Undergraduate arts major program fee (per semester)

A program fee charged to all undergraduate School of the Arts majors. regardless if the student is enrolled in arts courses. Revenues are allocated to the individual departments for the cost of materials, services and equipment.

Graduate arts major tuition differential (per semester)

A tuition differential charged to all graduate School of the Arts majors. regardless if the student is enrolled in arts courses. Revenues are allocated to the individual departments for the cost of materials, services and equipment. Graduate students who enroll in more than 15 credit hours are charged the per-credit-hour arts overload tuition differential at the graduate rate.

Instruction support fee

A fee charged to all non-arts major students who enroll in art courses, used to support course instruction.

Applied private music fee

A fee charged to all non-music major students enrolled in private music lessons to cover the cost of the lessons.

Business major fee (per semester)

A required comprehensive fee charged to all full- and part-time School of Business majors, regardless if the student is enrolled in business courses. The fee is used to fund programs within the School of Business. 

Non-business major fee

A fee charged to non-business major students who enroll in 300-level business courses and above. The revenue is used to support instructional costs in the School of Business.

Master of Supply Chain Management program fee

A fee charged to all students enrolled in the MSCM program. The fee supports instructional expenses related to the program and is charged in addition to the business major fee.

European Model fee

A fee charged to students in the Center for Sport Leadership M.Ed. program who enroll in the European Model of Sport study-abroad course.

Undergraduate education major fee (per semester)

A required comprehensive fee charged to all full- and part-time undergraduate School of Education majors, regardless if the student is enrolled in education courses. The fee is used to fund programs within the School of Education.

TK 20 teacher preparation fee

A fee charged to graduate students during the first semester of their program. The fee is used to support the assessment software used for digital portfolios.

ACT-IT Program fee

Fees charged to students enrolled in the ACE-IT program in addition to standard tuition and fees. The Program Enrollment fee is assessed during the student's first semester in the ACE-IT Program. The program fee is assessed each semester including the first semester.

Student teaching internship fee

A fee charged to education students to pay for honorariums to teachers who assist with student teaching.

Assessment Tool Fee

A fee charged to graduate students to cover the cost of the assessment software used in these courses.

Undergraduate engineering major program fee (per semester)

A program fee is charged to all College of Engineering undergraduates, regardless if the student is enrolled in engineering courses. The revenues offset higher engineering faculty salaries and higher costs of engineering teaching equipment and laboratories. 

Undergraduate major fee (per semester)

A required comprehensive fee charged to all full- and part-time undergraduate College of Humanities and Sciences majors, regardless if the student is enrolled in Humanities and Sciences courses. There are three tiers of fees based on the student’s major within College of Humanities and Sciences.  The fee is used to fund programs within the College.

Tier One Programs

Applies to Health, Physical Education & Exercise Sciences, Health Sciences, Forensic Science, Chemistry, Biology, Science, and Physics majors.

Tier Two Programs

Applies to Spanish-English Translation & Interpretation, Foreign Language, Anthropology, Mathematical Sciences, Undeclared-Humanities & Sciences, Psychology, and Mass Communication majors.

Tier Three Programs

Applies to English, International Studies, Liberal Studies for Early & Elementary Education, Philosophy, Political Science, Gender, Sexuality & Women Studies, Sociology, History, Religious Studies, African American Studies, and Pre-Nursing majors.

Undergraduate Fees (per semester)

B.S. in nursing program fee

A fee charged to all standard B.S. in Nursing students to offset expenses related to instruction.

Accelerated B.S. in nursing program fee

A fee charged to all Accelerated B.S. in Nursing students to offset expenses related to instruction.

Graduate Fees

Clinical laboratory supervision fee

Fee charged to students enrolled in graduate clinical laboratory courses to cover the costs for clinical laboratory supervision. 

Nursing education fee

A fee charged to all graduate-level School of Nursing students. The fee supports instructional and administrative expenses of education and clinical placement. 

RN to B.S. program fee

A fee charged to all RN to B.S. program students to offset expenses related to instruction.

Clinical learning center fee

A fee is charged to all M.S. Nursing students except for the M.S. Nursing with a concentration in nursing leadership and organizational science students. 

Microscopy Laboratory fee

A fee charged to students enrolled in NURS 611 classes for the use of the microscope, the microscopy slides containing a variety of organisms and components for disease identification, and the expertise of the microscopy laboratory facility. 

Computerized Assessment fee

A fee charged to Masters of Nursing students. 

Undergraduate social work major fee (per semester)

A required comprehensive fee charged to all full and part-time undergraduate School of Social Work majors, regardless if the student is enrolled in social work courses. The fee is used to fund programs within the School of Social Work.

Instructional support fee

Fee charged to social work students for costs associated with field instruction and placement in participating agencies in Virginia, Washington, D.C., and neighboring states.

Master in Social Work distance-education program

A fee assessed to all students in the Master of Social Work distance-education program. The fee supports instructional and administrative expenses with the field education requirement. 

Administrative fee

A fee charged to all students for each semester they are placed in Cooperative Education positions.

Undergraduate life sciences major (per semester)

A required comprehensive fee charged to all full- and part-time undergraduate School of Life Sciences majors, regardless if the student is enrolled in life sciences courses. The fee is used to fund programs within the School of Life Sciences.

Laboratory fee

A fee to cover the cost of lab materials.

Undergraduate Health Professions major fee (per semester)

A required comprehensive fee charged to all full and part-time undergraduate College of Health Professions majors, regardless if the student is enrolled in health professions courses. The fee is used to fund programs within the College of Health Professions. 

Tuition differential

Course Fees

School of Dentistry SGA fee - All Programs (per semester)

Dental hygiene program fee (per semester)

This fee supports the costs of printing course materials and syllabi; the purchase of a laptop, various software licenses to support of the upgraded clinical technology systems in compliance with federal initiatives of electronic records and patient/student needs; the purchase, distribution, sterilization, and storage of all clinical equipment and kits in the dental education program disability insurance for dental students support of the upgraded clinical technology systems in compliance with federal initiatives of electronic records and patient/student needs; required organizational membership dues; clinical simulation facilities and materials for preclinical courses; and the digital tool box library of slides.

Professional dentistry fees (per semester)

Dental academic fee support the costs of printing course materials and syllabi; the purchase of a laptop and various software licenses; disability insurance for dental students; required organizational membership dues; clinical simulation facilities and materials for preclinical courses; and the digital tool box library of slides.

Dental clinical fee supports the purchase, distribution, sterilization, and storage of all clinical equipment and kits in the dental education program; and the purchase and support of the upgraded clinical technology systems in compliance with federal initiatives of electronic records and patient/student needs.

DDS academic fee 

DDS clinical fee 

Advanced dental education program fees (per semester)

International dental program fees (per semester)

IDP academic fee 

IDP clinical fee 

Masters medicine fees (per semester)

Professional medicine fees (per semester)

Technology fee (per semester)

A fee charged to all graduate and doctoral pharmacy students.

Professional program fees (per semester)

Honors College fee: A fee assessed to any student enrolled in the Honors College to help finance student enhancements and to support Honors lecture series - $75 per semester.

Online course fee: A fee charged for undergraduate and graduate online courses. The fee is for operational and personnel support to develop and maintain online courses - $40 per credit hour or a maximum of $120 per semester. This fee is being waived for the fall 2020 and spring 2021 semesters.

VCU Globe fee: A fee assessed to any student enrolled in the Globe Program - $50 per semester.

As of July 1, 2016, the U.S. Department of Education has regulated that institutions may not require a student to use Title IV financial aid funds to purchase books or supplies charged in excess of standard tuition and fees. The majority of the tuition surcharges and fees assessed by VCU with a component for books and supplies meets the requirements for using Title IV funds. Listed below are courses with excess fees that do not meet that requirement.

L.D. Wilder Government and Public Affairs (Wilder School)

Undergraduate Wilder School major fee (per semester)

A required comprehensive fee charged to all full- and part-time undergraduate Wilder School majors, regardless if the student is enrolled in Wilder School courses.

University College

Undergraduate University College major fee (per semester)

A required comprehensive fee charged to all full- and part-time undergraduate University College majors, regardless if the student is enrolled in University College courses.