Tuition and Fees

The Office of Financial Aid is committed to helping students navigate the financial aid application process and securing the aid necessary to pursue a degree. The Office of Financial Aid can be reached at 314.446.8328.

Tuition

Total tuition, per semester, varies according to the program level.

Tuition and fees for the 2024-2025 academic year are listed below. Contact the Business Office for questions regarding payments and refunds.

Tuition and fees, including room and board rates, are subject to change each year. For the current academic year rates, please visit uhsp.edu/financialaid/cost-of-attendance.

• All introductory pharmacy practice experience courses (IPPE) taken during the summer and winter terms will be billed on a per credit hour basis.
• All advanced pharmacy practice experience courses (APPE) will be billed on a per credit hour basis.

*The individual credit hour rate applies to undergraduate and professional courses in excess of 18 credit hours, less than 12 credit hours, and summer session courses.

Student Fees

Housing

North Residence Hall (First-Year and Sophomore Students)

**Larger meal plans are available.

South Residence Hall (Junior and Professional Students)

**Larger meal plans are available.

Parking

Students may choose parking in the Children’s Place Garage, the Duncan Central Garage, one block east of campus or the S. Kingshighway Lot, one mile south of campus with a dedicated shuttle to and from campus, as space allows. Parking rates for the academic school year are as follows:

Annual Pricing (August-May):

• S. Kingshighway Lot - $350/per the 2024-2025 academic school year
• Duncan Central Garage - $1,400per the 2024-2025 academic school year
• Children’s Place Garage - $1,600/per the 2024-2025 academic school year

During the summer semester, parking is available at a weekly rate of $50 in the Children’s Place Garage.

Students also have the option of evening and weekend parking for $175 per semester.

For more information, visit uhsp.edu/parking.

Insurance

Professional Liability Insurance

University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis coordinates domestic and international professional liability insurance coverage for pharmacy students in their P1-P4 years. The domestic professional liability insurance covers pharmacy practice activities in the United States and certain U.S. territories. Maintaining this coverage is required and paid for by the student annually in the professional program. This coverage includes the student’s private practice activities associated with outside employment or volunteer work and official University courses or activities (e.g. experiential training, sponsored community health events).

For students participating in official University courses or practice activities in foreign countries, the University coordinates professional liability insurance coverage for any student acting within the scope of their authorized duties. All students and faculty members involved with University-sponsored international travel must obtain authorization by following the requirements of the University’s International Travel Policy (policy may be found at policies.uhsp.edu). Students who engage in unauthorized and non-University sponsored activities are not covered under the University’s international professional liability insurance program. The University cautions students against unauthorized overseas pharmacy or health care related activities. This can result in personal liability at home or in a foreign country for violations of professional licensure and registration requirements, ethical standards, and harm caused to third persons. Additionally, unauthorized activity could potentially adversely impact a student’s application for state licensure as a pharmacist. Any questions regarding international travel should be directed to the chair of the International Travel Oversight Committee.

Payment Information

Enrollment Deposit

Accepted undergraduate students who are admitted must submit a $300 deposit. External applicants for the Pharm.D. program must submit a $200 enrollment deposit. All deposits for fall admission are due by May 1st and are refundable until that date.

All deposits for spring admission are due by January 11th and are refundable within two weeks of the deposit. All deposits for fall admission made after May 1st are due within two weeks of acceptance and are nonrefundable.

Residence Hall Deposit

Newly accepted students will complete an online housing application following receipt of their academic deposit. The refundable security or damage deposit of $250 must accompany the completed housing application. This deposit will be returned when the room is vacated, provided that no damage has been done to the room and full contract term has been met.

Payments

All housing payments are due at the beginning of each semester. The University reserves the right to cancel the registration of students who have not made adequate payment by the due date. Students with outstanding balances will not be allowed to register for subsequent semesters. Payment of all University fees and obligations is a requirement for graduation. If fees or obligations to the University remain unpaid after the student has graduated or leaves school, the University reserves the right to withhold applications for state board examinations as well as the student’s diploma.

Accounts Receivable Policy

The Business Office is responsible for the billing and collection of all tuition and fees owed for each semester. The office is on the main floor of the South Residence Hall, and office hours are 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesday and Wednesday. Each student attending University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis assumes responsibility to pay all University-related expenses not covered by financial aid.

Student Billing

Overdue Bills

A 1% late fee will be charged to accounts that are delinquent as of the 15^th of each month. If a student’s account is delinquent, the University may take any steps necessary to collect the balance due. This may include preventing a student from registering for or attending classes or withholding diplomas.

Students who withdraw from the University must make satisfactory payment arrangements to meet all outstanding financial obligations to the University. Examples of such obligations include tuition and fees, room and board, library fines, health-related fees and so on. The University may take any steps necessary to collect the balance due, including turning the account over to a collection agency or taking legal action to collect the balance due. Any costs incurred in collecting a student account - up to 50% of the balance due - will be charged to the student. Each graduating student must pay all financial obligations to the University prior to graduation. A University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis diploma will not be awarded until this obligation is met.

University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis Health Professions Loans become due as stated in the promissory note signed by the student.

Late Fees

Late fees are assessed monthly. Unpaid balances will incur late fees in the amount of 1% of the unpaid balance each month.

All University fees including tuition and housing costs are assessed per semester and are due two weeks before the beginning of each semester.

Recipients of chapter 31 or chapter 33 GI Bill benefits will incur no penalties, including the assessment of late fees, the denial of access to classes, libraries or other institutional facilities, nor will they be required to borrow additional funds to cover the individual’s inability to meet their financial obligations to University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis due to the delayed disbursement of a payment by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Note: Tuition, fees, deposits, and housing fees are subject to change without notice.

Tuition and Miscellaneous Fee Refunds

The application fee and the student activities fee are not refundable. The following graduated scales are used to determine refunds for students withdrawing from the University. One hundred percent of tuition minus the tuition deposit will be refunded to first semester, first-year students and first-semester, transfer students only if written notice of cancellation is received by the appropriate Office of the Dean after May 1 but before the first day of classes.

Tuition refunds for the semester are based on the documented last date of attendance determined by the Office of the Registrar. Title IV financial aid refunds will also be calculated based upon the last date of attendance. Weeks coincide with the first day of class.

For example, weeks that begin on Wednesday would end on Tuesday.

Tuition Refunds

Students who withdraw from all classes will receive a refund based on the number of days completed in the semester. The Business Office will utilize the documented last date of attendance determined by the Office of the Registrar to calculate the percentage. If 60% or more of the semester is completed, the student will not receive a tuition refund.

Tuition Refund Example:

Student A withdraws 49 days into a 110-day semester during the seventh week of classes. The student completed 45% of the semester and is responsible to pay $7,188.75 for the semester (45% of the $15,975 tuition). The tuition refund credit would be $8,786.25 (55% of the $15,975 tuition).

Exceptions to the above tuition refund guidelines:

• After 20% (3 days) of summer or winter IPPE rotation has been completed - No refund
• After 20% (5 days) of APPE rotation has been completed - No refund

Federal student aid recipients receive financial aid refunds as determined by the Office of Financial Aid based on Title IV regulations.

Refund for Dropped Courses

All full-time students are assessed tuition at a full-time tuition rate and do not receive refunds for dropped courses.

If individual courses are dropped, only students who were assessed tuition per credit hour may receive a refund for them. The amount of a refund for a dropped course is determined by the University withdrawal refund policy.

Refunds are available when a credit balance exists on an account. Any fees owed to the University will be subtracted from the refund. Students are notified by email when their refund is available.

The Title IV aid earned by students withdrawing from the University may not cover all the unpaid costs charged by the University. In such cases, withdrawn students must pay the balances not covered by earned Title IV aid to the Business Office before their accounts are considered in good standing.

Refund Example

Student A withdraws 13 days into a 110-day semester during the third week of classes. The student completed 12% of the semester and is responsible to pay 12% of the tuition for the semester ($1,917 of $15,975 in tuition). The student earned just 12 percent of his financial aid ($120 of a $1,000 Pell grant disbursement). The remaining, unearned portion of his financial aid ($880) must be returned to the United States Department of Education. Additionally, Student A owes the University $1,797 after his earned Title IV aid is deducted from his charged tuition and fees ($1,917 minus $120).

Return of Title IV Federal Funds

Upon receiving notice of a student’s withdrawal dates from the Office of the Registrar, the Office of Financial Aid will calculate the percentage of a period of enrollment completed and the   portion of federal funds received that must be returned to the Department of Education. The Office of Financial Aid will share this calculation with the Business Office.

The Business Office will use the form’s calculations to determine the number of days completed within the payment period, and the financial aid (including Title IV assistance) that must be removed from the student’s account and returned to Title IV. The Business Office will calculate returned, unearned Title IV funds in the following order: Unsubsidized Federal Direct Loan, Subsidized Federal Direct Loan, Federal Direct PLUS Loan, Pell Grant, FSEOG (the University does not award TEACH Grants). Unearned Title IV assistance will be returned within 45 days of the Office of the Registrar’s determination of the student’s final date of attendance.

The Business Office will send a final bill to withdrawn students documenting tuition credits and unearned Title IV debits (returns).

For students leaving the University with an outstanding balance owed to the University, all unearned Title IV assistance for the payment period, or an equivalent amount in cases when students received a refund resulting from Title IV assistance, will be returned by the University to the Department of Education. The University will send bills to withdrawn students with outstanding balances monthly for six months.

Students are responsible for repaying unearned Direct Loan disbursements that were refunded to the student by the University. Students may learn their Direct Loan servicer by completing loan exit counseling at studentaid.gov as detailed in an exit counseling notice sent within 30 days of withdrawal.

If no payment is received within six months from withdrawn students, the Business Office will send the student’s information to a collection agency.

Housing Refunds

North and South Residence Hall contracts are for the entire academic year (two semesters). Cancellation requests are only granted in rare cases such as termination of enrollment or marriage. Fees are assessed on a semester basis.

• Request for cancellation is to be submitted to the coordinator of residential life.
• If requests are granted, the University will give the student a prorated credit or refund applied against the contract charges paid by the student for the contract term, subject to an early cancellation fee equal to $750 plus the deposit. A student who has completed more than 75% of the current academic semester will not receive a credit or refund on their account nor be assessed an early cancellation fee for the semester in which the contract cancellation form is received. However, the University will assess the early cancellation fee ($750 plus the deposit) for any student who has contracted for spaceand services for additional, unused semesters under the terms of their contract. The student agrees that the cost of repairs or replacement for damages to University property or any other amounts due and owing under the contract or University policies may be deducted from any credit or refund or charged to the student. The University will administer the cancellation fee requirement consistent with any applicable federal or state law.
• If payments are being made under the deferred payment plan and the refundable amount, based on the above schedule, is less than the unpaid balance, the difference is still due to the University. The amount of the refund will be applied to any outstanding obligation due to the University before a refund check is authorized.
• Housing deposits are refundable before enrolling in classes at the University. If a student withdraws after enrolling the deposit may be refunded, minus any costs for damages. Housing deposits are not refunded if a student breaks a housing contract and remains enrolled in the University.

Returned Checks

A $25 fee will be charged on any returned check. After two returned checks, a student may be required to pay by cashier’s check, money order, wire transfer or cash.

Overpayments, Fraud and Abuse

The Office of Financial Aid will report to the Office of Inspector General all instances of suspected fraud where a financial aid applicant, employee or other individual has misreported information or altered documentation for the purpose of increasing aid eligibility or fraudulently obtaining federal aid funds.

Students are responsible for repaying unearned Direct Loan disbursements that were refunded to the student by the University. Student may learn their Direct Loan Servicer by completing loan exit counseling at studentaid.gov.

Professional Judgment

The Office of Financial Aid may make exceptions to the above guidelines for unusual or extenuating circumstances pertaining to the student or parent. Professional judgment applications are available in the Office of Financial Aid. Professional judgment cannot be used to waive general student eligibility requirements or to circumvent the intent of the law or regulations.