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Tuition & Fees

Tuition Schedule

...through March 2010 course start dates

...as of April 2010 course start dates

Fee Schedule

...as of July 2009

We do not want costs to get in the way of your education. We have streamlined our tuition and fees to make it easy for you to estimate and cover any expenses. For our many military students who use tuition assistance benefits, this often means no or minimal out-of-pocket costs.

 If you have questions about paying for school, please visit our resource center.

American Public University System (APUS) provides high-quality, affordable distance education to students around the globe. We do not have resident or non-resident students, so tuition is not based on a student’s geographical location or home of record. All undergraduate students seeking academic credit are eligible for the book grant. This grant provides textbooks, e-books, and other course materials at no cost to the student for all credit-bearing courses successfully completed. Graduate students and any student in an audit course must purchase their course materials.

An APUS Book Grant automatically provides required texts and other reading at no charge to all undergraduate students who are earning academic credit. Students just need to register for courses and submit payment for tuition. APUS is transitioning to course materials in electronic format. If the material is not yet available electronically or students are stationed overseas, the printed textbooks and other reading matter will be shipped directly to them at no charge.

Although graduate students are required to buy their own course materials, APUS strives to minimize such costs. Items may be purchased independently, through publisher-provided sites, or directly from our online bookstore through MBS Direct at www.mbsdirect.net. On the MBS site, choose American Public University System as your school and follow the prompts on the screen to order your course materials.

**For detailed information on late registration, please review the "Registration" section of this handbook.