Tuition and Fees Policy
For all its students, HUC strives to ensure that financial concerns are neither an obstacle to enrolling nor a challenge to successful academic progress. To this end, the College offers significant financial assistance in the form of institutional scholarships and access to federal loans. HUC also recognizes that unforeseeable financial hardships occasionally arise for students and may require payment deferrals or other extraordinary assistance. We encourage all students to contact the Financial Aid Office for further information and assistance. The HUC Board of Governors reserves the right to revise this policy statement and the attached tuition and fees schedule at any time.
Full-time: Students enrolled for nine credit hours or more each semester (or their equivalent) are considered full-time students, and their fees are assessed according to the full-time fee schedule. Rabbinical and Cantorial students are considered full-time students during their fifth year; continuation fees and thesis/final project fees will be charged in subsequent years if course work is complete.
Part-time: Students enrolled for fewer than nine credit hours each semester (or its equivalent) are considered part-time students, and their fees are assessed according to the part-time fee schedule.
Auditors (non-credit): All auditors including HUC alumni, community clergy, and professionals must pay a fee per credit hour according to the part-time fee schedule.
Withdrawal/Tuition Refund Policy
Withdrawal: Dropping or withdrawing from individual courses or withdrawing from all courses must be initiated by the student in writing through the Registrar’s Office. Actions which are not considered as official notification of withdrawal are: failure to attend class, giving notice to an instructor, stopping payment on a check used to pay fees or verbal notice to any College office. The effective date of a withdrawal to be used in determining refunds is the date that the registrar receives written notification of withdrawal from the student.
Refund: All tuition and fees are refunded in accordance with the schedule below.
Withdrawal |
Refund |
During the first and second weeks of a semester |
100% |
During the third week of a semester |
50% |
During the fourth week of a semester |
25% |
After the fourth week of a semester |
None |
Items not subject to refund include application fees, registration fees, summer term Year-in-Israel fees, student activity fees, continuation fees, student health fees, graduation/ordination fees and any other charges. Students will not receive any payments or refunds until all Title IV funds and other scholarships, as required, are reimbursed and any outstanding balances with the College are paid in full.
Unpaid Tuition, Fees, and Other Charges from Prior Semesters
Each semester’s tuition, fees, and other charges must be paid in full by the assigned payment due date given for each semester. Semester payment due dates are displayed at huc.edu/admissions/student-billing, and in Canvas. Also, each semester must be paid in full to register for coursework. Student accounts not paid in full by the specified payment due dates will be subject to a Business Hold that will prevent the registration of future coursework, a Late Fee of $150 plus interest at a rate of 1% for each month the account remains delinquent. Late fees will not be waived for any reason once applied to a student’s account. Diplomas will be issued only to those students who have: (1) paid all outstanding obligations to the College Institute (tuition, fees, or other charges); and (2) have returned all outstanding library materials.
Academic Year and Annual Full-Time Tuition Defined
An academic year is defined in the order of Summer Term, Fall Semester, and Spring Semester. The College's full-time annual tuition is for the entire academic year, except for the Year-in-Israel summer term.
HUC’s full-time annual tuition is for the entire academic year.
Withdrawal Condition |
Refund |
Through the 1st class day in the semester |
100% of Tuition Paid |
From the 2nd class day through 60% of semester class days |
Up to 40% of Tuition Paid* |
*Refund percentage calculated based on tuition cost per semester day times the number of days in the semester that the student is scheduled to attend.
**A balance in the student account is considered an obligation to be paid by the students.
If any portion of the tuition was paid from the proceeds of a loan or third party, the refund shall be sent to the lender, third party or, if appropriate, to the state or federal agency that guaranteed or reinsured the loan. Any amount of the refund in excess of the unpaid balance of the loan shall be first used to repay any student financial aid programs from which the student received benefits, in proportion to the amount of the benefits received, and any remaining amount shall be paid to the student. If the student has received federal student financial aid funds, the student is entitled to a refund of monies not paid from federal student financial aid program funds.
Items not subject to refund include application fees, registration fees, Ulpan fees, student activity fees, continuation fees, student health fees, graduation/ordination fees and any other charges. Students will not receive any payments or refunds until all Title IV funds and other scholarships, as required, are reimbursed and any outstanding balances with the College are paid in full.
Holds and Late Fees for Unpaid Tuition, Fees, and Other Charges
Each semester’s tuition, fees, and other charges must be paid in full by the assigned payment due date given for each semester or summer term. Semester payment-due dates are displayed at huc.edu/admissions/student-billing and in Canvas. Also, each semester must be paid in full in order to register for coursework. Student accounts not paid in full by the specified payment-due dates will be subject to a business hold that will prevent registering for future coursework, a late fee of $150, and interest at a rate of 1% for each month the account remains delinquent. Late fees will not be waived for any reason once applied to a student’s account.
In order to treat our students more equitably, to streamline processes for administrative staff, and to recognize the importance of official transcripts as one of the primary "currencies" for students and alumni seeking jobs, further education, or credit-transfer opportunities, HUC does not place financial holds on transcripts as the primary inducement for recouping student debt to the College. Financial holds include money owed to the College for tuition and fees, missing library materials, or other holds related to something of value.
When students do not comply with the requirements necessary for their enrollment at HUC, an administrative office may continue to place a hold on other student privileges. Holds may restrict a student's ability to register for classes, to receive verifications or certifications, to access online coursework, or to re-enroll after a withdrawal or leave of absence. Holds may be placed on these privileges for financial reasons, for not meeting obligations in a timely manner (including registration, enrollment forms, medical forms, return or replacement of library materials, financial aid paperwork, etc.), or for other College processes.
Diplomas and ordination documents will be issued only for those students who have both:
- Paid all outstanding obligations to the College (tuition, fees, loans, or other charges) or – in extraordinary circumstances – made formal recurring payment arrangements with HUC’s Business Office (including signing a promissory note)
- Returned all outstanding library materials.