Tuition for all graduate-level courses for the 2024-2025 academic year—July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025—is $920 per credit.
Tuition for all graduate-level courses for the 2025-2026 academic year—July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026—is $930 per credit.
Non-credit courses are $895 per course unless otherwise noted.
Some courses may require fees for laboratory use, materials, etc.
To secure their place in the program, admitted degree-seeking applicants pay a non-refundable $125 deposit that is applied as a credit on their first bill.
The Graduate Student fee is required of all incoming graduate students. This fee supports special events like orientation and commencement, community building events, special guest speakers, and special co-curricular opportunities for learning. The Graduate Student fee of $150 is charged during students’ first semester.
Current students may order official transcripts through . The $4 transcript fee will be charged to an active student’s account. A student must pay all past due balances on the account before transcripts will be issued. Former students must prepay the transcript fee. See the Registrar's page on transcripts for more information.
Applicants who need to withdraw from a January or Summer course should send an immediate email clearly stating the request to withdraw from a specific course and session date to graduateadmissions@mtholyoke.edu. If the email message is received before the first class meeting, the applicant will be eligible for a full refund.
There is a field placement transfer fee of $350 each time an MAT student requests, and is granted, a change to their practicum field placement.
No paper bills will be sent. An email will be sent to your ɬ email account when bills have been posted and are ready for viewing. Payment for all charges is typically due within 30 days. Information on eBills and setting up authorized users can be found through Student Financial Services.
| Academic term | Bills issued in |
|---|---|
| Summer session 1 | Early May |
| Summer session 2 | Early June |
| Fall semester | Early August |
| January term | December |
| Spring semester | December |
Payment is due by the first day of each term. If you haven’t paid or made arrangements to pay, you will be automatically dropped from your courses on the last day of the drop/add period.
Students are charged per credit, based on the number of credits they are registered for during the term. If you add/drop a course, your bill will be changed accordingly; the final amounts of the bill will be reconciled at the end of the drop/add period.
Past due balances will incur a late fee of 1% each month on balances over $100.
No student may register for classes, or receive a degree, diploma, or transcript until the student’s bill is paid. In addition, on-campus charging privileges may be suspended for any student with significant past due charges. If you would like to arrange for payment other than on the regularly scheduled due dates, the College offers a semester payment plan and provides information on several types of educational loans. The College cannot make arrangements for payment other than those herein described.
Students may view charges and credits on their student account by logging into and choosing “Course Registration and Bill Payment" then "Student Account and Payment” from the Self-Service Menu. Students may authorize parents, guardians, or others for bill viewing and payment by creating an authorized user account in TouchNet. Authorized users may view students' account information by logging in to TouchNet.
Student account information will not be shared with anyone who is not authorized by the student per federal regulation. Students must authorize other sponsors to view the bill and to receive notification when the monthly bill is prepared.
Students who pay tuition but subsequently must withdraw or take a leave of absence may be eligible for a tuition refund, depending on when the request is made and how long the course is. See the schedule below for more details.
To be considered for a tuition refund, a withdrawal or leave must be officially recognized and authorized. To be official, the Professional and Graduate Education office must receive either or a in order to process and authorize the request. The date the form is received is the date used to determine whether a tuition refund is in order. Please see Withdrawal from the College in the chapter for more information.
If a student officially withdraws or takes a leave of absence before the first day of classes, students will be refunded 100 percent of their previously paid tuition, less the enrollment deposit for new students.
If a student officially withdraws or takes a leave of absence on or after the first day of classes, refunds occur on the following schedule based on the term.
If there are any credits on a withdrawn student's account after charges are adjusted, refunds will be sent to the student within 30 days of notification of change in status.
14 week courses (e.g., fall or spring full semester courses)
Prior to first day of class | 100%
Week 1 | 90%
Week 2-3 | 75%
Week 4-5 | 50%
Week 6-7 | 25%
Week 8 or later | 0%
5-7 week courses (e.g., half-semester or summer term courses)
Prior to first day of class | 100%
Week 1 | 75%
Week 2 | 50%
Week 3 | 25%
Week 4 or later | 0%
Courses less than 5 weeks (e.g., January term and accelerated summer courses)
Prior to the first day of class | 100%
Week 1 or later | 0%
If a student receiving a scholarship drops or withdraws from a class, the amount of the scholarship applied towards the student bill will be proportional to the amount billed per the tuition refund schedule.
Federal aid refund policies are different than institutional refund policies. For students receiving federal loans for the fall or spring, “earned” loan funds are prorated based on the time enrolled (percent earned vs. unearned). Grad PLUS loans are returned before the Federal Direct Student Loan when loan funds must be returned.
There is no refund of the graduate student fee if a student withdraws on or after the first day of classes.
Funding your education is a concern for many students, and yet there are a range of resources available to help make it affordable. In addition to the information below, ɬ's Office of Student Financial Services works closely with students to talk about what can meet your needs.
Amherst Futures invites paraeducators of color working in the district's schools to apply for the Master's of Arts in Teaching program. The College offers substantial scholarships to those who are accepted.
Learn more about the FUTURES program
In partnership with City Year, we offer 50% tuition remission for eligible City Year alums that are aspiring school teachers. Other qualified City Year alums are eligible to apply for our Promising Teacher Awards, which provide up to $4,000 dollars toward tuition.
The Diverse Teacher Workforce Coalition is a Partnership-led collaborative effort to support black and Latino classroom paraprofessionals to become teachers.
A $10,000 Distinguished Teacher scholarship toward a Master of Arts in Teaching is offered to each of the Excellence in Teaching award winners. Award winners are also encouraged to apply for the Educational Entrepreneurship Fellowship offered through the division of Professional and Graduate Education.
The Urban Teachers Pathways Program is an initiative that allows district educators the opportunity to pursue master’s degrees at the College while they continue to work. Interested students should contact Christie Elman (celman@hps.holyoke.ma.us) for information on how to begin the selection process.
Read more about the Urban Teacher Pathways program
In partnership with NNSTOY, we offer educators selected as State Teachers of the Year (or who were runners up for the State Teacher of the Year) a $10,000 scholarship. Teachers may use the scholarship or nominate one colleague for transfer of the scholarship.
In partnership with the Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program, we offer a tuition remission of 50% to Returned Peace Corps Volunteers. Other qualified Fellows are eligible to apply for our Promising Teacher Awards, which provide up to $4,000 dollars toward tuition.
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