Extended Studies, University of Nevada, Reno

High School Independent Learning Courses
Fees

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Tuition
Tuition is $100.00 per each 1/2-unit course. Checks or money orders should be made payable to the Board of Regents. This fee does not include the costs of textbooks, syllabus, web fee or the handling charge. These fees vary and are given with the course descriptions on the following pages. Fees and textbook costs are subject to change.

Stationery, handling and syllabus
Since Independent Learning is self-supporting, a fee of $20.00 per 1/2-unit course is charged to help with mailing costs, as well as to cover the costs of administration and course development. Cover sheets and envelopes for the course are sold for $5.00. The syllabus fee of $25.00 covers the cost of syllabus production and copying.

Web fee
No stationery or syllabus costs are applied to web courses. However, a web fee of $30.00 per course is applied to cover the cost of preparing courses for web use.

Charge it
VISA, MasterCard, American Express and Discover Card are acceptable methods of payment for the courses. Call (775) 784-4652 or toll free at 1-800-233-8928, ext. 4652, to charge your enrollment. If you are a minor, your parent or guardian will have to phone in an enrollment charged to a credit card.

Transfer from one course to another course
A student may transfer only once from one independent learning course to another if no lessons have been submitted for the course. The request to transfer must be made and the course materials received in the independent learning office within six months of the original enrollment, as long as no lessons have been submitted. The original date of enrollment remains the same for the new course. The charge to transfer is $50.00 per course; the handling fee is not transferable to the new course.

Extension of enrollment period
Every student is eligible for one six-month extension per course for a fee of $75.00. No additional extensions will be granted. If a student wishes to continue a class which has not been completed within 18 months, the student must completely re-enroll for the course. A reinstatement fee of $30.00 may apply if a check is received late.

Refund policy
If you withdraw from a course within two months of the original date of enrollment and have not turned in any lessons you are eligible for a partial refund. An administrative fee of $50.00 per course is charged. Seventy-five percent (75%) of the course fees and handling, less the administrative fee, is refundable if we receive a request for refund and the course materials have been received in our office within one month from the original date of enrollment. Fifty percent (50%) of the course fees and handling, less the administrative fee, is refundable if we receive a request for refund and the course materials within two months of the original enrollment date and no lessons have been submitted.

We will make no refunds after two months from the original enrollment date. We will make no refunds if any lessons have been submitted to Independent Learning for grading. The student must return the syllabus and any other course material in order to be eligible for a refund.

If the textbooks are returned in excellent condition we will refund 50% of the original cost of the texts provided they are currently being used in the course for which they were issued. The student should plan on at least a four-week processing time for the refund check.

Replacement of course materials
The charge for replacement of a course syllabus is $25.00. Book replacement charges vary depending upon the most recent price charged by the publisher.

Air-mail postage
In the United States first-class mail is sent via air when appropriate. Therefore, it is unnecessary to add this expense for lesson return. If you enroll by mail or phone and you wish to have your course materials sent first-class air mail instead of via United Parcel Service ground (five to seven days), please include a fee of $10.00 per course with your application. (If you live in Alaska or Hawaii, course materials are sent first class, so please include a payment of $20.00. If shipping charges are less than $20.00, the difference will be credited to the student.)

International mail
Students living outside the United States should use airmail only. If you live in a foreign country, you must pay the difference between foreign and domestic rates for sending materials and returning lessons. If you request air mail service, you must pay the difference between the actual cost of the air mail postage and the domestic rate by surface mail. Please include a fee of $40.00 for returning lessonsand $50.00 for sending course materials and texts via air mail. If the shipment costs are less than $50.00, the difference will be credited to the student.

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