Students are charged additional fees based on programs of study and academic courses. Programs not listed on this page may not have additional fees.
VCU reserves the right to revise or alter all fees and regulations pertaining to student fees and fee-collection procedures at any time.
A program fee is charged to all undergraduate School of the Arts majors per semester, regardless if the student is enrolled in arts courses. Revenues are allocated to the individual departments for the cost of materials, services and equipment.
Part-time | $111 per credit hour |
Full-time | $940 |
A tuition differential is charged to all graduate School of the Arts majors per semester, regardless if the student is enrolled in arts courses. Revenues are allocated to the individual departments for the cost of materials, services and equipment. Graduate students who enroll in more than 15 credit hours are charged the per-credit-hour arts overload tuition differential at the graduate rate.
Part-time | $110 per credit hour |
Full-time | $925 |
A fee charged to all non-arts major students who enroll in art courses to support course instruction
Non-arts majors enrolled in art course(s) | $100 per course |
A fee charged to all non-music major students enrolled in private music lessons to cover the cost of the lessons
Non-music majors enrolled in a music course | $307 per credit hour |
A required comprehensive fee charged to all full- and part-time School of Business majors per semester, regardless if the student is enrolled in business courses. The fee is used to fund programs within the School of Business.
Full-time | Part-time | |
Undergraduate | $249 | $119 |
Graduate | $468 | $235 |
A fee charged to non-business major students who enroll in 300-level business courses and above. The revenue is used to support instructional costs in the School of Business.
Undergraduate 300- and 400-level courses | $45 per course |
Graduate-level courses | $135 per course |
A fee charged to all students enrolled in the MSCM program. The fee supports instructional expenses related to the program and is charged in addition to the business major fee.
Per credit hour | $85 |
A fee charged to students in the Center for Sport Leadership M.Ed. program who enroll in the European Model of Sport study-abroad course.
SPTL 650 | $2,300 |
A required comprehensive fee charged to all full- and part-time undergraduate School of Education majors per semester, regardless if the student is enrolled in education courses. The fee is used to fund programs within the School of Education.
Full-time | $60 |
Part-time | $4 per credit hour |
A fee charged to graduate students during the first semester of their program. The fee is used to support the assessment software used for digital portfolios.
TK 20 teacher preparation fee | $110 |
The program fee is charged to students enrolled in the ACE-IT program in addition to standard tuition and fees. The program fee is assessed each semester.
Program fee | $4,944 |
A fee charged to education students to pay for honorariums to teachers who assist with student teaching.
Course | Fee |
CLED 672 | $200 |
ECSE 700 | $200 |
SEDP 700 (not section 3) | $200 |
TEDU 672 (section 1, 2, 3, 7) | $200 |
TEDU 674 (not section 3) | $200 |
A fee charged to graduate students to cover the cost of the assessment software used in these courses.
Course | Fee |
CLED 600 | $10 |
CLED 606 | $10 |
CLED 612 | $15 |
CLED 605 | $20 |
A program fee is charged to all College of Engineering undergraduates per semester, regardless if the student is enrolled in engineering courses. The revenues offset higher engineering faculty salaries and higher costs of engineering teaching equipment and laboratories.
| Full-time | Part-time (per credit hour) | |
Virginia resident | $1,060 | $86 |
Non-Virginia resident | $1,319 | $107 |
A required comprehensive fee charged to all full- and part-time undergraduate College of Humanities and Sciences majors per semester, regardless if the student is enrolled in humanities and sciences courses. There are three tiers of fees based on the student’s major within the College of Humanities and Sciences. The fee is used to fund programs within the College.
Applies to health, physical education and exercise sciences, health sciences, forensic science, chemistry, biology, science, and physics majors.
Full-time | $165 |
Part-time | $11 per credit hour |
Applies to Spanish-English translation and interpretation, foreign language, anthropology, mathematical sciences, undeclared-humanities and sciences, psychology, and mass communication majors.
Full-time | $45 |
Part-time | $3 per credit hour
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Applies to English; international studies; liberal studies for early and elementary education; philosophy; political science; gender, sexuality and women's studies; sociology, history, religious studies, African American studies, and pre-nursing majors.
Full-time | $15 |
Part-time | $1 per credit hour |
B.S. in nursing program fee
A fee charged to all standard B.S. in Nursing students per semester to offset expenses related to instruction.
Full-time | $900 |
Part-time | $60 per credit hour |
Accelerated B.S. in nursing program fee
A fee charged to all Accelerated B.S. in Nursing students to offset expenses related to instruction.
Full-time | $1,035 |
Part-time | $69 per credit hour |
A fee charged to all RN to B.S. program students to offset expenses related to instruction.
Full-time
| Full-time | $960 |
|---|---|
| Part-time | $64 per credit hour |
A fee charged to students enrolled in graduate clinical laboratory courses to cover the costs for clinical laboratory supervision.
Clinical laboratory courses | $90 per clinical credit hour |
A fee charged to all graduate-level School of Nursing students. The fee supports instructional and administrative expenses of education and clinical placement.
Graduate-level | $25 per credit hour |
A fee is charged to all M.S. in nursing students except for the M.S. in nursing with a concentration in nursing leadership and organizational science students.
Full-time | $27 |
Part-time | $18 |
A fee charged to students enrolled in NURS 611 classes for the use of the microscope, the microscopy slides containing a variety of organisms and components for disease identification, and the expertise of the microscopy laboratory faculty.
Microscopy laboratory fee | $13 |
A fee charged to M.S. in nursing students.
Computerized assessment fee | $65 |
A required comprehensive fee is charged to all full- and part-time undergraduate School of Social Work majors per semester, regardless if the student is enrolled in social work courses. The fee is used to fund programs within the School of Social Work.
Full-time | $135 |
Part-time | $9 per credit hour |
Fee charged to social work students for costs associated with field instruction and placement in participating agencies in Virginia, Washington, D.C., and neighboring states.
Course | Fee |
SLWK 693 | $200 |
SLWK 694 | $200 |
SLWK 695 | $400 |
SLWK 793 | $200 |
SLWK 794 | $200 |
SLWK 795 | $400 |
SLWK 796 | $200 |
SLWK 797 | $200 |
SLWK 798 | $200 |
A fee assessed to all students in the Master of Social Work distance-education program. The fee is assessed based on the student’s total registered credits, regardless if the credits are social work courses. The fee supports instructional and administrative expenses with the field education requirement.
Premium program fee | $100 per credit hour |
A fee charged to all students for each semester they are placed in Cooperative Education positions.
Full-time employment | $70 |
Part-time employment | $35 |
A required comprehensive fee charged to all full- and part-time undergraduate VCU Life Sciences majors, regardless if the student is enrolled in life sciences courses. The fee is used to fund programs within VCU Life Sciences.
Full-time | $75 |
Part-time | $5 per credit hour |
A fee to cover the cost of lab materials.
Course | Fee |
BNFO 541, 601, 650, 653 and 691 | $65 |
ENVZ 595 | $50 |
A required comprehensive fee charged to all full- and part-time undergraduate College of Health Professions majors, regardless if the student is enrolled in health professions courses. The fee is used to fund programs within the College of Health Professions.
Full-time | $215 |
Part-time | $215 |
Virginia resident | Nonresident | |||
Full-time | Part-time | Full-time | Part-time | |
Entry to nurse anesthesia program | $1,229 | $133 per credit | $2,009 | $182 per credit |
Doctor of Physical Therapy program | $1,229 | $133 per credit | $2,009 | $182 per credit |
Entry to occupational therapy program | $1,229 | $133 per credit | $2,009 | $182 per credit |
| Per credit hour | Maximum per semester | |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical laboratory sciences (500-level and above CLLS courses) | $20 | $100 |
| Executive health administration (HADE courses) | $210 | $1,650 |
| Health administration (HADM courses) | $50 | $600 |
| Nurse anesthesia (NRSA courses) | $100 | $100 |
| Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia (DNAP courses) | $200 | $1,750 |
| Health related sciences (ALHP courses) | $200 | $1,750 |
| Gerontology (500- and 600-level GRTY courses) | $20 | $100 |
| Occupational therapy (600-level and above OCCT courses) | $167 | $1,000 |
| Physical therapy courses (PHTY courses) | $167 | $1,000 |
Dentistry SGA fee | $25 |
This fee supports the costs of printing course materials and syllabi; the purchase of a laptop, various software licenses to support of the upgraded clinical technology systems in compliance with federal initiatives of electronic records and patient/student needs; the purchase, distribution, sterilization, and storage of all clinical equipment and kits in the dental education program disability insurance for dental students support of the upgraded clinical technology systems in compliance with federal initiatives of electronic records and patient/student needs; required organizational membership dues; clinical simulation facilities and materials for preclinical courses; and the digital tool box library of slides.
| Full-time | Part-time | |
|---|---|---|
| First year | $1,830 | $153 per credit hour |
| Second year | $792 | $67 per credit hour |
The dental academic fee supports the costs of printing course materials and syllabi; the purchase of a laptop and various software licenses; disability insurance for dental students; required organizational membership dues; clinical simulation facilities and materials for preclinical courses; and the digital toolbox library of slides.
Dental clinical fee supports the purchase, distribution, sterilization and storage of all clinical equipment and kits in the dental education program; and the purchase and support of the upgraded clinical technology systems in compliance with federal initiatives of electronic records and patient/student needs.
First year | $1,643 |
Second year | $538 |
Third year | $90.50 |
Fourth year | $90.50 |
First year | $5,757.50 |
Second year | $5,757.50 |
Third year | $5,757.50 |
Fourth year | $5,757.50 |
Clinical fee | $7,500 |
Second year | $1,550.50 |
Third year | $90.50 |
Fourth year | $90.50 |
Second year | $7,875.50 |
Third year | $5,757.50 |
Fourth year | $5,757.50 |
Quantitative physiology course fee | $85 |
Human physiology lab fee (PHIZ 206) | $95 |
Drug screening fee (M.S. in genetic counseling students) | $40 |
Basic science assessment exam fee (second-year professional medical students) | $27.00 |
Drug screening fee (second-year professional medical students) | $79.50 |
Disability insurance (professional medical, M.D./Ph.D. and fourth-year M.D./M.H.A. students) | $25 |
Medical student government fee | $40 |
Mobile pager fee (third-year professional medical student) | $67.50 |
Orientation fee (first-year professional medical students) | $62.50 |
Question Bank fee (first-year professional medical students) | $89.50 |
Simulation fee | $200 |
Ultrasound fee (first-year and second-year professional medical students) | $75 |
A fee charged to all graduate and doctoral pharmacy students.
Pharmacy technology fee | $150 |
Experiential placement fee | $192.50 |
INOVA Campus fee (INOVA Campus students only; in lieu of the university fee, student health fee and the student government fee) | $500 |
Pharmacy school student government fee | $25 |
Honors College fee: A fee assessed to any student enrolled in the Honors College to help finance student enhancements and to support the Honors lecture series - $75 per semester.
As of July 1, 2016, the U.S. Department of Education has regulated that institutions may not require a student to use Title IV financial aid funds to purchase books or supplies charged in excess of standard tuition and fees. The majority of the tuition surcharges and fees assessed by VCU with a component for books and supplies meets the requirements for using Title IV funds. Listed below are courses with excess fees that do not meet that requirement.
Program | Books and supplies component |
Executive M.B.A., Class of 2021 | $352.09 |
Executive M.B.A., Class of 2022 | $31.78 |
Professional-track Decision Analytics, | $112.59 |
Professional-track Decision Analytics, | $631.62 |
A required comprehensive fee charged to all full- and part-time undergraduate Wilder School majors, regardless if the student is enrolled in Wilder School courses.
| Full-time | $15 |
|---|---|
| Part-time | $1 per credit hour |
A required comprehensive fee charged to all full- and part-time undergraduate University College majors, regardless if the student is enrolled in University College courses.
Full-time | $15 |
Part-time | $1 per credit hour |
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