Financial Information
1. Tuition for undergraduates and visiting students: $2,472 for each regular or non-science lab course, $3,296 for each science course with a lab (BIOLOGY 25L, CHEM 21L, CHEM 22L, CHEM 151L, CHEM 152L, PHYSICS 53L, and PHYSICS 54L; also some Engineering courses with labs), $1,648 for each half-course program, $824 for each quarter-course program, and $4,944 for each one and one-half course program offered at the Marine Laboratory. Charges for laboratory courses may not be split up to pay for the classroom portion separately from the lab portion, and vice versa.
2. Tuition for graduate students: $2,472 for enrollment in a regularly offered Arts and Sciences' course or an independent study, $3,296 for each science course with a lab, $1,648 for each half-course program, and $824 for each quarter-course program.
3. Ungraded graduate research: $1,037 per unit.
4. Graduate continuation fee: $2,545 for the summer. (Typically, if a graduate student continuing in a degree program registers in the summer session, it is for continuation only in Summer Full.)*
5. Duke alumni: $1,236 for each regular or non-science lab Arts and Sciences’ on-campus course, or $2,060 for a science course with a lab (Engineering courses, including Computer Science 120L, not included).
6. Applied Music Fees: $224 for 1/2 hr. private lessons; $448 for 1 hr. private lessons; $112 for group instruction classes. (Music fees are in addition to regular tuition charges.)
7. Coursework offered by a Duke professional school: consult the sponsoring school to acquire tuition charge information.
Health Fee. Duke students registered for on-campus courses are required to pay a $91 student health fee per enrolled summer term. Duke graduate students registered for Graduate Continuation only are required to pay a $182 student health fee for the entire summer. Visiting students registered for on-campus courses are required to pay a $91 student health fee for each summer term in which they are registered for two or more courses. Marine Laboratory and Ralph Bunche Summer Institute students are required to pay a $76 student health fee per term. (The Health Fee charge is subject to change.)
Transcript Fee. A one-time transcript fee of $40 is assessed to all visiting students undertaking summer coursework for credit. Payment of this fee entitles the student to copies of the Duke transcript without further charge.
Recreation Fee. Individuals desiring to utilize the university's recreational facilities on either West or East Campus will pay a fee of $34. Payment of this fee, handled in the DukeCard Office, permits access for the entire summer. (The recreation fee charge is subject to change.)
1. Charged Audit. Students carrying less than a full course program may be granted permission by the instructor and the director of the Summer Session to audit one non-laboratory course except physical education activity courses, studio art classes, applied music courses, foreign program courses, independent study courses and tutorials. Students must submit to the Summer Session office written permission of the instructor for the student to audit the class. Regular deadlines apply. Courses may not be changed from credit to audit (or vice versa) after the drop/add period. For Arts and Sciences offerings, the auditing cost is $247 per academic course. Professional school course audit policies may differ; consult the school of interest for more information.
2. Free Audit. With permission of the instructor and the director of the Summer Session, students registered for a full course program (two academic courses in the same term) may audit a course at no extra charge (above exceptions apply). Regular deadlines apply.
*Graduate Continuation Fee. Graduate students who register for courses in either summer term will be prompted by ACES to register first for continuation. Please note that as long as you register for continuation for the same summer term in which you are taking courses, you will not be charged the continuation fee. Registering for a class in either summer term will meet any requirements for “continuation.” However, if you are not registering for course work, and you are a graduate student who is required to maintain registration during the summer, you should register for “continuation only” for the whole summer semester and the above fee will apply.
Current Duke Students. The Office of the Bursar will mail bills to current Duke students enrolled for Summer Session in May, June and early July. Students will also be able to view their bills on the web. Problems meeting these deadlines should be discussed with the Office of the Bursar prior to the start of the term.
Visiting Students, Duke Graduates and Incoming Duke Students. The Summer Session Office will enclose a statement of charges with the confirmation of registration letter sent to all visiting students, Duke graduates and incoming Duke first-year students. Payment for Term I charges will be due on or before Wednesday, April 29, 2009. Payment for Term II charges will be due on or before Monday, June 15, 2009. If payment is not received by these dates, registration will be canceled.
Summer Session retains the right to withdraw students from classes if they never attend, have not paid tuition and fees or if they have failed to clear with the bursar by the end of the drop/add period. Those withdrawn for these reasons will be billed the health fee and an administrative withdrawal fee of $150 per course ($75 per half-course). Attendance in classes after the first three days of the term obligates the student for the full tuition and fees for the course.
Students who, subsequent to withdrawal, clear with the Office of the Bursar may, with written permission of their academic dean, be reinstated in their classes as originally registered and receive regular grades. The administrative withdrawal fee will stand and the student will be liable for full tuition and fees.
Dropping, Withdrawal and Refunds
1. There is no financial obligation of tuition and fees for students who officially drop their course(s) prior to the first day of the term. Currently enrolled Duke students must use ACES; all other students must contact the Summer Session Office. Never attending a class for which you have registered, or nonpayment for classes for which you have registered, will not drop you from the class roll(s) nor release you from financial obligations. Course withdrawal fees will be assessed.
2. There is a financial obligation of $150 per course plus no refund of the health fee for students who drop their course(s) during the official three day drop/add period at the beginning of each summer term if this results in any reduction in course load not offset by adding a course or courses of equal value in the same term. Duke students should use ACES; visiting students and Duke students unable to use ACES must contact the Summer Session Office and leave a message on voice mail.
3. After the first three days of the term when drop/add ends, students may withdraw from their course(s) for compelling reasons only with the permission of their academic dean and by turning in a completed withdrawal form to the Office of the University Registrar by 5 p.m. on June 10 for Term I; and July 27 for Term II. Duke students obtain withdrawal forms from their academic dean, and visiting students obtain them from the Summer Session Office. Students will receive a W from their instructor(s) for each course withdrawn on their official transcript. There is a financial obligation of full tuition and fees for withdrawing from a course. No refunds are possible. In addition to being assessed full tuition and fees, students-by not officially withdrawing, and not attending-may receive a grade of F on their official transcript.
Duke Students. All current Duke undergraduates receiving financial aid during the regular academic year are also eligible to receive financial aid for two summer session terms. These two summer terms of financial aid are in addition to the eight regular academic year semesters.
For more detailed information and the Summer School Financial Aid Application, please visit the Financial Aid web site at http://www.finaid.duke.edu/undergraduate/apply/summer.html.
Visiting students enrolled only for the summer may be eligible to borrow from an outside lender under the Federal Stafford Loan Program in their home state. They should contact their college's financial aid office or their state's department of higher education for information and applications.
Scholarships, Fellowships, Traineeships and Fringe Benefits. It is the responsibility of the student to make arrangements with the appropriate office or department and to make certain that payment, a transfer journal voucher and/or other appropriate certification covering tuition and fees is received by the Office of the Bursar. Payments may be made by mail to the Office of the Bursar, Smith Warehouse, Box 90035, Durham, NC 27708) or in person to the Student Services Office in 101 Allen Building.
Scholarship Athletes should contact Mr. Brad Berndt or Dr. Chris Kennedy of the Duke University Athletic Department for information about scholarships for summer study.
Duke Employees with at least two years of full-time, continuous service may be eligible to participate in the Employee Tuition Assistance Program. This program provides a reimbursement of tuition for a maximum of three classes per semester or one course per summer term, up to $5,250 per calendar year. In order to qualify for reimbursement you must receive a grade of “C” or better in the course and remain employed at Duke for at least two more years. For more detailed information and an application, please visit the Human Resources' web site at www.hr.duke.edu/benefits/education/tuition_assistance.html .