Tuition and Fees
Effective Fall 2008, the tuition and fees outlined below are charged as indicated and are subject to change without notice. All tuition charges are per unit unless otherwise indicated.
Tuition is payable by check, MasterCard, and Visa and is due in full at the time of registration. Checks should be made payable to "John F. Kennedy University". A $30 fee is assessed for checks returned because of insufficient funds.
Tuition is refundable on a percentage basis according to the dates published by the registrar's office. Generally, fees—including course materials fees—are non-refundable. Students expecting to drop courses or to seek a refund of tuition or fees should consult with the appropriate offices beforehand.
*Effective fall 2008, the technology fee will be charged to students on all campuses including Campbell.
The tuition and fees listed are charged as indicated and are subject to change without prior notice. The Board of Regents reviews rates of tuition and fees annually. As a matter of policy, absent countervailing factors, tuition and fees will be increased periodically at a rate no less than the rate of inflation.
| Tuition (Effective Fall 2008) | |
| Undergraduate, per quarter unit | |
| Bachelor Completion Degrees, Campbell | $380 |
| Bachelor Completion Degrees, Pleasant Hill | $360 |
| BFA Berkeley | $400 |
| Graduate, per quarter unit | |
| Arts & Consciousness courses | $560 |
| Field Placement, Pleasant Hill | $605 |
| MBA | $525 |
| Museum Studies | $560 |
| Master's Degrees, Campbell/Santa Cruz | $550 |
| Master's Degrees, Pleasant Hill/Berkeley | $510 |
| Post Master's | $560 |
| Teaching Credential/MAT | $465 |
| Doctorate | $635 |
| PsyD Internship Fee, per unit, per quarter | $175 |
| Law School, per semester unit | |
| Law Courses | $725 |
| Law Audit | $250 |
| Law Alumni Audit | $90 |
| Other Tuition Charges, per quarter unit | |
| All Other Audit | $165 |
| All Other Alumni Audit | $65 |
| Fees | |
| Application | |
| Bachelor's/Master's Degree programs | $60 |
| Doctoral/JD Programs | $85 |
| Non-Degree/Certificate | $40 |
| Background Check Fee, Student Field Placement | $60 |
| Application to Linked Programs | $35 |
| Change in Registration | |
| Add/Drop Process, per transaction | $25 |
| Competency Exams, per exam | $25 |
| Credit by Assessment, per assessment area | $750 |
| Deferred Payment | |
| Set-up, per term | $50 |
| Late Payment Charge, per missed payment | $30 |
| Employee Tuition Waiver, per term | $20 |
| Late Registration | |
| Initial registration after date specified in registration schedule, per term | $105 |
| Adding a course after the 2nd meeting, per course | $75 |
| Adding a course after term has ended, per course | $200 |
| Law Exam Fee, annual | $60 |
| Law Exam Fee Re-scheduling Fee, per exam | $125 |
| Petitions to Graduate | |
| Certificate/Credential Program Completion | $45 |
| Degree, Bachelor's | $125 |
| Degree, Master's/Doctoral/JD | $155 |
| PsyD Comprehensive Exam | $100 |
| PsyD Dissertation Fee | $75 |
| Replacement Diploma | $50 |
| Returned Check Charge | $30 |
| Student Activities Fee | |
| Per quarter | $12 |
| Per semester | $15 |
| Technology Fee* | |
| Per quarter | $55 |
| Per semester | $70 |
| Transcript, per copy | |
| Regular | $8 |
| Rush | $15 |
| Library Use Fees (personal use) | |
| Fisher Library, per quarter | $65 |
| Law Library, per semester | $65 |