Payment of Tuition and Fees

Tuition Rates

Base Rate: This rate applies to all currently enrolled graduate students at Middle Georgia State.

eTuition rate: This rate applies to all totally online courses and is applied as a per credit hour add-on to the Base Rate. Please see the Bursar’s Office webpage for the applicable rate.

These rates apply to tuition only and are subject to increase each year. New rates are automatically calculated on students’ schedule bills. Any questions may be directed to one of the cashiers in the Bursar’s Office by calling (478) 471-2705.

*The MSM Program currently offers its courses in a face-to-face format, but the School of Business anticipates developing online courses for which the online add-on would apply.

Fees

In addition to tuition, Middle Georgia State University imposes certain fees. The University assesses mandatory fees each semester to students who are registered for one or more credit hours. MGA’s mandatory fees include the following fees: activity fee, athletic fee, health fee, parking fee, recreation and wellness fee, special institution fee, and technology fee.

The activity fee is assessed per credit hour and is capped at 15 hours. Prorated amounts for the athletic fees are assessed for enrollment below 5 credit hours – the full athletic fee is assessed for 5 to 15 hours. The recreation and wellness fee is assessed by campus (Macon and Warner Robins only).

All fees are tentative and subject to change according to Board of Regents policy.

Current fee amounts are listed on the University's website under the Bursar’s Office page.  See: https://www.mga.edu/bursar/index.php.

For graduate students taking classes on one of the five campuses, all fees charged to undergraduate students would apply. For students taking only online graduate courses, the following fees apply: 

• Technology Fee ($46): All students enrolled at Middle Georgia State are assessed a technology fee each semester. This fee is used to support technology improvements directly benefitting students.
• Special Institution Fee (up to 4 credit hours, $125; 5 or more credit hours, $250): All USG students are required to pay a mandatory special institution fee imposed by the Board of Regents.
• Student Health Insurance: Students enrolled in graduate nursing or education programs, or international students holding F or J visas at Middle Georgia State, are required to have health insurance that meets minimum standards as mandated by the University System of Georgia. More information can be found on the University's website under Student Health Insurance.
• Liability Insurance ($16 per semester):  Education students enrolled in clinical programs require professional liability insurance. This fee is nonrefundable.
• Graduation Fee ($50): Fee required when applying for graduation.
• Online Course Proctoring Fee: Some online courses require proctored exams for which there is a fee.
• Transcript Fee ($5): Waived for graduates of Middle Georgia State College/Middle Georgia State University who apply to Middle Georgia State University graduate programs but required for all if sent to other institutions.

For students in the Master of Arts in Teaching Secondary Education with Initial Teacher Certification program, the following fees apply:

• GACE Admissions Assessment: Program Admission (combined test) ($128); Program Admission (any two tests) ($103); Program Admission (single test) ($78);
• GACE Content Assessment: (combined test) ($193); (single test) ($123);
• Criminal Background Check (estimated $15)*
• Georgia Educator Ethics Entry Assessment ($30)
• Liability Insurance (estimated $16)*
• LiveText Field Experience Edition ($133)
• Georgia Educator Ethics Exit Assessment ($30)
• edTPA Portfolio ($300)

*Please see the most updated information on these fees on the MAT website on the Office of Graduate Studies webpage at: http://www.mga.edu/graduate-studies/