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Tuition, Fee, Tax And Housing Rates To Be Effective
Fall Semester 2011 and Spring Semester 2012

Students are assessed tuition each semester on the basis of their level, class, residency status, number of credits carried, and beginning year of enrollment. Tuition is assessed on a per credit-hour basis except for graduate-professional students who are assessed on a semester basis and selected Masters program students who are assessed on a semester, annual, or program basis.

NOTE: Lifelong Education and Graduate Certification students are not assessed Student Taxes. Certain lifelong education online courses may be assessed additional tuition fees of up to $150 per credit hour that are not reflected in the Tuition, Fees, and Student Voted Taxes tables below.

Tuition

Tuition is based on per credit-hour basis.

TUITION RESIDENT NON-RESIDENT
Undergraduate - Lower Division (Freshman and Sophomores) $ 406.75 $1,038.25
Undergraduate - Upper Division (Juniors and Seniors) 444.50 1,071.00
Graduate - Masters 569.00 1,117.50
Graduate - Doctoral 569.00 1,117.50
Graduate Certification 569.00 729.25
Lifelong Education 569.00 729.25

Student Voted Taxes

Student Voted Taxes are charged to students in degree granting programs as noted below:

TYPE OF TAX AMOUNT
ASMSU Tax - all undergraduate students $ 18.00
COGS Tax - all graduate students 9.25
COMS Tax - all graduate professional students 1.50
FM Radio Tax - all degree students 3.00
State News Tax - all degree students with 6 or more credit hours 5.00

Fees

The following fees are charged per semester. Part-time is based on 1-4 credits and Full-time is based on 5 or more credits.

FEES PART-TIME FULL-TIME
International Registration Fee - All international students 25.00 25.00

Special Programmatic Fees

Special program fees are charged to undergraduate juniors and seniors per semester (Engineering Program Fee also assessed to graduate engineering students). Part-Time is based on 1-4 credits and Full-Time is based on 5 or more credits. See table below:

SPECIAL PROGRAMMATIC FEES PART-TIME FULL-TIME
Science and Technology Intensive Majors $ 50.00 $ 100.00
Health Sciences Majors 50.00 100.00
Broad College of Business 100.00 200.00
Engineering Program 321.00 524.00

Undergraduate Special Programs

The following undergraduate program is based on per credit hour rates.

SPECIAL PROGRAM FEES RESIDENT NON-RESIDENT
Accelerated Nursing B.S.N. $ 578.25 $ 603.25

Graduate & Graduate Professional Special Programs

The following Graduate & Graduate Professional Program fees are charged per semester.

SPECIAL BLOCK PROGRAM FEES RESIDENT NON-RESIDENT
Teacher Certification Internship Year $ 6,081 $ 13,131
Broad MBA 12,450 19,750
Human & Osteopathic Medicine 12,247 26,297
Human & Osteopathic Medicine Extended Medical Curriculum 8,169 17,540
Human & Osteopathic Medicine - Medical Scientist Training Program 8,347 17,656
Veterinary Medicine 12,370 25,573
Veterinary Medicine Clinical Year - Fall & Spring 10,939 22,769
Veterinary Medicine Clinical Year - Summer 7,750 15,193
Veterinary Medicine - Medical Scientist Training Program 7,859 16,074

The following Graduate Programs are based on per credit hour rates. Student Taxes apply.

SPECIAL PROGRAM FEES RESIDENT NON-RESIDENT
M.A. & M.S. in the College of Education $ 602.00 $1,150.50
Education Specialists & Doctoral Programs 602.00 1,150.50
M.S. in Accounting 745.00 1,327.50

The following Graduate Programs rates apply to the entire program, and will be billed in increments for each semester of instruction.

SPECIAL PROGRAM FEES RESIDENT NON-RESIDENT
Weekend MBA Program $56,500 $61,500
MS in Marketing Research 24,000 32,000
MS in Supply Chain Management (courses are both on-line & on campus) 45,000 47,000
M.S.N. Nursing Anesthesia (CRNA) Program 45,100 69,545

On-line Programs

The following on-line programs are charged per credit hour rates. Student Taxes apply to students in degree programs.

SPECIAL PROGRAM FEES RESIDENT NON-RESIDENT
Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics Lifelong $ 619.00 $ 729.25
Clinical Laboratory Sciences/Biomedical Laboratory Operations Masters 619.00 729.25
Criminal Justice Masters (includes Law Enforcement Intelligence and Judical Administration programs) 612.00 612.00
Criminal Justice Lifelong 569.00 729.25
Education Masters 650.00 650.00
Education Lifelong (includes on-line Kinesiology courses) 719.00 779.25
Educational Psychology and Educational Technology Hybrid PhD 893.00 893.00
Food Safety - Master of Science (additional program fees apply to VM 810) 579.50 579.50
Food Safety Lifelong 569.00 729.25
Integrative Pharmacology Masters 697.25 697.25
Integrative Pharmacology Lifelong 697.25 729.25
Packaging Masters 690.00 690.00
Packaging Lifelong 569.00 729.25
Pharmacology & Toxicology Masters 697.25 697.25
Public Health Masters 660.00 660.00

The following on-line programs are charged per credit hour rates. Student Voted Taxes apply to all students except lifelong students and certification students.

SPECIAL PROGRAM FEES RESIDENT NON-RESIDENT
Nursing M.S.N./CNS-Education $ 607.25 $ 632.25
Nursing R.N. to B.S.N. 504.50 529.50
Nursing Lifelong Students 669.00 829.25
Clinical Nurse Specialist Graduate Certification 607.25 632.25

The following on-line programs are charged per credit hour rates. Master's Degree students are charged Student Voted Taxes. Certificate students are charged taxes depending on level.

SPECIAL PROGRAM FEES RESIDENT NON-RESIDENT
Youth Development through Great Plains IDEA Alliance Masters Degree $ 465.00 $ 465.00
Youth Development through Great Plains IDEA Alliance Masters Certificate Program 465.00 465.00

The following program rates apply to the entire program and will be billed in increments for each semester of instruction. Student Voted Taxes will apply.

SPECIAL PROGRAM FEES RESIDENT NON-RESIDENT
M.S. in Supply Chain Management (courses are both on-line and on campus) $45,000 $47,000

University Housing Rates - Other University Housing rates.

UNIVERSITY HOUSING RATES PER SEMESTER PER MONTH
Residence Halls Undergraduate Housing
  -  Double Room - Platinum
    (incl. $300 Spartan Cash)
$ 4,377
Residence Halls Undergraduate Housing
  -  Double Room - Gold
    (incl. $150 Spartan Cash)
4,227
Residence Halls Undergraduate Housing
  -  Double Room - Silver
4,077
Owen Graduate Center - Permanent Single - Traditional meal plan* 3,608
Owen Graduate Center - Designated Single - Traditional meal plan* 4,065
Owen Graduate Center - Permanent Single - Unlimited meal plan* 4,774
Owen Graduate Center - Designated Single - Unlimited meal plan* 5,231
University Apts - Family Monthly Rates
    Renovated One Bedroom Apartment
$ 716
University Apts - Family Monthly Rates
    Renovated Two Bedroom Apartment
856
University Apts - Family Monthly Rates
    Standard One Bedroom Apartment
650
University Apts - Family Monthly Rates
    Standard Two Bedroom Apartment
774
University Village
    Per Resident
690

*Includes a $300 credit towards Owen food purchases, plus 75 residence hall meal accesses.

In addition, students living in undergraduate housing will be charged a RHA tax of $25.00 per semester. Students living in Owen Graduate Center will be assessed an OGA tax of $5.00 per semester and students in University Apartments will be charged a UA tax of $3.00 per semester.

Financial Aid Awards

Those students who have applied and who are eligible for financial assistance should be aware that increases in educational costs have been provided for in their financial aid awards. For further information, students should contact the Office of Financial Aid, by phone, email, in person (252 Student Services Building), or through their web site at www.finaid.msu.edu.

Important Note

The University reserves the right to make changes in the types, structures, and rates for fees, deposits, tuition, and housing.  Every effort will be made to give as much advance notice as possible.