Tuition & Fees

The tuition and fees listed below are in effect for courses that begin on or after January 1, 2013.

• Individually paced courses
• Session based courses
• Flexi-paced courses
• Fees for all courses
• Refund policies and procedures
• Note about textbooks
• Note to students enrolling in individually paced courses
• Financial aid

Individually paced courses

Tuition for individually paced courses in math, computer science, and science (below the AP level) is based on the amount of time selected.Students who complete a course with five or more business days remaining in their enrollment may use the extra time to begin another individually paced course. Students who have not completed their course when their enrollment time ends may pay to re-enroll for more time.

• 3 months tuition: $ 704
• 6 months tuition: $1,352
• 9 months tuition: $1,938

In addition to the 3, 6, or 9 month options, students who are extending their enrollment to finish an individually paced course may apply for a 1 month extension for $240 (tuition), plus the $15 Application Fee discussed below. The application fee may be waived if the student's enrollment period has not yet expired at the time the student applies for an extension.The 1 month tuition option is only available to students who are extending their enrollment in an unfinished individually paced course.The 1 month extension is not available to students who are enrolling into new individually paced courses.

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Session-based courses

Tuition for writing, language arts, engineering, forensics, and world language courses varies by course. The following tuitions are in effect for session-based courses that start between Jan.1, 2013 through Dec. 31, 2013.

*Tuition is listed per course, not per series

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Flexi-paced courses

Tuition varies by course. Students begin on a set start date and work with their instructors to develop a flexible schedule to complete the course within the following nine months. Allow at least two weeks for application processing.

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Fees for all courses

$15 Non-refundable Application Fee is required for all applicants, including those who are extending an individually paced enrollment
$15 International Fee is required for all students living outside the United States (If the cost of shipping materials outside of the United States is above this amount, the excess cost will be charged directly to the student's account)
$25 Late Application Fee, for session-based courses only
$25 Course Change Fee. Course changes are generally not possible except when CTY determines that the student should be placed at a different level, in which case the fee is waived. If a course change is requested for another reason, and the change is approved by CTY, the course change fee is applied. [Qualified CTY students are encouraged to register at https://ctyjhu.org/surveys/placement/math.cfm to take free math and computer science and technology placement tests to help determine appropriate course placement. Contact ctyonline@jhu.edu to request placement test if uncertain about which CTYOnline world language course would be the most appropriate place to begin.

Full payment of tuition and fees must accompany the application.Payment may be made by check, money order, MasterCard, or Visa. Students may enroll only after all past due balances are paid (including balances from other CTY programs). Payments are applied to oldest balances first and then to current application requirements. Applications cannot be processed without payment and will be returned.

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Refund policies and procedures

Parents/guardians can receive an 80% tuition refund by submitting a written withdrawal request that is received by CTY no later than two weeks after the course start date, provided that software and course materials (if provided by CTY) are returned in satisfactory condition. The application fee is non-refundable. Refunds take approximately four to six weeks to process, or longer, pending receipt of the courseware. Send withdrawal requests to ctyonline@jhu.edu

Students who withdraw or fail to participate after the two-week withdrawal period is past do not receive refunds. Students who violate the Student Code of Conduct may be withdrawn from the program without refund.

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Note about textbooks

Some courses require the separate purchase of a textbook or other course materials. See the specific course description for details. Other materials, however, are supplied by CTY. If your course requires a textbook, please order it well in advance of the start date to be sure the student is equipped to begin.

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Note to students enrolling in individually paced courses

Students who complete a course with five or more days remaining in their enrollment are advanced to the next most appropriate individually paced course after receiving their grade for the previous course. Students can work on this new course until their enrollment period ends, or, if they want more time to work on the new course, they can pay additional tuition and fees to re-enroll for one or more months online through MyCTY, under "Manage Enrollments." Note that students may be required to purchase a textbook in some courses (see individual course descriptions).

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