General regulations
All tuition charges, student fees, room deposit for returning students, and room and board charges are assessed and collected by the Student Accounts Office with the exception of the application and deposit fees for new students, which are assessed by the Graduate Education Office, the Graduate Business Office and the Communication Studies Office (for the program in organizational communication and development).

The trustees of the college, when necessary, may amend the tuition charges, fees, and room and board charges.

Application fee
An application fee of $25.00 must accompany each formal application for admission to Canisius College. This fee is not refundable.

Tuition deposits
All candidates admitted to a graduate program must make a $50 deposit for evening MBA Programs and $100 for all other programs before registration information and materials are forwarded to them.

All candidates admitted to the graduate program in Organizational Communication and Development must make a $50 deposit before registration information and material are forwarded to them. These deposits will be applied to the tuition bill of the first semester. The entire deposit is forfeited if the student fails to enter a graduate program within one year of admission.

Room deposits
A $200.00 deposit is required of students occupying a room in one of the resident facilities. The room deposit is non-refundable and is applied as a credit toward the spring semester room rental charge.

Payment of tuition, fees and room and board
The college bills the student, rather than his or her parents.

Each semester a student is issued a bill for tuition, fees and room and board by the Student Accounts Office. Financial responsibility begins with registration for a course. Failure to attend will not cancel a bill. Tuition, fees and room and board are due on the date printed on the bill. If a bill remains unpaid after the due date without payment arrangements being made, a $300.00 late charge will be added. All money is credited on the day received, NOT the day mailed.

A student must pay the bill in full or make arrangements with the Student Accounts Office to sign a Semester Payment Plan with an administration fee determined by the tuition balance outstanding, payable in installments throughout the semester. Failure to do so will result in the canceling of future registrations and a hold on the student’s transcripts and may also result in suspension from classes. Legal action may result to collect monies due the college.

Policies

Withdrawal, cancellation and refund1
Unofficial withdrawal does not cancel an account. No withdrawal credit will be given to any student who does not fill out the proper withdrawal forms provided by the appropriate academic dean. No withdrawals will be accepted or withdrawal credit given over the telephone. Withdrawal credit or refunds of tuition will be given to those students whose bills are paid or who have signed a Semester Payment Plan before the due date specified on the bill.

No refund of tuition may be demanded as a matter of right when a student leaves the college without completing the semester in which enrolled. For a student to obtain a refund, the withdrawal must be authorized by the appropriate dean by the filing of the official form. If this is done, the student may request in writing a refund of tuition only according to the appropriate schedule:

a. If the course is a 3.0 credit hour class, the refund schedule is as follows:

First week of classes (Drop and Add Week) 100%
Second week of classes 90%
Third and fourth week of classes 50%
Fifth week through eighth week of classes 25%
After eighth week of classes None


b. If the course is a 1.5 credit hour MBA class which meets 8 times including the final exam, the refund schedule is as follows:

After first class                                     100%
After second class 50%
After third class 20%
After fourth class None


c. If the course is a 1.0 credit hour, 5 week class, the refund schedule is as follows:
First week of classes (Drop and Add Week) 100%
Second week of classes 30%
After second week None
Fees are not refundable.  
The refund policy is set by the federal government. Refunds of tuition will be calculated from the date on which the appropriate academic dean approves. The refund will be sent to the student within thirty days. Full tuition and fees will be refunded in the event of cancellation of a student’s enrollment because of an error on the part of the college. Any individual remaining enrolled may terminate the room and board agreement only under special circumstances approved by the Office of Residence Life. Upon any approved termination of the room and board agreement, the college will refund any payments received for room and board, less a room withdrawal fee, as specified in the Resident Facilities Agreement and a board withdrawal fee not to exceed a one-month board charge.

Outstanding financial obligations
Any outstanding financial obligation which a student owes to the college can prevent the student from registering for courses or making schedule adjustments after registration.

The following types of outstanding financial obligations can cause a financial hold to be placed on a student’s record and stop registration transactions:

a. Student Accounts Office Any outstanding tuition, default on Payment plans, late charges, write-offs or delinquentNDSL/Perkins loans;

b. Library Any late fines or replacement fees for books not returned;

c. Residence Life Residence hall damage fees;

d. Koessler Athletic Center Fees for lost or damaged equipment.

In order to clear a financial hold, a student must pay the obligation due at the appropriate office or make suitable arrangements with that office.

A student must clear all financial holds in order to register for classes or make schedule changes.

Governmental programs
Students who attend Canisius College under the provision of Public Laws 16, 346, 550 or 894 and those under the sponsorship and benefits of other government agencies are subject to regulations governing agencies. They must present these papers to the Office of the Registrar and to the Student Accounts Office.

Deferred tuition payments
There are three deferred tuition payment options available:

  1. For parents or students desiring to pay the full year’s education expenses in 10 monthly installments, a deferred payment program is available through the Student Accounts office. Please contact that office for information regarding the Canisius Griffin Payment Plan.
  2. Tuition payments may also be made with MasterCard, Visa Card or Discover Card. 
  3. Students desiring monthly installments in paying their tuition may sign a Semester Payment Plan with the college. 
If a student wishes to utilize the Semester Payment Plan, he/she must do so by the due date on the bill. All semester payment plans are subject to an administration fee determined by the tuition balance outstanding and a penalty fee if the balance is not paid in full by the payment plan’s due date. Once the Semester Payment Plan is signed and processed by the Student Accounts office, the administration fee will be added to the tuition bill and the remaining balance split into three equal monthly installments. All semester payment plans are payable in full at the end of each semester.

Full-time students
A full-time student is one who carries at least 9 semester credit hours.

Part-time students
A part-time student is one who carries less than 9 semester credit hours.

Fall and spring semesters
Tuition and Fees: Graduate Division2
Effective May 11, 2004 through May 13, 2005 ONLY 

Tuition
Per credit hour (unless otherwise indicated) ­

College of Arts and Sciences:  

Organizational Communication and Development

    $597.00
School of Education & Human Services:  
Administration, Counseling, Deaf Education, General,
Health & Human Performance,Literacy, Physical Education, Sport Administration, Special Education

$597.00

College Student Personnel
Year 1
Year 2		 $712.00
$665.00

Wehle School of Business:3
M.B.A., M.B.A.P.A.
M.B.A. (Full Time) three semesters4		 $621.00
$31,932.00
Audit3
Graduate student in a graduate course, per credit hour		  
Education and Organizational Communication and Development $299.00
Business $311.00
Graduate student in an undergraduate course, per credit hour $298.00
Alumnus/alumna in an undergraduate course, per course $60.00

Board, per semester5
Plan 1: 19 meals/week + $75 Flex
(includes 15 Bonus Meals)                                     		 $1785.00
Plan 2: 14 meals/week + $75 Flex
(includes 10 Bonus Meals)		 $1645.00
Plan 3: 10 meals/week + $75 Flex
(includes 8 Bonus Meals)		 $1335.00
Plan 4: 50 meals/semester + $25 Flex
(does not include Flex)		 $425.00
Plan 5. SUPER Flex Fund
(qualifies for meal plan exchange rates)		 $600.00
Plan 6: Flex Fund (minimum deposit)
(increase in $25 increments)		 $50.00
Plan 7: Golden Choice (minimum deposit) $25.00

Room, per semester (click here for most current fees):
Room, single occupancy (Bosch & Frisch)                 
Room, double occupancy (Bosch & Frisch)     
Room, triple occupancy (Bosch & Frisch)
Suites (Bosch & Frisch)
Suites, triple occupancy (Bosch & Frisch)
Off-campus houses
Village, Main-Humboldt apartments
Main-Delavan apartments
Griffin Hall
Desmond Hall (single occupancy)
Desmond Hall (double occupancy)
Martin Hall (single occupancy)
Martin Hall (double occupancy)
Delevan Townhouses (4-5 occupancy)
Delevan Townhouses (2-3 occupancy)
Campion Hall (single occupancy)
Campion Hall (2-3 occupancy)		 $3682.00
$2455.00
$2050.00
$2735.00
$2285.00
$2050.00
$2970.00
$2970.00
$2845.00
$3100.00
$2300.00
$3495.00
$2735.00
$3075.00
$3495.00
$3200.00
$2800.00

Semester fees:

College fee (including library, facilities use and ID card)      
Full-time students                                                                      

$132.00

Part-time students $11.00/credit hour
Technology Fee
Full-time students $90.00
Part-time students $7.50/credit hour

Occasional fees and charges:
Application fee $25.00
First time International, Non-Canadian, Students Fees
Resident $125.00
Commuter $75.00
Late Payment fee $300.00
ID card late fee or replacement $5.00
Returned check charges $25.00
Vehicle Registration Fee varies
Transcript of records, each N/C
Thesis binding fee varies

1 The refund schedules shown are applicable only to the fall and spring semesters of an academic year. For refunds during the summer session, see the Summer Session Catalog.

2 Courses with the MBA prefix are charged at the Business credit-hour rate. Courses with the MSA and OCD prefixes are charged at the Education credit-hour rate.

3 On a space-available basis.

4 Special three-semester program, beginning fall semester; fees included.

5 A detailed description of each plan may be obtained from the Student Accounts office. A board plan (A or B) is required for all students living in Bosch and Frisch residence halls. Resident students not in Bosch or Frisch and commuter students may choose any of the six options (not obligatory).