Cost of Attendance - Online

Cost of Attendance

Online Delivery Format Tuition & Fees

The following is a list of tuition and fees applicable to programs and/or courses offered in the online delivery format, effective April 1, 2013. Tuition rates and fees may change at any time without prior notice.

Graduate Certificate Program

Students pursuing a graduate certificate are not eligible for financial aid.

Master of Arts Programs

Doctoral Programs

*The Technology Services Fee is a one-time fee, applied on the 2nd week of enrollment, post start date for degree seeking students to provide the student with initial configuration setup to University systems such as the online learning platform and other academic support systems. The Technology Services Fee is fully refundable until attendance in the 7th week of enrollment, at which time the fee becomes non-refundable.

**Note: If two survey courses are taken, they will be charged at the master tuition per credit cost of $770.

***Note: The dissertation support fee is assessed per credit of dissertation extension covering the continued support from the assigned committee throughout the dissertation process.

Indirect Costs

In addition to tuition and fees owed directly to University of the Rockies, you may incur other costs while you are pursuing your education, which will not be billed by the University. The indirect costs that are part of the cost of attendance include room and board, transportation, and personal expenses, as well as loan fees, if applicable. These indirect costs are based on estimates using moderate standards of living set forth by the College Board. Each student's Expected Family Contribution (EFC) is subtracted from standard costs of attendance to determine a student's financial need for purposes of packaging financial aid. An estimate of the allowance for these costs for an academic year is as follows:

• Room and board: $7,704 per AY
• Transportation (online Doctoral only): $1,270 per trip to campus to meet residency requirements
• Personal: $5,456 per AY

If you have any exceptional expenses, such as dependent care or disability expenses, that would require modifications to the standard cost of attendance budget, please contact your Financial Services Advisor. Please be prepared to provide documentation when you make your request for a modification.

Your tuition and fees are due according to the terms and conditions of your selected Payment Option. An exception may be made if you have completed all required financial aid paperwork prior to the start of the term and your financial aid is significant enough to cover all current term charges. There will also be a limited exception for those students using tuition reimbursement, military tuition assistance or direct bill as their method of payment. For students taking advantage of their Veterans benefits, payment is deferred for the first 60 days of continuous enrollment in a degree program. You are responsible for the amount that financial aid does not cover and it must be paid in full on or before the first week of the each course.
Acceptable forms of payment are:

• Cash
• personal check
• money order
• credit card (Visa or MasterCard)

You are encouraged to speak to your Student Advisor if you are unable to pay the balance owed. University of the Rockies will withhold transcripts, degree verifications, and grade reports until accounts are paid in full.

California Resident Disclosure

California law mandates the collection of a fee in the amount of $2.50 per $1,000 of tuition rounded to the nearest thousand to be paid to the state's tuition recovery fund in the event of school closure. The fee is charged to California residents only. The following disclosure applies only to those students.

California Student Tuition Recovery Fund

CA Residents Only
The State of California created the Student Tuition Recovery Fund (STRF) to relieve or mitigate economic losses suffered students in educational programs who are California residents, or are enrolled in a residency program attending certain schools regulated by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education.

You may be eligible for STRF if you are a California resident or are enrolled in a residency program, prepaid tuition, paid the STRF assessment, and suffered an economic loss as a result of any of the following:

• The school closed before the course of instruction was completed.
• The school's failure to pay refunds or charges on behalf of a student to a third party for license fees or any other purpose, or to provide equipment or materials for which a charge was collected within 180 days before the closure of the school.
• The school's failure to pay or reimburse loan proceeds under a federally guaranteed student loan program as required by law or to pay or reimburse proceeds received by the school prior to closure in excess of tuition and other costs.
• There was a material failure to comply with the Act or this Division within 30 days before the school closed or, if the material failure began earlier than 30 days prior to closure, the period determined by the Bureau.
• An inability after diligent efforts to prosecute, prove, and collect on a judgment against the institution for a violation of the Act.

However, no claim can be paid to any student without social security number or taxpayer identification number.
You must pay the state-imposed assessment for the Student Tuition Recovery Fund (STRF) if all of the following applies to you:

• You are a student in an educational program, who is a California resident, or are enrolled in a residency program, and prepay all or part of your tuition either by cash, guaranteed student loans, or personal loans, and
• Your total charges are not paid by any third-party payer such as an employer, government program or other payer unless you have a separate agreement to repay the third party.

You are not eligible for protection from the STRF and you are not required to pay the STRF assessment, if either of the following applies:

• You are not a California resident, or are not enrolled in a residency program, or
• Your total charges are paid by a third party, such as an employer, government program or other payer, and you have no separate agreement to repay the third party.