Tuition and Fees

Deferred Billing

Tuition for students in the accelerated program is due the first night of class. If you are reimbursed by your employer, and you have a completed Employer Verification Form on file in the Student Financial Services Office, tuition is due 45 days from the end of each block.

Accelerated Programs —Add/Drop Policy and Tuition Refund Policy

Please refer to the online calendar for specific add/drop dates. To drop a course without charge, a student must drop prior to the first day of the block in order to have the registration dropped and no tuition charge assessed. If the course is dropped on, or after the block start date, but before the second night of class, the student will receive a grade of “W” on the academic transcript reflecting the withdrawal, but will not be charged.

Students dropping a given course after the course has started, during the second night of class or after will be charged 100% of the tuition. Attendance is taken the first night of the block for Department of Education requirements. Students that are “No-Showed” (removed from the class due to non-attendance) for a given course, after the course has started, will receive a grade of “NA" and will not be charged.

If a student wishes to withdraw from an accelerated program course, they must do so by the fourth Sunday (11:59 pm CST) of a five week block, or the ninth Sunday (11:59 pm CST) of a ten week block to receive a "W". Students who do not withdraw from a course by these deadlines will receive a letter grade for the course.

Accelerated Programs — Withdrawal Policy

Students exiting from Mount Mercy during a block in which they are registered, will receive a grade of “W” for the course and there will be no tuition refund. Registrations in subsequent blocks will be dropped and there will be no tuition charge for the dropped registrations. Students should contact the accelerated office to initiate the exit process. Withdrawing from Mount Mercy will change the student’s enrollment status, and students should consider how the decision to withdraw will impact any of the following: tuition charges, financial aid, social security, employer reimbursement, veteran’s benefits, or scholarships (Please refer to the Financial Aid section of this catalog for more information). The student’s ability to maintain a student visa or to purchase insurance as a student may also be impacted as a result of the decision to withdraw from coursework at Mount Mercy. Students withdrawing from the institution will be required to re-apply for admission if they desire to return.

Tuition

Tuition Fees

Type	Cost
Accelerated Program	$530/semester hour

Additional Fees

Tuition Fees

Type	Cost
Audit Fee for a Regular Course	$100
Official Transcript	$10
Replacement Diploma	$75
Returned Check	$25

For a full list of applicable fees please see here. 

Delinquent Accounts

All students, except those on employer reimbursement, are required to have their entire account paid in full by the last day of class. Any balance remaining after this date will be considered delinquent.

Students who are reimbursed by their employers are required to have their entire account paid in full within 45 days from the end of each block or their account will be considered delinquent. It is the student’s responsibility to notify the Student Financial Services Office that s/he is eligible for employer reimbursement as well as notify them of any changes in reimbursement status.

Students with delinquent accounts may be subject to the following actions until the balance is paid in full:

1. All current and future registrations will be cancelled
2. All financial aid for future terms will be cancelled
3. Official transcripts will not be made available
4. Accounts will be turned over to a collection agency unless arrangements have been made for the timely payment of the delinquent amount due.