Fees Associated with Registration Changes
All students should be preregistered by orientation/registration day and have all account holds cleared. (Please see the Registration Policies and Procedures section of this Catalog for additional registration information.)
- Late Registration Fee: Students whose holds are not cleared or who choose to register on or after the first day of classes will be assessed a $50 late registration fee. This also applies to students not otherwise enrolled in Richmont who are registering for intensive classes on or after the first day of classes.
- Late Payment Fee: Students who have not paid or made financial arrangements by the date posted in the Academic Calendar will be charged a $50 late payment fee.
- Add/Drop/Withdrawal Fees: Through the first Thursday of the semester, classes may be dropped or added upon receipt of a completed add/drop/ withdrawal form by the Records Office. During the first week of the first half-term of a semester, this also applies. During the second half-term of a semester, only classes can be dropped during that first week (no classes can be added to a schedule). A $10 schedule change fee per transaction will be assessed.
- After the first Thursday of the semester, the student must withdraw from the class in question using the add/drop/ withdrawal form. A $10 schedule change fee per transaction will be assessed. A student who withdraws from a weekly class will receive a refund according to the schedule published by the Business Office and included in the Academic Calendar. Online courses will be treated like weekly classes where refunds are concerned.
- Intensive-format courses can be dropped until 4pm on the day before the class begins, using the same procedure outlined above for dropping and adding weekly classes. Students who drop an intensive class prior to the close of business on the day before the course begins will receive a full refund minus a $10 schedule change fee per transaction. After that time, no refunds will be given.
- Leave of Absence: Students wanting to take a leave of absence are responsible for their outstanding financial obligations. Student refunds are based on the same refund schedule as individual course withdrawals.
- Institutional Withdrawal: Students wishing to withdraw are responsible for all financial obligations to the institution and will receive refunds based on the same schedule for individual course withdrawals.
- Institutional Withdrawal for Non-Attendance: Students who are administratively withdrawn for no1n-attendance are responsible for all financial obligations to the institution and will receive refunds based on the same schedule for individual course withdrawals.
Tuition and Fees
| Tuition - School of Counseling |
$770.00 per credit hour |
| Tuition - School of Ministry (Master's) |
$565.00 per credit hour |
| Tuition - School of Ministry (Doctoral) |
$728.00 per credit hour |
| Tuition - Certificate in Spiritual Direction |
$381.00 per credit hour |
| Audit Tuition - School of Counseling |
$385.00 per credit hour
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| Audit Tuition - School of Ministry (Master's) |
$282.50 per credit hour |
| Schedule Change Fee (Add/Drop) |
$10.00 per transaction
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| Independent Study Fee |
$100.00 per credit hour |
| Late Registration Fee |
$50.00
|
Late Payment Fee
|
$50.00
|
| Application Fee |
$50.00
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| Future SOC Intern Retreat Fee (CED6913) |
$100.00
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Testing Fee (CED6913)
|
$60.00
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| Supervision Assist Fee (CED6113) |
$244.00 |
| Continued Relations Fee (D.Min) |
$728.00 |
Student Fee
|
$75.00 per semester |
| Library Fee |
$50.00 per semester |
| Technology Fee |
$215.00 per semester
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| Graduation Fee |
$155.00
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| Graduation Late Fee |
$75.00 |
| Replacement Diploma Fee |
$50.00
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| Certificate Graduate Fee (Non-Degree) |
$50.00 per certificate |
| Transcript Evaluation Fee |
$10.00 per transcript
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Transcript Fee
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$14.00 minimum per transcript |
Expedited Transcript Fee
|
$10.00 per transcript |
Overnight Transcript Delivery
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$40.00 minimum per delivery
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| CPCE Examination Fee |
set by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
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NCC Application Fee
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set by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
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Tuition and fees are subject to change without notice. Individual courses may require additional fees at the prerogative of the instructor.
Tuition and fees provide resources for faculty, administrative staff, theology and integration courses, clinical colloquia, supervised practice in a counseling setting, assessment consultation, community education experiences, technology tools, and other special aspects of the Richmont program. Financial arrangements for payment of tuition and fees must be made by the payment deadline specified in the Academic Calendar. Students can find the Academic Calendar at the back of the Graduate Catalog and on the Richmont website. In addition, this information will be posted by the Finance Office before each semester begins.
Students who do not make financial arrangements by the payment deadline will be charged a $50 late payment penalty fee each semester. Students who have not made definitive and satisfactory arrangements to pay any outstanding balance from an earlier semester will not be able to register for the next semester. Once satisfactory financial arrangements are accepted, the student will be able to register.
All tuition and fees must be paid prior to the issuance of transcripts, grade reports, diplomas, and degrees. It is the student’s responsibility to see that payment arrives on time. Richmont cannot be responsible for lost, late, or misdirected mail or checks. Please allow adequate time for mail delivery and processing when payment is sent.
Refunds
Following is a general description of how Richmont’s refund policy is structured. Please note that all non-tuition fees are non-refundable. Tuition refunds for add/drop and institutional withdrawal:
| Before add/drop deadline |
100% refund |
| After add/drop deadline to 10% point in term |
90% refund |
| Beyond 10% to 25% point in term |
75% refund |
Beyond 25% to 50% point in term
|
50% refund
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After 50% point in term
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no refund
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Add/Drop fee
|
$10.00 per transaction |
Late registration fee
|
$50.00 |
These dates will be calculated for each term, consistent with the length of the term.
The date used for calculation of a refund for withdrawal or add/drop is the date on which the Records Office receives the completed form signed by all required personnel. All students must follow the procedures for withdrawal and add/drop to receive a refund. The student has the final responsibility for submitting the form to the Records Office for processing and is responsible for fees and penalties incurred for late submission.
Financial Exceptions
A student seeking an exception of any kind on his or her financial record may complete a Petition for Financial Exception to be reviewed by the Financial Affairs Committee. This form is available from the Business Office and on the Richmont website.
In the event of a student’s injury, prolonged illness, death of a family member, or similar circumstances that interrupt or preclude the completion of a course or courses, the student may choose to withdraw from one or more classes for the semester, or, if necessary, withdraw from the University.
In either event, the student will receive a tuition refund based on the refund schedule. The student will follow the procedures for course withdrawal or institutional withdrawal, depending on the situation. In the event of the death of a student, the family will receive a full tuition refund for the semester.
Graduation Fees
Every graduating degree-seeking student is assessed a graduation fee of $155 to cover all expenses, including concurrent certificate diploma costs. Students who are only pursuing a certificate are assessed a $50 fee to graduate with each certificate.
Graduation fees are assessed for all students regardless of participation in the Commencement ceremony and are used to cover the cost of regalia, diploma and diploma cover, and graduation processing. Students will be charged the graduation fee the year they graduate. Students who apply for graduation after the application deadline and students who change their degree, certificate program, etc., after stated deadlines will be charged a $75 late fee to help defray the costs of reordering diplomas, regalia, and other related materials for Commencement. Students who change their graduate date after the application deadline as a result of incomplete internship hours or additional coursework that the University might require will not be charged the $75 late fee.