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See tuition and fee rates for the following:

Fall 2008/Spring 2009 Rate Information includes:

Fall 2008/Spring 2009 Registration Fee Rates

Charges for all course work will be assessed by course level.The maximum fee will be the graduate full-time maximum if a student is enrolled for any graduate hours. The University reserves the right to correct errors in student fee assessments and charges which are discovered subsequent to initial billings or fee statements. All fees are subject to change by the Tennessee Board of Regents.

Fall 2008/Spring 2009 Total Required Tuition and Fees per credit hour per semester (Does not include materials or special course fees. Amounts may differ if taking Developmental Studies courses)

HOURS

Undergraduate
In-state
Residents

Undergraduate
Out-of-State
Residents

Graduate
In-state
Residents

Graduate
Out-of-State
Residents

1
$ 248
$ 721
$ 364
$ 837
2
$ 496
$ 1,442
$ 728
$ 1,674
3
$ 744
$ 2,163
$ 1,092
$ 2,511
4
$ 992
$ 2,884
$ 1,456
$ 3,348
5
$ 1,240
$ 3,605
$ 1,820
$ 4,185
6
$ 1,488
$ 4,326
$ 2,184
$ 5,022
7
$ 1,736
$ 5,047
$ 2,548
$ 5,859
8
$ 1,984
$ 5,768
$ 2,912
$ 6,696
9
$ 2,232
$ 6,489
$ 3,276
$ 7,533
10
$ 2,480
$ 7,210
$ 3,476
$ 8,206
11
$ 2,728
$ 7,931
$ 3,535
$ 8,738
12+
$ 2,850
$ 8,296
$ 3,585
$ 9,031

Please note: RODP courses are charged separately from regular MTSU hours and are not included in the maximum. In addition, RODP courses cannot be evenly exchanged for MTSU hours once the semester begins.

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Breakdown of Total Fees in Effect for Fall 2008 and Spring 2009 per semester

STUDENT FEES
PER HOUR
MAXIMUM
In-State Resident - Undergraduate Tuition
$ 189.00
$ 2,151.00
In-State Resident - Developmental Studies (DSP) Tuition
$  107.00
$ 2,151.00
In-State Resident - Graduate Tuition
$ 305.00
$ 2,886.00
Out-of-State Resident - Undergraduate Tuition
$ 662.00
$ 7,597.00
Out-of-State Resident - Developmental Studies (DSP) Tuition
$ 580.00
$ 7,597.00
Out-of-State Resident - Graduate Tuition
$ 778.00
$ 8,332.00
Program Services Fee
$   59.00
$   699.00
Housing Rates
Shared
Private
Clement, Corlew, Cummings, Deere, Felder, Gore, Nicks, Wood Residence Halls
$ 1,529.00
$ 2,676.00
Beasley, Gracy, Judd, Monohan Complex, Sims, Smith Residence Halls
$ 1,938.00
$ 3,392.00
Womack Lane Apartment
$ 1,936.00
$ 2,100.00
Scarlett Commons Apartments
N/A    
$ 2,661.00
Freshmen Meal Plans
Freshmen Meal Plan - 10 meals per week Plus $350 Flex Bucks.
Required for all freshmen living in the Residence Halls.
    
$ 1,174.00
Freshman Meal Plan - 5 meals per week Plus $200 Flex Bucks. Required for all freshmen living in Scarlett Commons or Womack Lane Apartments.
    
$  623.00

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The following Optional Meal Plans can be purchased from Aramark Food Services during the Fall 2008 or Spring 2009 semester:

Meal Plan Cost With Tax
Unlimited Meal Plan plus $150 Flex Bucks
$ 1,288.47
Block 160 - 160 All you care to eat meals per semester plus $350 Flex Bucks

$ 1,288.47

Block 80 - 80 All you care to eat meals per semester plus $250 Flex Bucks

$ 808.86

Block 50 - 50 All you care to eat meals per semester plus $200 Flex Bucks

$ 569.60

Block 30 - 30 All you care to eat meals per semester plus $75 Flex Bucks

$ 295.23


Visit the MT Dining page for additional meal plan information and to purchase a meal plan online. First year freshman living in the dorm will be charged the required Freshman Meal Plan automatically.

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Miscellaneous Fees:

Late Registration Fee Applies starting on first day of classes for the semester.

$ 100.00

Deferred Payment Plan Service Charge Applies to students using the deferred payment plan
$ 50.00
Deferred Payment Plan Late Fee Applies to deferred payment installments not paid by the due date
$ 25.00 per month up to
$ 100 max
Return Check Service Charge Applies to each returned check. Non-refundable

$ 30.00

Books Estimated Costs

$300 - $500

I.D. Card Replacement (non-refundable) No charge for the first student I.D. issued.
Non-refundable

$ 10.00

Application Fees (non-refundable) 
New Freshman and Transfer Students One-time non-refundable application fee must be submitted with initial undergraduate application to MTSU.

$ 25.00

Re-enrollee Application fee is not required for former students who apply to re-enroll as undergraduate students.

$ 0

International Students Undergraduate or Graduate

$ 30.00

Graduate Students One-time non-refundable application fee must be submitted with initial application for each graduate degree level.

$ 25.00

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Materials Fees:

Agribusiness/
Agriscience

Applies to the following courses:
ABAS 2400, 3400, 4400, 4460

$ 150 per course
Art

Applies to the following courses:

ART 1610, 1620, 1630, 1640, 2130, 2200, 2230, 2310, 2325, 2510, 2620, 2710, 2810, 3140, 3200, 3210, 3220, 3240, 3325, 3330, 3520, 3530, 3550, 3560, 3610, 3620, 3650, 3720, 3730, 3770, 3820, 3830, 3930, 4000, 4100, 4110, 4120, 4130, 4140, 4280, 4290, 4300, 4310, 4320, 4390, 4400, 4510, 4520, 4530, 4640, 4710, 4720, 4730, 4770, 4810, 4820, 4830
$ 20 per credit hour

Biology

Applies to the following courses:
BIOL 3210, 4280, 4460, 4570, 5460, 5570, 6620, 6720, 6750

$ 5 per credit hour

Biology

Applies to the following courses:
BIOL 1030/1030H, 1110/1110H, 1120/1120H, 2010, 2020, 2120/2120H, 2230/2230H, 3000, 3010, 3020, 3030, 3040, 3250/3250H, 4080, 4110, 4130, 4140, 4180, 4210, 4220, 4270, 4290, 4300, 4360, 4430, 4440, 4450, 4510, 4550, 4560, 4580, 4590, 4720, 4750, 5010, 5020, 5030, 5040, 5130, 5140, 5180, 5220, 5510, 5550, 5560, 5580, 6080, 6290, 6330, 6360, 6380, 6390, 6410, 6430, 6440, 6450, 6590,

$ 20 per course
Chemistry

Applies to the following courses:
PSCI 1030
CHEM 1010, 1011, 1020, 1021, 1110, 1111, 1120, 1121, 2030, 2230, 3010, 3020, 3530 4230, 4330, 4340, 4350, 4360, 4630, 4880

$ 20 per course

Chemistry

Applies to the following courses:
CHEM 2880, 3880
$ 5 per credit hour
Chemistry

Applies to the following courses:
CHEM 4430, 4530

$ 10 per course
Chemistry Applies to the following course:
CHEM 4780
$ 5 per course
Concrete Management Applies to the following courses: CIM 3060, 3070, 3080, 3100, 3200, 3600, 4010, 4050, 4060, 4100, 4150, 4200 $ 15 per course

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Special Course Fees

Jennings A. Jones College of Business

Applies to the following courses:
ACTG, B AD, BLAW, BCEN, ECON, FIN, INFS, MGMT, MKT,
Q M

(Excludes ECON 2410, ECON 2420, & Q M 2610)

$ 20 per credit hour
Private Instruction Music Fees Charged to all music private instruction courses

$ 175 - 1 credit hr

$ 325 - 2 or 3 credit hours

Nursing Testing Fees Applies to the following courses:
NURS 3000, 3030, 3170, 3350, 3530, 3550, 3570, 4330, 4350, 4530, 4550, 4570
$ 34 per course
(non-refundable)
Distance Education Fee Applies to all on-line and correspondence courses except for courses under the Regents On-line Degree Program (sections R50)

$ 10 per undergraduate credit hour

$15 per graduate credit hour

Concrete Management Certification Fee Applies to the following courses:
CIM 3000, CM 3050
$ 125 per course

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