Tuition and Fees

For 2001-2003, the tuition and fees are as follows:

Tuition per course credit (3 semester hours)	$900
Tuition for auditing a course	$300
Registration fee per semester (nonrefundable)	$25
Lifetime Trinity transcript fee (payable at first registration only)	$25
Thesis Extension Fee (payable each semester beyond the specified two terms)	$75
Application for matriculation	$50
Late Registration Fee (charged whenever registration materials are received after the third class meeting)	$100

Tuition and fee increases for subsequent years may be anticipated; changes, if they occur, will be posted prior to the beginning of the academic year.

Full payment must be made prior to enrollment. Master Card and Visa will be accepted for charges up to $1,850 per semester.  Checks must be made payable to the Trustees of Trinity College and submitted to the Office of Graduate Studies, Trinity College, 300 Summit Street, Hartford, CT 06106-3100. 

Effective fall 2001, the Graduate Studies Program will charge a late registration fee of $100 when registration materials are received after the third class meeting.  Late registrations that are not accompanied by the $100 late fee will not be processed.

All bills must be paid in full by cash, check, or credit card prior to registration. Registration forms from students not complying with this requirement cannot be processed.

Financial Assistance

General Eligibility Criteria  

To receive aid from the federal student financial aid programs, a student must:

• be a citizen or eligible non-citizen of the United States;

• be enrolled as a matriculated student in an eligible program; or

• be taking coursework necessary for enrollment in a graduate certificate program;

• be enrolled at least half-time; (2 courses)

• maintain satisfactory academic progress as defined in the Graduate Studies Catalogue;

• not owe a refund or repayment to any institution on a Title IV grant (Federal Pell, FSEOG, SSIG), and not be in default on a Title IV loan (Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford, Federal SLS, Federal PLUS, ICL, Federal Consolidation Loan);

• be registered with the Selective Service System, if required.

Loans

The Federal Direct Stafford Loan Program allows matriculated graduate students to borrow up to a total of $18,500 per year based upon their cost of attendance.  The federal loan program is broken down into subsidized and unsubsidized components.  To be eligible for the subsidized loan, students must be matriculated into a graduate degree program, enrolled in at least two credits per semester, and demonstrate need based upon the Federal Methodology Need Analysis.  The unsubsidized Federal Direct Stafford Loan Program allows matriculated graduate students to borrow up to $18,500, minus the amount of their subsidized Stafford loan, without demonstrating need.

Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA): in order to apply for loans, graduate students must complete the FAFSA, or if they are returning graduate students, they may complete a renewal FAFSA.  It is very important that the correct code number is indicated on the FAFSA.  Trinity’s Title IV school code is 001414.  The FAFSA, or FAFSA renewal, must be mailed to the federal processor.  The Office of Financial Aid at Trinity will receive the data electronically.                                                                                                                                           

Grants and Scholarships

There are two forms of College-provided scholarship aid.  A Graduate Grant is available to approved candidates for the Master's degree who have completed at least two courses in their major field of concentration at Trinity.  This grant entitles the recipient to a fifty-percent tuition reduction for up to four courses a year.  Grants are not automatically renewable; a new application must be made annually.  Awards are based primarily on financial need.  Application forms are available only from the Office of Graduate Studies and must be filed well in advance of the beginning of classes for the term.

The Mitchell B. Stock Scholarship is awarded by the College to a secondary school teacher who has shown unusual academic promise in pursuit of the Master’s degree at Trinity.  The amount of this award varies annually.  Application forms are available only from the Office of Graduate Studies and the recommendation of the principal or head master/mistress is required.