Tuition and Fees

Tuition as of November 1, 2011

_{*Basic Science Semesters 1 - 4 = $ 14,240.00 per semester
*Clinical Semesters 6 - 10 = $ 15, 750.00 per semester}

Textbooks

Basic Sciences texts may be purchased through the university bookstore or from other sources.

Clinical Attire & Medical Kits

Clinical attire, consisting of lab jackets, scrubs, and patient examination kits will be required during your Basic Sciences semesters. These items can be purchased in the university bookstore.

Health Insurance

All students are required to have medical and emergency evacuation insurance while attending AUA. A copy of your insurance card plus documentation on insurance company letterhead confirming emergency coverage is required and must be presented to the bursar 30 days before the commencement of each semester. If you cannot produce proof of medical and emergency evacuation insurance, you will be required to sign up for and be billed for a student insurance policy.

Students can participate in the AUA contracted health insurance plan.

Housing

A non-refundable housing reservation fee of U.S. $750 is due 45 days prior to class registration. If your acceptance is within that 45 day window, your housing deposit is due within 10 days of the receipt of your acceptance letter.

Security Deposit

A U.S. $1,000 refundable security deposit is required for university housing.

Transportation

The university provides subsidized bus transportation. Students can purchase a pass to use the campus bus service. Passes cost U.S. $450.00/semester for those on the two semester academic year system, and U.S. $300.00/semester for those on the three-semester-per-calendar-year system.

Those with a car in the two-semester program, may purchase a campus parking permit for U.S. $150 per semester.

Those with a car in the tri-semester program, may purchase a campus parking permit for U.S. $100 per semester.

Permit and pass fees are non-refundable, non-proratable and non-transferable.

Living Expenses

Food and entertainment, U.S. $1,800.00/semester

Refund Policy

All refunds will be made within thirty (30) days of the withdrawal date. Before any refund can be initiated, a withdrawal form must be completed and submitted to the Associate Registrar in Antigua for Basic Sciences. For Clinical Sciences students in semesters five through ten, the withdrawal form must be completed and submitted to the Vice President for Student Services and University Registrar in the New York office.

Tuition will be refunded according to the following schedule:

• Prior to the first day of class, 100% of tuition and all applicable fees will be refunded.
• If any student withdraws during the first 60% of the semester, the refund will be prorated based on the withdrawal date. Only base tuition will be prorated; all other applicable fees are non-refundable.
• If any student withdraws after 60% of the semester has passed, there are no refunds.

All students are expected to report to their clinical assignments. Please refer to the clinical guidelines handbook.

*Tuition and fees are subject to change as deemed appropriate by the Executive Committee.