Tuition to audit a course is $100 per credit hour, unless it is part of the tuition package. The SA fee and technology fee will be waived, but course and lab fees that are part of an audited class are not waived for audit-only students. Audit-only students will not have access to university services. Some courses are not available for audit.
Under a consortium Southwestern gives credit for courses taken at the other schools on the same basis as if it provided the training itself. The Consortium Agreement is initiated by the student and approved by both institutions. Students will be charged an administrative fee of $100 for this process.
Distance Education Program tuition is $670 per credit hour. There are no payment plans for this program. All charges must be covered at the time of registration through aid, credit/debit card and/or cash. Distance Education Prior Learning Assessment recording fee is $75 per course. Additional information about the Distance Education Program can be found on page 67. Because this is a discounted program, no Southwestern scholarships are available to students in this program.
A fee of $150 will be assessed for this orientation.
Any student seeking Secondary Certification in Education or a major in Education will be charged a $100 Program Fee each semester.
Attendance at Freshman Orientation is required of all freshmen students. A fee of $300 will be assessed for this orientation.
Student Association Fee- $110 each semester is required of all undergraduate students.
Technology Fee- $200 each semester is required of all students.
Fees are non-refundable after close of registration.
Graduate Program tuition is $838 per credit hour. Graduate hours are charged separately from the undergraduate tuition package. For further information about the graduate programs and available scholarships, please refer to the Graduate Bulletin.
Medical Laboratory Science students will be charged an administrative fee of $100 per semester during their clinical year. Check with the advisor regarding tuition and fees. Southwestern scholarships are not available for the clinical year during which the courses are taken at another institution.
Music lessons are approximately $400 per semester above the cost of tuition (based on a minimum of ten half-hour lessons). There are no refunds after the second week of the semester.
A $500 non-refundable nursing subject fee is assessed at the time of acceptance to the Nursing Program.
A $300 tuition surcharge is assessed for each clinical nursing course.
A $50 Drug Testing Fee is assessed to all incoming Nursing Students.
Psychology majors will be charged a $50 Program Fee each semester.
Psychology, emphasis School Guidance majors will be charged a $100 Program Fee each semester.
The tuition rate for senior citizens (65+) is $100 per semester hour for courses taken for audit or credit. This does not apply to the distance education, nursing classes or discounted programs. There must be space available in the class.
Adventist Colleges Abroad (ACA) students must submit a non-refundable $100 application fee for the academic year study abroad program. There is a $30 application fee for the summer program.
Students who study abroad through a college or university that is not affiliated with Adventist Colleges Abroad will be charged an administrative fee of $100 per semester.
Students who spend one year of their education as a student missionary or task force worker will be enrolled in 12 credit hours each semester. By this the University recognizes the legitimate full-time educational value of this experience. Six of these credit hours will count as elective credit toward graduation, while six will be non-credit hours. The student will be charged $300 tuition each semester for a total of $600 for the academic year. An application/processing fee of $150 is charged at the time of application.