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Tuition and Fees for 2007-2008

Includes:

Fall 2007/Spring 2008

  • Tuition (Full Time: 12-17 credits)
  • Housing Fee (Room & Board)
  • Textbooks
  • Computer Lab 
  • Student Activities, such as Women’s club, Computer club, SIFE, etc.
  • Professional Development Workshops
  • Health Insurance

Summer 2008

  • Tuition (Full Time: 6 credits)
  • Housing Fee (Room & Board)
  • Textbooks
  • Computer Lab
  • Activities
  • Health Insurance
  • Application Fees and Deposits

Application Fees and Deposits for Academic Year 2007-2008

Application Fee 10,000 CFA
Deposits 700,000 CFA  Tuition Deposit due at acceptance

Tuition for Academic Year 2007– 2008

   Fall 2007  Spring 2008   Summer 2008

Total Tuition and Fees

per semester

12 – 15 credits
Average cost:
2,100,000 – 2,625,000 CFA		 12 – 15 credits
 Average cost:
2,100,000 – 2,625,000 CFA		  3- 6 credits
 Average cost:
525,000 – 1,050,000 CFA
 Note: Tuition is based on the fee of 175,000 CFA per credit. Students typically enroll in 8 to 10 courses per academic year – 4 in each of the Fall and Spring semesters, and 1-2 courses during the summer. Some courses are 3-credit courses and some courses are 4-credit courses. The tuition depends on the number of credits in each course, and not just the total number of courses.

Housing Fees


 Per Semester  Summer Session

Dorm Fees
Includes room and board, laundry service, high speed Internet and air conditioning        

  1,000,000 CFA 500,000 CFA
Students choosing to reside on-campus will be required to sign a residential housing contract for each semester. Payment of the full semester dormitory fees follow the general payment schedule listed below. Students who break their residential contracts will still be accountable for the full dorm fee for the respective semester.

Other Mandatory Expenses

   All Year
 Health Insurance*  150,000 CFA
 Student Activity Fee  56,000 CFA
*Health insurance is mandatory for all students.  Students without coverage will be required to subscribe to Suffolk University’s group health insurance package.

Payment Plan (where applicable)

  September 14, 2007    October 12, 2007 
  January 11, 2008   February 15, 2008
Fall Semester  

50% of Tuition, Dorm Fees, Activity Fee, and Health Insurance

 Remaining Balances     
Spring Semester      

50% of Tuition, and Dorm Fees

 Remaining Balance
Summer Semester Full Payment:  May 09, 2008