Tuition and Fees Policy

For all its students, HUC-JIR strives to ensure that financial concerns are neither an obstacle to enrolling nor a challenge to successful academic progress. To this end, the College Institute offers significant financial assistance in the form of institutional scholarships and access to federal loans. HUC-JIR 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 Board of Governors of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion reserves the right to revise this policy statement and the attached tuition and fees schedule at any time.

Full-time: Students enrolled for nine (9) credit hours or more each semester (or its 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 (9) 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-JIR alumni, community clergy and professionals must pay a fee per credit hour according to the part-time fee schedule.

WITHDRAWAL/TUITION REFUND POLICY

Withdrawal: Withdrawal from individual courses or a complete withdrawal 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-Institute 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, 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-Institute 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 http://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.

HUC-JIR’s full-time annual tuition is for the entire academic year.

Withdrawal Condition	Refund
Through first day of class in the semester	100% of Tuition Paid
From 2nd class day through 60% of semester class days	Up to 40% o Tuition Paid*

*Refund % calculated based on tuition cost per semester day x days in the semester 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.

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-JIR does not place financial holds on transcripts as the primary inducement for recouping student debt to the College-Institute. Financial holds include money owed to the College-Institute for tuition and fees, missing library materials, or other holds related to something of value.

When students do not comply with requirements necessary for their enrollment at HUC-JIR, 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-Institute processes.

Diplomas and smichot will be issued only for those students who have both:

Paid all outstanding obligations to the College-Institute (tuition, fees, loans, or other charges) or – in extraordinary circumstances – made formal recurring payment arrangements with HUC-JIR’s Business Office (including signing a promissory note)
Returned all outstanding library materials.