Tuition and Fee Adjustment

Middle Tennessee State University will grant tuition and fee credits for students who make adjustments to their class schedules or withdraw during specific times in a semester. Students who drop classes or withdraw from the university prior to the first day of class will receive a 100% credit on their tuition and fees. Once a semester has begun, students will be responsible for a portion of their tuition and fees for dropped courses or withdrawing from the university.  Please refer to the Fall 2012 Registration Guide for important dates.

Even Course Exchange

There are instances where MTSU will allow students to drop and add a class without being charged for the dropped course. The following conditions must be satisfied to evenly exchange one course for another:

1. The student must exchange their courses on the same day. 

2. The number of credit hours of the courses must be the same. 
 
3. A student must be exchanging courses within the same part-of-term. 
Ex. RODP courses cannot be evenly exchanged with MTSU courses. 
Ex. Accelerated courses and summer sessions cannot be evenly exchanged with other parts of terms.  i.e. Summer S1-May term cannot be evenly exchanged with S2-June term. 

How Fee Adjustments are Calculated

Tuition and fee adjustments are calculated based upon:

1. the date of the withdrawal or the date the course was dropped and
2. the remaining number of enrolled hours.

For example, if a student is enrolled in 15 credit hours and drops to 12 credit hours during the 75% time frame, the total tuition and fees would be calculated as follows:  The student will be responsible for the full price of 12 hours plus 25% of the cost of the three credit hours that were dropped.

 See Important Dates for tuition credit deadline dates.

Adjustment Period	Student Responsible
100%	0% Tuition & Fees
75%	25% Tuition & Fees
25%	75% Tuition & Fees

Fee Adjustments for Withdrawn Students

Students who drop all of their classes during a given semester are considered to have withdrawn their enrollment from the university. Tuition and fees will be adjusted based upon the student's withdrawal date. If a student drops all of their classes on the same date, their tuition and fees will be adjusted according to the fee adjustment deadline dates.

What if I have financial aid and withdraw? 

If you have received federal Direct Subsidized, Unsubsidized, Parent PLUS loans, Pell or SEOG grants, and Lottery Scholarships, your aid will be prorated based on the amount of time you have attended. All or part of your aid could be prorated resulting in you owing back the university. A hold will be placed on your account preventing you from receiving grades or transcripts, registering for future semesters, or readmitting into the university until the balance is paid in full.

What if I'm on the Deferred Payment Plan and withdraw?

Students who drop or withdraw from classes will still have a balance due under the deferred payment plan. Fees are adjusted based on the drop or withdrawal date. The fee adjustment percentage is NOT applied to the amount of payment, but rather as a percentage of the total fees. A refund would only be issued to the student if the newly adjusted amount of fees is less than the amount that has been paid by the student.

To avoid late fees and ineligibility for the deferred payment plan in future terms, the student should continue to make payment by each due date. Contact the Bursar's Office for the new payment amounts after drop or withdrawal. Remember, withdrawal from classes does not negate the student's responsibility to pay the balance of fees after the semester has begun.

Tuition and Fee Charges for Fall 2012 & Spring 2013

All undergraduate students are charged at a rate of $234 per credit hour until they become enrolled in 12 credit hours. This rate of tuition is capped at 12 credit hours. At that point, undergraduate students are charged $47 per credit hour for each additional hour over 12 hours. Program service fees are charged at $67 per credit hour with a maximum charge of $797 capped at 12 credit hours.

All graduate students are charged at a rate of $378 per credit hour until they become enrolled in 10 credit hours. This rate of tuition is capped at 10 credit hours. At that point, graduate students are charged $76 per credit hour for each additional hour over 10 hours. Program service fees are charged at $67 per credit hour with a maximum charge of $797 capped at 12 credit hours.

For further information regarding tuition and fees, please refer to the tuition and fee section of the Bursar's Office Web site.