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Cost of Attendance
Fees are typically charged per semester. First semester graduate students should expect the following:
| Tuition | Mandatory Fees | Other Fees |
|---|---|---|
| The 2024-2025Ìýtuition fee is $2,267 per unit. Expect an approximately 3 ‒ 5% tuition increase each year. | Orientation: new student fee, graduate = $55 (charged first semester only) |
Student health insurance. See for fees and waiver information |
| Ìý | Student health serviceÌýfee = $650 (charged to students with 6 units or more every semester) | Ìý |
| Ìý | Graduate student programming fee = $20 (charged per semester) |
Tuition refund insurance. See arr.usc.edu/services/ registration/tuitionrefund.html for rates and opt out instructions. |
| Ìý | Norman H. Topping student aid fund = $11 (charged per semester) |
Ìý |
| TOTAL = $2,267 x # of units | TOTAL = $736Ìýfor full-time students | TOTAL = Varies |
Estimated Credentialing Fees
The requirements to be recommended for a California preliminary teaching credential involve some fees. See the table below for an estimate of costs.
| Basic Skills Requirement – CBEST | $102.00 |
| Subject Matter Competency – CSET | $297.00 |
| Certificate of Clearance Online Application | $52.65 |
| LiveScan (varies $20-$120) | $120.00 |
| TB Test (varies $0-$200) | $200.00 |
| California Teaching Performance Assessment (CalTPA) |
$300.00 |
| CPR Training (varies $60-$120) | $120.00 |
| US Constitution Exam (varies $85-$100) | $100.00 |
| Reading Instruction Competence Assessment (RICA)* (for Multiple Subject & Education Specialist Credential candidates) |
$171 |
| CSET Spanish III & IV** (for Bilingual Authorization in Spanish candidates only) |
$198 |
| Total Possible | $1,079.65 - $1,648.65 Ìý |
*Additional credentialing fees:ÌýBILA Exams (for California Bilingual Authorization in Spanish supplemental certification only)= $198.00