Basic annual expenses for the 2001-2002 academic year are as follows (A course fee of $190 is added for each junior/senior level clinical nursing course. Other minimal course fees and/or deposits may apply. Please read the entire section.):

The University reserves the right to make changes in its fees. Please contact the Admissions Office for 2002-03 fees. Published notice of any change will normally be given in advance.

A full-time student is anyone taking 12-18 undergraduate credit hours. These 12-18 hours may be all day classes, all night classes, or any combination of day and night classes.

Any student taking 11 credit hours or less is considered to be a part-time student and will pay the part-time rates according to the program in which the student is enrolled.

Resident students will be considered as full-time day students.

The University combines tuition and fees into one comprehensive charge for full-time students (12-18 credit hours per semester). Part-time students (11 or fewer hours per semester) are charged at the credit hour rate of $140 for evening hours and $450 for day hours (for 2001-02). Students who carry more than 18 credit hours in a semester are charged the full-time tuition and fees plus the day rate for each hour over 18.

Students who elect to audit a course may attend class, but may not take examinations or receive academic credit for the course. The charge for auditing a course will be at the applicable day or evening credit hour rate.

A course fee of $190 is added to each clinical course in the Nursing Program due to the increased costs of facilities, laboratories, equipment, and supplies of this program. Clinical courses are normally taken in the junior and senior years of the program. Part-time nursing students are charged at the regular undergraduate rate of $450 (for 2001-02) per credit hour, plus a course fee of $190 for each clinical nursing course taken.

Transcripts will be issued to educational institutions, government agencies, parents, or employers only upon the written release of the student. To obtain a transcript, the student must complete a Transcript Request Form (obtained at the Enrollment Services Desk on the ground floor of Starvaggi Hall) and submits it with a fee of $2 per copy. Transcripts are issued only after the student has fulfilled all financial obligations to the University. Due to federal regulations as defined in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, Franciscan University cannot accept requests made by telephone or e-mail and cannot send transcripts via FAX or e-mail.

For more information, call the Admissions Office at 740-283-6226 or 800-783-6220, or e-mail us at

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