Tuition
The tuition cost for Independent Learning courses are as follows:
Undergraduate Rate: Spring 2008 $267.00 per undergraduate credit hour ($801.00 for a 3 hour course).
Graduate Rate: Spring 2008 $351.00 per graduate credit hour ($1053.00 for a 3 hour course).
Independent Learning will accept checks, money orders, MasterCard, Visa, and Discover. Please make checks payable to "Western Kentucky University." Full-time on-campus tuition does not cover Independent Learning, however, you might be able to use your financial aid to cover your course. All of our courses are considered in -state for tuition purposes.
Academic Advising
You need to check with your advisor to make sure that the course you enroll in will fit in your degree program and that you meet the prerequisites for the course.
Financial Aid
Check with Student Financial Assistance to see whether your on-campus financial aid will cover Independent Learning courses.
Repeating a Course
A course which has been failed cannot be repeated by Independent Learning without special permission.
Enrollment Limitations
A degree seeking student at Western Kentucky University may not receive more than one fourth of the required credit for a degree or certification via correspondence. For example, a four year degree requiring 128-semester hours credit would limit the student to a maximum of 32 hours earned by correspondence and not more than one half of the courses in the major or minor may be earned by this method. A maximum of 12 credit hours may be earned by correspondence in a calendar year.
Graduation
A course is complete when the final grade is reported the Registrar's Office. All course requirements, including the final exam, should be submitted for grading at least three weeks prior to graduation or any other deadline. If your course is not completed within this time frame, it may be reported on the following semester.