Tuition and Financial Aid
Tuition and Fees
Tuition rates are updated yearly by the Florida Legislature and the University and are subject to change. Current graduate tuition rates for the 2008-2009 academic years which includes the Summer B semester 2009 are as follows:
Florida Residents: $311.60 / sem. hr.
Non-Florida Residents: $941.49 / sem. hr.
Tuition rates for the 2009-2010 academic year which includes Fall semester 2009 through Summer B semester 2010 are as follows:
Florida Residents: $394.85/ sem. hr.
Non-Florida residents: $1119.57/ sem. hr.
At these rates, the total tuition for the Class of 2011 for each year of the two-year PA curriculum would be:
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Didactic Year (40 sem.hrs. + $105 fees) |
Clinical Year (40 sem.hrs. + $180 fees) |
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Florida residents |
$15,400 |
$15,975 |
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Non-Florida residents |
$43,820 |
$44,963 |
Equipment and Insurance
In addition, we estimate approximately $1000 for books and $175 for medical equipment. All PA students must carry personal health and hospital insurance and are strongly encouraged to carry disability insurance. See more about costs, budgeting, loans, and financial aid at www.med.ufl.edu/oea/finaid.
Rotation Expenses
Students are responsible for their transportation, housing, and living expenses during their clinical year. Expenses will vary, depending on the location of each rotation site.
Students rotating in a location served by an Area Health Education Center (AHEC) usually have their housing provided by the AHEC at no cost to the student.
Financial Aid Resources
The School of Physician Assistant Studies is not involved in the financial aid decision process. Questions about financial aid should be addressed to Eileen Parris who is the Financial Aid Administrator for students in the College of Medicine. Her office is on the first floor of the Health Science Center, Room M-128. Her phone number is 352-273-7939; her FAX number is (352) 846-0812; her e-mail address is eparris@ufl.edu; and her web page is at www.med.ufl.edu/oea/finaid.
Additional information about financial aid at the University of Florida can be obtained from:
Office for Student Financial Affairs — www.sfa.ufl.edu
Room S-107 Criser Hall
PO Box 114025
Gainesville FL 32611-4025
Phone: 352-392-1275
Helpful Programs
The following websites may provide additional information about sources of financial aid:
For information on SCHOLARSHIPS AND LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS:
National Health Service Corps (NHSC)
http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/applications/scholarship/
For information on SCHOLARSHIPS AND LOANS FOR DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS:
Bureau of Health Professions – Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/dsa/
For information on SCHOLARSHIPS FOR AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE STUDENTS:
Indian Health Service Scholarships
www.ihs.gov
For information on SCHOLARSHIPS, LOANS, CALCULATORS, APPLICATIONS, etc.:
FinAid! “The SmartStudentTM Guide to Financial Aid”
www.finaid.org/
Financial Aid Application and Deadlines
Since the PA academic year actually begins during the last semester (Summer B) of one University of Florida academic year and continues through the first three semesters of the following University academic year (Fall, Spring, and Summer A), two applications for financial aid during the School of Physician Assistant Studies’ academic year must be submitted in order to cover the full four semesters of the PA academic year. Applicants do not need to wait to be accepted into the School of Physician Assistant Studies before submitting the first of these two applications and are encouraged to apply for financial aid for Summer B as soon as they submit their CASPA application.
The second of the two applications can be submitted any time after January of the year in which students will actually matriculate into the School of Physician Assistant Studies.
Applications can be submitted online by accessing the following website:
Assistance in completing the application or asking questions about financial aid can be obtained by contacting Eileen Parris (see above for contact information).
