semester.
Tuition deposits are non-refundable after the first day of classes for any term.
Students seeking a tuition deposit refund based upon visa denial must request the refund in writing within 15 days of visa denial, and show proof of denial.