Tuition and Fees

Billing and Payments

Residence and Meal Plan Rates

Special Course Fees and Additional Program Costs

Other Administrative Fees and Charges

Financial Petitions

Tuition and Fees Adjustment Policy

2008–09 Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Students must pay or arrange payment for all semester charges (minus financial aid) by August 1, 2008, for the fall semester and January 2, 2009, for the spring semester. Failure to pay the appropriate charges by the specified date may result in a late payment fee of $250. The College reserves the right to change fees at the beginning of any semester.

Students will not be allowed to register and/or occupy any on-campus housing until the student account is paid in full or a payment arrangement has been made for charges from the prior semester and the appropriate payment/installment(s) for the current semester have been made.

All charges must be paid before a diploma, transcript, or certificate is issued. 

Full-Time* Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

*For billing purposes, full-time tuition is based on registration in 3 or more credits

Part-Time* Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Network Student Tuition and Fees⁶

¹Tuition
Students enrolled in 3 or more credits will be charged the full-time tuition rate. Students enrolled in fewer than 3 credits will be charged the per-course credit rate.

²ASMC Fee
The Associated Students of Mills College (ASMC) collects this fee to support student activities. 

³Campus Comprehensive Fee
The Campus Comprehensive Fee supports basic medical services at UC Berkeley's Tang Center, the technology infrastructure, and some public safety services such as the Mills College shuttle and on-campus parking. Each Mills student is allowed one parking permit and the use of the Mills shuttle free of any additional charge. No portion of the Campus Comprehensive Fee can be waived or petitioned.

⁴Major Medical Insurance
The fee for major medical insurance, also known as the Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP), is mandatory for all undergraduate students. The major medical fee may be waived if proof of comparable insurance coverage and a completed Major Medical Waiver form are submitted to the M Center by August 1, 2008, for the fall semester or January 2, 2009, for the spring semester. Major medical waivers may be accepted up to 30 days after the published deadline with a late major medical waiver fee of $150 but no waivers will be accepted after the 30-day late period.

Note: Once a medical waiver is approved, it will remain effective until the student leaves Mills or graduates. Students who participate in study abroad, domestic exchange or domestic visit do not need to complete a new waiver form upon their return. Students who take a leave of absence, withdraw, or complete a degree program, must submit a new waiver when they return or enter a new degree program. If a student's health insurance provider changes, she must submit a new waiver with her new health insurance provider's coverage information within 30 days of the change.

⁵International Major Medical Insurance
Non-immigrant international students attending Mills are charged the international major medical insurance rate. 

⁶Network Student Tuition and Fees
The tuition rate for Network students is $2,100 per course credit. The Network comprehensive fee supports the technology infrastructure and some public safety services such as the Mills shuttle and on-campus parking. Each Mills student is allowed one parking permit and the use of the Mills shuttle free of any additional charge. Network students are not charged for medical services nor may they opt to buy in.

Summer Tuition
Mills offers a limited number of courses during its summer term. The costs for the summer term are:

• Undergraduate courses listed in the summer schedule: Network tuition rate
• Independent study: $200
• Internship: $200
• Directed Research: no charge

Billing and Payments

Billing Cycle
Registered students will receive a bill before each semester. New students and continuing students who have not registered will receive a billing worksheet to determine their amount due.

Students are responsible for monitoring their account balance and for verifying payments regardless of who is handling the finances. Mills College reserves the right to place a hold on the student's account for overdue balances. This hold will prevent students from accessing services such as registration, confirmation of semester attendance, ordering transcripts, participating in the selection process for housing, and receiving their diploma or certificate.

Electronic Billing
eBilling enables students to view, print and download their billing statement from the Web, and submit payments online. Students may authorize any third party to receive a copy of their eBill by creating an authorized user account.

Authorized users are notified by email when a bill is available for viewing. Paper bills will no longer be sent to students who are enrolled in eBilling unless special arrangements have been made by contacting the M Center.

Payment options include payment through credit card or withdrawal from a checking or savings account.  

Payments in Full
Students wishing to pay their tuition in full can pay by cash, check, wire transfer, or electronically if enrolled in eBilling. Checks should be payable to Mills College. All fees are payable in U.S. dollars.

Payments by Installment
Students who prefer to pay their balance in installments may contact Tuition Management Systems to set up a payment plan for each semester. Students can pay in five equal installments, plus an enrollment fee, by automatic bank withdrawal, check, or credit card.

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Special Course Fees and Additional Program Costs

Art
An additional materials fee is required for each studio art class. The fee varies for each area of concentration ($100–$300).

Auditor Tuition
Non-degree-seeking persons and part-time students are charged for auditing classes at a rate of one-half the regular per-course-credit tuition cost. Full-time students are not charged for auditing classes.

Book Art
Book art studio fees range from $100 to $150.

Dance
Dance majors should expect to incur additional costs related to performances and their senior recital.

Music
Individual instruction fees, which are in addition to the course credit fee, provide for one lesson per week (a total of 14 per semester). Fees range from $700 to $2,000, depending on the instructor. A list of instructors and their fees is available from the Music Department. Practice rooms may be rented for $60 per semester.

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Other Administrative Fees and Charges

¹"In Absentia" Fee
The fee for "In Absentia" status is $100 for the initial semester with a $100 increase for each subsequent semester, e.g., $200, $300, $400. This fee is subject to change.

²Repatriation Charge
All international students, exchange visitors, and other persons with a student visa who are temporarily residing outside their home country while actively engaged in educational activities are required to pay for a Repatriation, Medical Evacuation, and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance Plan for Foreign Students sponsored through the University of California. International students must sign up for the program at the beginning of each academic year by completing an enrollment form in the international student advisor's (ISA) office in the Division of Student Life.

³Returned Check Charge
There is a $25 charge for each returned check. After a check is returned for insufficient funds, the College will only accept payment via guaranteed funds (cash, cashier's check, money order, or electronic transfer) for the remainder of the academic year.

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Financial Petitions

The Financial Petition Committee handles all petitions that relate to the late payment fee, late registration fee, late confirmation of semester attendance fee, late major medical fee, and tuition adjustments. Petitions must be submitted to the M Center in writing, during the semester in which the charge has been assessed or it will not be reviewed. Students may not repetition the same charge once a decision has been made unless new information is presented.

If a completed major medical waiver form was not submitted by the published deadline, the major medical charge cannot be petitioned. The Financial Petition form is available online and in the M Center.

Fees assessed by the Academic Standing Committee (ASC) must be appealed directly to the ASC. Library fines must be appealed directly to the library and traffic fines must be appealed directly to Public Safety.

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Tuition and Fees Adjustment Policy

Leave of Absence or Withdrawal
All students considering a leave of absence or withdrawal should see the Leave of Absence and Withdrawal sections in the Academic Regulations part of this catalog. All financial aid recipients considering a leave of absence or withdrawal should review the federal regulations regarding the Return of Title IV Aid and other financial aid impacts in the Financial Aid section of this catalog.

The leave of absence/withdrawal date is the date the student notifies the Division of Student Life of her intent to take a leave of absence or withdraw from the College. Once a student has completed the procedure for a leave of absence or withdrawal from the College, a tuition adjustment will be applied to her student account which, in turn, may or may not result in a refund to the student. A student will receive a refund only if there is a credit balance on the student's account after the tuition adjustment has been made and after federal, institutional, and/or state financial aid has been returned to the programs, according to the Return of Title IV Aid policy. 

Students taking a leave of absence or withdrawing from the College are responsible for making payment arrangements for any outstanding balance with the College. All College services, including transcripts and readmission, will be withheld until the student account is paid in full.

The Campus Comprehensive fee, ASMC fee, and installment fee are nonrefundable once instruction begins. 

Tuition charges will be adjusted as follows: 

⁺Students who take a leave of absence or withdraw after the add deadline will not receive any adjustment to the major medical insurance charge and will be insured until the end of the coverage period.

Residential students who take a leave of absence or withdraw from the College will be released from their obligation to pay housing charges only if they are released from their Residence Agreement prior to the commencement of the occupancy period (see Termination of Agreement or Release from Agreement). Meal plan charges are adjusted based on the date of check-out from the assigned residence.

Change in Enrollment Status
Students who drop from full time to part time on or before the first day of the term will have their tuition adjusted to reflect their new enrollment status. Students who drop from full time to part time after the first day of the term but by the add deadline will be credited 80 percent of the tuition charges associated with for the dropped credits to their student account. This adjustment may or may not result in a refund to the student. After the add deadline, no adjustment will be made.

Part-time students who reduce credits or drop courses on or before the first day of the term will have their tuition adjusted to reflect the number of credits for which they are registered. Part-time students who reduce credits or drop courses after the first day of the term but by the add deadline will be credited 80 percent of the tuition charges associated for the dropped credits to their student account. This adjustment may or may not result in a refund to the student. After the add deadline, no adjustment will be made.

Auditors who reduce credits or drop courses on or before the first day of the term will have their tuition adjusted to reflect the number of credits for which they are registered. Part-time students who reduce credits or drop courses after the first day of the term but by the add deadline will be credited 80 percent of the tuition charges associated for the dropped credits to their student account. This adjustment may or may not result in a refund to the student. After the add deadline, no adjustment will be made. 

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