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 University in order to meet its financial commitments and to fulfill its role and mission.

Tuition and Residential Costs

Traditional	2009-2010 Tuition	2010-2011 Tuition
Full-Time (12-17 credits/semester)	$11,950 per semester $23,900 per year	$12,490 per semester $24,980 per year
Part-Time (less than 12 credits/semester)	$660 per credit	$690 per credit
Overload (in excess of 17 credits/semester)	$660 per credit	$690 per credit
Audit (no grade)	$330 per credit	$345 per credit
Senior Citizens (Age 65+; space available basis)	No charge for undergraduate tuition	No charge for undergraduate tuition
ESL Program	$2395	$2515
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 per credit	$405 per 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 $405 per credit.
Graduate Programs	$550 per credit	$575 per credit
Doctoral Programs	$725 per credit	$760 per credit
Residential Information
Room and Board
Private Room Rate (Townhouses)	$3,008 per semester	$ 3,070 per semester
Private Room Rate (Anthony, Veronica, Clare, Francis)	$2,903 per semester	$2,960 per semester
Private Room Rate (Judge)	$3,176 per semester	$3,245 per semester
Veronica Hall - Double	$2,263 per semester	$2,290 per semester
Francis Hall	$2,158 per semester	$2,180 per semester
Assisi and Siena Halls	$2,373 per semester	$2,405 per semester
Clare and Anthony Halls	$2,321 per semester	$2,350 per semester
Judge Hall	$2,662 per semester	$2,705 per semester
Village Apartments (double)	$3,200 per semester	$3,270 per semester
Village Apartments (single)	$3,700 per semester	$3,795 per semester
Village Apartments (efficiency)	$3,425 per semester	$3,505 per semester


$2,360 per semester ($4,720 per year) for "All U Can Eat" plan-includes $100 declining balance dollars* (required for freshmen residents) $2,200 per semester ($4,400 per year) for 190 meals per semester block + $125 declining balance dollars* $2,000 per semester ($4,000 per year) for 150 meals per semester block + $150 declining balance dollars* $1,795 per semester ($3,590 per year) for 110 meals per semester block + $200 declining balance dollars* $1,170 per semester ($2,340 per year) for 75 meals per semester block + $50 declining balance dollars* (village apartments only) $1,295 per semester ($2,590 per year) for 75 meals per semester block + $200 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 per semester	$100 per semester
Housing Confirmation Deposit	$250 annually	$250 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 University.
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 university. 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.