Student Billing

All tuition and fees are payable by the due date in advance of each enrollment period. Students with outstanding obligations will not be permitted to pre-register for an upcoming semester unless financial arrangements have been made with the Student Billing Office prior to pre-registration. Alvernia University reserves the right to change tuition, fees and other charges from one academic semester to the next as deemed necessary by the College in order to meet its financial commitments and to fulfill its role and mission.

Tuition for 2009-2010 Academic Year

Traditional	Per Semester
Full-Time (12-17 credits/semester)	$11,950.00/semester, $23,900/year
Part-Time (less than 12 credits/semester)	$660.00/per credit
Overload (in excess of 17 credits/semester)	$660.00/per credit
Audit (no grade)	$330.00/per credit
Senior Citizens (Age 65+; space available basis)	No charge for tuition

Graduate & Continuing Studies
Undergraduate Evening Modules 1 - 6 and all Summer Programs (Any continuing education evening student who takes daytime courses pays the traditional daytime student rate.)	$390.00/credit
Courses may be taken by traditional students as part of their regular program and are included in the traditional tuition calculation. All courses during the summer and winterim term are charged at the Continuing Studies rate of $390 per credit.
Graduate Programs	$550.00/credit

Residential Information
Resident Students
Private Room Rate (Townhouses)	$3,008.00/semester
Private Room Rate (Anthony, Veronica, Clare, Francis)	$2,903.00/semester
Private Room Rate (Judge)	$3,176.00/semester
Veronica Hall - Double	$2,263.00/semester
Francis Hall	$2,158.00/semester
Assisi and Siena Halls	$2,373.00/semester
Clare and Anthony Halls	$2,321.00/semester
Judge Hall	$2,662.00/semester
Village Apartments (double)	$3,200.00/semester
Village Apartments (single)	$3,700.00/semester
Village Apartments (efficiency)	$3,425.00/semester

Board
$2,300/semester ($4,600/year) for "All U Can Eat" plan-includes $100 declining balance dollars* (required for freshmen residents) $2,145/semester ($4,290/year) for 190 meals per semester block + $125 declining balance dollars* $1,950/semester ($3,900/year) for 150 meals per semester block + $150 declining balance dollars* $1,750/semester ($3,500/year) for 110 meals per semester block + $200 declining balance dollars* $1,140/semester ($2,280/year) for 75 meals per semester block + $50 declining balance dollars* (village apartments only) *Declining balance dollars may be used to purchase food at other Aladdin food service locations, including catering. These dollars must be used during the semester of purchase.
Technology (mandatory)	$100/semester
Housing Confirmation Deposit *Included in confirmation deposit for all new students.	$250 annually
Security/Deposit	$200 annually

Continuing Studies courses may be taken by traditional students as part of their regular program and are included in the traditional tuition calculation. All courses during the summer are charged at the Continuing Studies per credit rate. For further information on the Continuing Studies programs, call 610-796-8228 or visit the Graduate Center.

Housing deposits will be processed as follows:

1. Applied to the student’s housing costs for the upcoming year.
2. Returned to the student if the student does not receive housing for the following year or chooses not to return within stated housing selection deadlines. Deposit will not be returned if the student has an outstanding balance with the College.
3. Forfeited by those students who communicate to the Student Billing Office, after the housing selection process deadline, that they will not be returning to Alvernia University or have chosen to live off campus. See the Student Handbook for details.

Current commuter students who desire on-campus housing must first pay a $250 housing deposit in the Student Billing Office and complete a housing application in the Residence Life Office. A commuter student will be assigned housing only after room selection for current resident students is complete and pending space availability. In the event there is lack of room availability, housing deposits will be refunded only if a student has no outstanding debt to the college. If a student requests placement on a housing waiting list, the deposit will not be refunded or applied to current debt until removal from the housing waiting list is requested.

Security & Damage Deposit – Upon entering Alvernia University new resident students will be billed a $200 security & damage deposit. The security & damage deposit is not applied toward the room fee, but remains on deposit as long as resident status is maintained. As deemed necessary or appropriate, damages charges will be billed directly to the student tuition account, not against the $200 security and damage deposit. Damage deposits are refunded only when a student no longer has resident status, less the costs of any unpaid damage assessments or damage charges from the final room check-out. In the event of damage charges in excess of the $200 deposit, additional assessments may be required.