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 Communication and Leadership).
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 Communication and Leadership 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:
Wehle School of Business:
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 7-8 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
d. 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, making schedule adjustments after registration, attending graduation or requesting transcripts.
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 delinquent NDSL/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, make schedule changes, attend graduation or request transcripts.
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
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. All semester payment plans are payable in full at the end of each semester.
Tuition payments
Canisius College accepts for payment MasterCard, Visa, Discover, cash, check (US funds only) and money orders. It is the college policy to write the student’s ID number on the face of the check or money order to ensure accurate posting. By submitting a check, please be aware that you are authorizing Canisius College to use information on your check to make a one time electronic debit from your account at the financial institution indicated on your check. This electronic debit will be for the amount on the check. Funds may be withdrawn from your account as soon as the same day your payment is received and you will not receive your check back from your financial institution. Call the Student Accounts Office if you have any questions about electronic check collection or options available if you do not want your payments collected electronically.
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 Division
Effective May 10, 2008 through May 9, 2009
Tuition
Per credit hour (unless otherwise indicated)
Canadian Graduate Students: Refer to www.canisius.edu/education/canadian_tuition.asp for tuition rates
College of Arts and Sciences:
Communication and Leadership
$667.00
School of Education & Human Services:
Administration, Adolescence, Childhood, Counseling, Deaf Education, Differentiated Instruction, General, Health & Human Performance, Literacy, Physical Education, Special Education, Sport Administration
College Student Personnel
Year 1
Year 2
$797.00
$778.00
M.B.A., M.B.A.P.A.
M.B.A. (Full Time) three semesters2
$667.00
$33,100.00
Audit3
Graduate student in a graduate course, per credit hour
$334.00
Graduate student in an undergraduate course, per credit hour
$334.00
Alumnus/alumna in an undergraduate course, per course
$60.00
Board, per semester4
| Plan 1: 19 meals/week & 15 bonus & $75 Flex | $2080.00 |
| Plan 2: 14 meals/week & 10 bonus & $100 Flex | $1945.00 |
| Plan 3: 10 meals/week & 8 bonus & $225 Flex | $1735.00 |
| Plan 4: 75 block meals & 5 bonus & $500 Flex | $1315.00 |
| Plan 5: Super Flex includes meal plan exchange | $600.00 |
| Plan 6: Flex Fund only (minimum deposit) (increase in $25 increments) |
$50.00 |
| Plan 7: Golden Choice (minimum deposit) | $25.00 |
Room, per semester
| Bosch & Frisch – Double | $2995.00 |
| Bosch & Frisch – Suite | $3370.00 |
| Bosch & Frisch Bathroom Suite | $3425.00 |
| Campion Hall - Single | $3485.00 |
| Campion Hall (2 & 3) | $3015.00 |
| Delavan Townhouses (2 & 3 person) | $4230.00 |
| Delavan Townhouses (4 & 5 person) | $3720.00 |
| Desmond Hall - Single | $3680.00 |
| Desmond Hall – Double | $273500 |
| Dugan – Double | $3075.00 |
| Duga – Suite | $3430.00 |
| Griffin Hall | $3395.00 |
| Martin Hall - Single | $3485.00 |
| Martin Hall – Double | $3015.00 |
| Village / Main-Humboldt / Main Delavan | $3560.00 |
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 |
| Late Payment fee | $300.00 |
| ID card late fee or replacement | $20.00 |
| Returned check charges | $25.00 |
| Vehicle Registration Fee | varies |
| Transcript of records, each | N/C |
| Thesis binding fee | varies |
| First time International, Non-Canadian, Students Fees | |
| Resident Orientation | 150.00 |
| Commuter Orientation | 100.00 |
1The refund schedules shown are applicable only to the fall and spring semester of an academic year. For refunds during the summer session, see the Summer Session Catalog.
2Special three-semester program, beginning fall semester; fees included.
3On a space-available basis.
4A detailed description of each plan may be obtained from the Student Accounts office. First semester freshmen in Bosch, Frisch, or Dugan must be on Plan 1. Freshmen in the second semester may choose either Plan 1, 2, or 3. Upperclassmen in Bosch, Frisch or Dugan must be on plan 1, 2, 3, or 4. Resident students not in Bosch, Frisch or Dugan, and commuter students, may choose any of the six options. If Plan 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 is purchased in the fall semester, it will automatically be re-billed in the spring semester, unless changed during the first two weeks of the spring semester.