| Semester/Term | Credit Hours | Full Time | Cost |
| Summer 2005 |
1 or more |
- | $420 per credit hour unless otherwise noted |
| Fall or Spring | 1 - 11 |
No |
$687 per credit hour |
| Fall or Spring |
12 - 17 |
Yes |
$11,020 per semester |
| Fall or Spring |
More than 17 |
Yes |
$11,020 per semester + $687 per credit hour for each credit hour over 17 |
| J-Term |
1 or more |
$687 per credit hour. If registered full time for Fall or Spring, credits 1-5 are at no additional charge | |
| Credit by Examination (Students who earn Credit by Examination are charged the following in addition to tuition) |
1 2 3 4 |
- - - - |
$200 $400 $600 $800 |
| Semester/Term | Credit Hours | Full Time | Cost |
| Summer - EDU/EPSY/SPED 2005 |
1 or more |
- | $420 per credit hour |
| Summer - All other Departments 2005 |
1 or more | - |
$648 per credit hour |
| Fall, J-Term or Spring |
1 or more | - |
$687 per credit hour |
Disclaimer: Students enrolled in a PLU cohort program
are charged the cohort price per credit hour for cohort program courses
and the standard undergraduate or graduate price per credit hour for
courses not included in the cohort program. Please contact the Student
Service Center for cohort program pricing information.
NOTE: Study Away students
pay a program fee (not PLU tuition) specific to the individual program
sites. Contact the Wang Center for International Programs for complete
details.
These fees are charged in addition to tuition. The class schedules for each term lists the individual course fee amounts.
A one-time Educational Placement Fee of $45 is charged in the last term of the Bachelor of Arts in Education (BAE) program.
A $55 fee is charged to baccalaureate and master's degree
candidates. This one-time fee is charged to the student account during
the term the application is submitted and is due and payable at the
time the fee is charged.
Health Services will charge a student's account, or a student may pay directly, for immunizations, lab work and prescriptions.
A $50.00 late registration change fee is
charged for each registration change (add/drop) made after the last day
to add/drop without fee for a term. These dates are listed in the
class schedules for each term.
A fee of $15 is charged to replace lost or stolen student IDs. If an
ID card has been damaged, it must be brought to the LuteCard Desk and
replaced for a fee of $5.
On the Road is an orientation program expected of all new students. Select On the Road trips include nominal fees that are noted at the time of trip registration. When requesting to participate in On the Road trips with fees, students agree to incur that the trip's fee will be billed to their student account by Student Involvement and Leadership.
These fees are charged in addition to tuition.
| 1 credit hour |
$185 |
| 2 or more credits per medium |
$370 |
Parking on the PLU campus is by decal only. Students must register
their vehicles within 48 hours of the vehicle being brought to campus.
Registration decal rates are published at www.plu.edu/~csin/. Failure to register will result in a fine.
Unpaid fines such as those for parking violations, overdue library
materials, etc., will be charged to the student account. Students must
pay these fines as incurred to avoid interest charges and financial
holds.
253.535.7135
www.plu.edu/~ssvc/transcript.html
Unofficial and official transcripts are processed by the Student
Services Center. There is a $5 fee for each official transcript.
Unofficial transcripts (up to two at a time) are issued at no charge.
To request an official transcript, a student may fill out the
Transcript Request Form in the Student Services Center or download a
copy of the form at the Web site listed above. Processing time is five
working days from the date the request is received. Requests by e-mail
or phone cannot be processed because of the requirement for a
signature. Requests may be faxed to 253.538.2545 with a signature and
payment. Transcripts cannot be charged to a student's account.
If an account is on any type of hold, the request will be mailed
back with information regarding the appropriate office to contact. It
is the student's responsibility to resolve the hold and resubmit the
request.
All students are strongly advised to have medical insurance. Information on insurance choices can be found at: www.plu.edu/~health/.
Medical withdrawal insurance is available to all students through an independent carrier. Applications are available in the Student Life Office and must be submitted to the carrier prior to the start of classes.
| Double Room (2 or more people) |
$1,665/semester |
| Single/Single (1 person in a 1 person room) |
$2,040/semester |
| Single/Double (1 person in a 2 person room) |
$2,140/semester |
Although there is no room charge for J-Term for
students residing on campus the previous fall or spring semesters,
students must cancel their J-Term housing if they are not residing on
campus for more than seven days during J-Term. Students who have not
cancelled their housing for J-Term must have a meal plan.
(Students living in traditional residence halls must choose from meal plan #1, #2, or #3.)
| Plan #1: 20 meals/week | $1,550/semester $335 January term |
| Plan #2: 15 meals/week | $1,495/semester $330 January term |
| Plan #3: 10 meals/week | $1,280/semester $310 January term |
| Plan #4: 5 meals/week | $685/semester $165 January term |
| Meal Plan #4 is available only to commuter students and students living in Kreidler or South Halls. | |
| Flexible PLUs Plan | $215 |
| Commuter students and residents of South Hall have the option of purchasing blocks of 25 meals. Meals may be used at all Board Plan venues and are available for use until May 31, 2006. Students may purchase as many blocks of 25 meals as they wish, but once purchased, they are nonrefundable unless the student formally withdraws from the university. | |
Upon admission to or registration with the university, the student and/or his or her parent(s) or legal guardian, agrees to accept responsibility and the legal obligation to pay all tuition costs, room and meal fees, and any other fees incurred or to be incurred for the student’s education. In addition, the student and/or his or her parent(s) or legal guardian is required to complete and submit a Payment Contract to the university each academic year. The university agrees to make available to the student certain educational programs and the use of certain university facilities, as applicable and as described in this catalog. A failure to pay when due all university bills shall release the university of any obligation to continue to provide applicable educational benefits and services, including, but not limited to, the right for further registration, statements of honorable dismissal, grade reports, transcripts or diplomas. The student shall also be denied admittance to classes and the use of university facilities in the event of default.
Payment may be made in the form of cash; personal, business, or
cashier’s check; money order; wire; or debit or credit card (VISA or
MasterCard). Credit card payments may be made by telephone 24 hours a
day on the Business Office secured line at 253.535.8376. Mail payments
with billing statement remittance stubs to Pacific Lutheran University,
Attn: Business Office Cashier, Tacoma, WA 98447 or deliver
payments to the PLU Business Office in Hauge Administration Building,
room 110. Checks should be made payable to Pacific Lutheran
University. Please do not mail cash.
Questions regarding the student bill should be directed to the
Student Services Center. The university must be contacted in writing
within 60 days of the statement date of the first bill on which the error appeared. After 60 days it is presumed that there were no errors and the billing was correct.
A $75 discount, per semester (fall and spring), from tuition and other costs will be applied to the student account if the specific criteria for eligibility of the discount is met and a Lute Discount Form is submitted. The Lute Discount Form is mailed with the Fall Student Pre-Bill Statement in July and the Spring Student Pre-Bill Statement in November.
A $200 advance payment is required of new students to confirm their offer of admission. The payment is refundable until May 1 for fall, December 1 for the January term, and January 1 for spring. Requests for a refund must be made in writing to the Admissions Office.
Returning students wanting to reserve a room for the following year
must sign a Housing Contract. Cancellations must be submitted in
writing to the Residential Life Office. Cancellations received by
June 1 will not be subject to a penalty. Cancellations received between
June 2 and July 1 will be subject to a $200 penalty charge.
Cancellations received after July 1 will be subject to a $400 penalty
charge.
If a credit balance occurs on a student account, the university calculates and issues refunds according to pertinent federal, state, banking and university regulations. Title IV, HEA program funds are refunded according to the Code of Federal Regulations 34 CFR Ch. VI Section 668.164. Bankcard payments are refunded, to the extent of the original payment(s), back to the bankcard that made the original payment(s). Checks are issued for all other refunds. Refund requests are processed by the Student Services Center.
There are 23 types of holds that are placed on student accounts and
records for different circumstances. Each hold prevents basic
University privileges, such as, but not limited to, the right to
register, receive copies of official transcripts of diploma,
adding/dropping classes, or cashing checks. Listed below are the types
of holds that are placed on accounts and the offices to contact
regarding them.
| Types of Hold |
Office |
| Admission |
Admission |
| Academic |
Registrar, Residential Life or Student Life |
| Academic Standing |
Registrar |
| Collection |
Accounts Receivable |
| Collection Paid |
Accounts Receivable |
| Collection Perkins Loan |
Student Loans |
| Collection Write-Off |
Accounts Receivable |
| Credit Balance |
Accounts Receivable |
| Exit Interview |
Student Loans |
| Financial |
Accounts Receivable |
| In School Prom Note |
Accounts Receivable |
| International |
Admissions |
| Junior Review |
Registrar |
| Medical |
Health Services |
| No Address |
Student Services Center |
| Non-Sufficient Funds |
Accounts Receivable |
| Out of School Prom Note |
Accounts Receivable |
| Payment Option |
Student Services Center |
| Pre-Collection |
Accounts Receivable |
| Residential Life |
Residential Life |
| Student Life |
Student Life |
| Veteran |
Student Services Center |
| Write-Off |
Accounts Receivable |
The Registrar's Office, Student Life Office or Residential Life Office can place an account on academic hold. Registration for classes is precluded until any pending matter with those offices is settled.
The collections holds will permanently remain on a student account.
Any student wishing to return to the university must pay in full all of
their estimated charges prior to registration. Clearance to return to
the university is issued by the Accounts Receivable Department.
Any student with a credit balance on their student account who is
not registered for a future term or is listed as a graduating senior
will be placed on a Credit Balance Hold. The Revised Code of Washington
(RCW) 63.29 Uniform Unclaimed Property Act requires the university to
forward all unclaimed student account balances to the Washington State
Department of Revenue unless the student requests a refund or donates
their credit balance to the university.
If a student account is past due, a financial hold will be placed.
A medical hold prevents a student from registering if Health Services has not received the Medical History Form or if the student does not have the necessary immunizations.
All students are required to keep a current permanent address with
the university. If mail becomes undeliverable, an address hold will be
placed.
Any student who has written three non-sufficient funds checks or
has had checks returned for other reasons will be permanently placed on a
Non-Sufficient Funds Hold. Any student with this hold is prohibited
from writing checks to any University department.
All students are required to sign a payment contract and select a
payment option for each academic year they attend. The Payment Contract
form may be obtained through the Student Services Center.
Any student with a delinquent student account balance who is not
registered for a future term will be placed on a Pre-Collection Hold
and assessed a $25.00 pre-collection fee.
Tuition and fees will not be refunded for single course withdrawals occurring after the last day to add/drop without fee for a term. These dates are listed in the class schedules for each term. If the student does not wish to continue a course after the add/drop period, the student must withdraw from the course. The student must obtain the instructor’s signature on an Add/Drop/Withdraw Form and submit it to the Student Services Center. A $50.00 administrative fee is charged for each transaction after the last day to add/drop.
Notice of withdrawal from the University must be given in writing to the Student Services Center. Oral requests are not acceptable. Charges will remain on the student account until written notice is received.
A student who stops attending a course before the end of the 12th week of class may receive an unofficial withdrawal at the discretion of the instructor who will note the last day of attendance. A grade of UW will appear on the student's transcript. After the 12th week of class, a student who stops attending is not eligible for this grade.
Students may also withdraw completely from the university for a term
for medical reasons. The student must complete a Medical Withdrawal
Petition, provide written evidence from a physician and a personal
explanation to the vice president for Admission and Student Life. This
must be completed in a timely manner and in no case later than the last
day of class in any given term. If granted, the grade of WM will appear
on the student’s transcript. Physician clearance is required prior to
re-enrollment. For more information contact Student Life, 105 Hauge
Administration Building, 253.535.7191 or slif@plu.edu.
The university calculates and returns Title IV funds according to Federal Title IV policy 34CRF 668.22. The amount of Title IV funds (other than Federal Work Study) that must be returned to the Title IV programs is based solely on the length of time the student was enrolled before withdrawing. This policy is effective for complete or full withdrawal from a semester in which a student receives Title IV federal funds.
For fall and spring semester only, if a student withdraws before 60 percent of the semester has elapsed, a percentage of Title IV funds will be returned to the federal program based on the length of time the student was enrolled before withdrawal. After 60percent of the semester has elapsed, the student is considered to have used all aid received for the semester.
The return of Title IV funds is dependent upon the date a student withdraws during the semester.
If the withdrawal date results in a percentage of Title IV aid not
used by the student, then the return of Title IV aid will occur in the
following order:
Note: Please be aware that a tuition refund due to withdrawal from the
university can adversely affect what is owed to the university by the
student. A tuition adjustment is applied to the student account, but
aid is also adjusted, sometimes creating a larger owing balance.
Students should check with the Financial Aid Office to determine the effect
a withdrawal will have on their student account.