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Tuition Classifications

Students are classified based on their enrollment status. Enrollment status, charges, and courses covered are detailed below.

Full-Time Undergraduate Day Students:  The tuition paid by students classified as undergraduate day admits them only to courses in the regular (day) curriculum where students may take 12-18 credits without further charge. Students taking over 18 credits or courses outside the day curriculum, including evening courses (offered through the Adult Degree Program), are charged additional tuition at the per-credit day rate. See table for tuition and fees.

Part-Time Undergraduate Day Students: Part-time regular day students taking under 12 hours will pay the per-credit day rate for all credits. See table for tuition and fees.

Undergraduate Evening Students: The tuition paid by students classified as undergraduate evening admits them only to courses in theAdult Degree Program. Adult Degree Program students who enroll in day courses will pay the per-credit day rate for undergraduate day courses. See table for tuition and fees.

Graduate Students (includes Law and Pharmacy):  The tuition paid by students classified as graduate students admits them only to courses within the specific program. Courses outside the program are charged at the current credit hour rate for that course.See table for tuition and fees.

Samford University complies with applicable laws prohibiting discrimination, including applicable provisions of and amendments to Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Executive Order 11246, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, or veteran status in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its programs or services.

Inquiries and concerns regarding this policy may be directed to the vice president of business affairs or general counsel, Office of Business Affairs, 200 Samford Hall, Birmingham, AL 35229, (205) 726-2811. This notice is available in alternative formats upon request.