Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

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Cost of Study and Financial Aid

2007-2008 Fee Schedule (Subject to change in subsequent years)
The following tuition costs will remain the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Approximately 80 percent of full-time enrolled graduate students receive financial support to assist in the cost of graduate education.

Full-time Tuition (minimum 9 hours) .........................
Part-time Tuition per hour
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Audit Fee per hour, Part-time Students
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Summer, Reynolda Campus per semester hour
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Summer Session, Bowman Gray Campus ................

$28,340
$ 1,010
$ 50
$ 580
$ 300

  • Students on either campus not enrolled in classes but using University facilities or faculty time for such projects as the completion of a thesis are required to register and pay a graduate student fee of $30 per semester or $15 for each term of the summer session.
  • During both the academic year and the summer session, full-time graduate students on either campus may take graduate courses on the other campus without additional tuition.
  • There is a tuition concession plan for eligible University faculty, staff, and spouses. For further information, consult the Human Resources Office.

University Financial Aid
Reynolda Campus. Tuition scholarships, fellowships, teaching assistantships, and research assistantships are available to qualified students. Assistantships and fellowships include full-tuition scholarships as part of the grant. An assistantship includes a tuition scholarship, plus compensation for services rendered. Assistants work from twelve to fifteen hours per week and carry a normal load of courses.

For 2006-07, on the Reynolda Campus, scholarships ($28,340), fellowships ($32,340) and assistantships ($34,340-$50,340) are awarded annually to qualified students in graduate programs. In addition, a number of miscellaneous grants are available each year to students.

Assistantships and fellowships are potentially renewable. The total number of years a student working toward the master's degree may receive support may not exceed two.

A number of full-tuition scholarships and research grants are available for Reynolda continuing students for the summer sessions.

Bowman Gray Campus. All applications to a program of study in the biomedical sciences are automatically considered for full financial aid in the form of a tuition scholarship and a stipend for living expenses.No financial aid forms are required. A number of miscellaneous grants, scholarships and fellowships are also available each year to students.

External Financial Aid
Information on external financial aid may be obtained by contacting the Student Financial Aid Office, Reynolda campus, at 336-758-5154 or by e-mail at gradfinaid@wfu.edu. Those applying to a graduate program in the biomedical sciences on the Bowman Gray campus may contact Ms. Melissa Stevens, Financial Aid Director at 336-716-2893 or by e-mail at mstevens@wfubmc.edu. Students applying for financial aid must be in good academic standing.

Persons interested in federal and private loans may obtain information at http://www.wfu.edu/admissions/finaid/grad-div.html. If you apply for and receive a Federal Loan, you will be required to go through entrance and exit interviews. These interviews are in an automated format.


Additional details are available in the Graduate School Bulletin.


To contact the Bowman Gray Campus
bggrad@wfubmc.edu or call 1-800-438-4723
To contact the Reynolda Campus
gradschl@wfu.edu or call 1-800-257-3166