Note: please review the full policy in the most recent Policies Related to Tuition and Fees document on the Bursar’s Office website for the most up-to-date information.
If you’re just a few credits away from finishing your bachelor’s degree, the 9th Semester Initiative may help reduce your tuition costs while you cross the finish line.
How It Works
Undergraduates who are very close to completing their degree may be eligible to pay tuition at the College of Professional Studies rate for their final semester, rather than the full-time Main Campus rate.
Eligibility Criteria
- Four-year programs
- Must have completed eight full-time semesters (not including summer) on Main Campus
- Have 11 or fewer credits remaining toward the degree
- Five-year programs
- Must have completed ten full-time semesters (not including summer) on Main Campus
- Have 11 or fewer credits remaining toward the degree
The 9th Semester Initiative is limited to one semester, with no exceptions. Accelerated students (those completing their degree in fewer semesters through summer courses or heavier course loads) are not eligible.
Applying
- Review the full policy in the most recent Policies Related to Tuition and Fees document on the Bursar’s Office website.
- Confirm that you are eligible with your academic advisor.
- If eligible, submit a petition to faculty form to the dean of your home college.
Frequently Asked Questions
You qualify if you’re in your final semester, have completed the required full-time semesters on Main Campus, and have 11 or fewer credits left to complete your degree.
No — this rate exception can only be used once, for a single semester.
This rate exception does not apply if you fast-tracked your degree completion in fewer than the designated semesters.
No — the exception rate cannot be combined with Over the Line participation.
Yes, you can use the rate exception during the fall or spring semester.