Tuition and
Financial Aid
The UW Colleges school code is 003897.
Registration for the Regular Academic Session is from Wednesday, November 11, 2009 to Thursday, January 07, 2010. No late online registrations will be accepted.
If you are applying as a degree-seeking student, you are encouraged to apply as early as possible to allow adequate time for admissions and financial aid processing to occur (the application/financial aid process can take several weeks).
Students who apply after December 15th may still have time for admission and registration to process, however financial aid will most likely not be processed for students who are admitted close to the close of registration.
Your application must be submitted by Tuesday, January 5th. Applications submitted after this date will not be accepted.
Keep these dates in mind when applying for admission, the processing of financial aid, posting of any mail in payments, etc. Classes may close during these days, so we recommend you have your enrollment fully completed prior to December 24th.
The UW Colleges school code is 003897.
Online course tuition is $215.00 per credit. In addition, a $60 administrative fee is charged for each course. This fee is refundable through the last day of registration. View the Academic Calendar for registration deadlines.
Your seat in the course is not secure until your online tuition is paid in full or, if you are a UW Colleges Online degree-seeking student, the UW Colleges confirms that you have adequate financial aid to cover your Online tuition in full. Failure to meet this requirement will result in your removal from your course(s) when a course is full or at the close of registration.
You will NOT receive an invoice; please follow payment instructions carefully.
Please note, if you register for both Summer and Fall courses, tuition payments will be credited first to the summer term until that balance is paid in full. This applies to registration for both campus and Online courses. If you are a UWC campus student who is registered for both Summer and Fall and need to make a Fall payment for Online courses only before your summer tuition is paid in full, please call 877-449-1877.
Tuition costs for online courses are the same no matter where a student resides.
UWC Online tuition is above and beyond campus tuition. It is NOT part of the campus tuition plateau.
Tuition refunds are governed by the UW Board of Regents Fee Refund Schedule, issued annually. The date your withdrawal is completed officially is the date used for calculating tuition refunds.
If you have questions about your refund, please contact the Office of Distance Education.Student Financial Aid is available to eligible students who are admitted to UW Colleges Online.
The Student Financial Aid (SFA) website has information about applying for financial aid. You can also email the SFA Advisor with your questions.
If you are considering an admission application to UW Colleges Online and want to receive financial aid, you are encouraged to complete the electronic FAFSA as soon after January 1 as possible. The UW Colleges School code is: 003897.
Financial aid is disbursed to students during the second week of classes each term.
You must be a degree seeking student at a college or university in order to be eligible for federal student financial aid. If you are eligible for financial aid at your home campus (defined: where you are degree seeking) and you wish to apply financial aid to the courses you plan to take with UW Colleges Online, you can apply for a Consortium Agreement at your home institution. Please seek Student Financial Aid advising at your home campus financial aid office. Mail your completed home institution’s Consortium Agreement to:
UW Colleges Online
Attention: Leanne Johnson
644 W. Washington Avenue
Madison, WI 53703-2638