Explanation of Fees

Application

A non-refundable fee is required for application processing. This fee includes expenses to process background checks.

ATI Exam

ATI Exam prepares students for successful completion of the NCLEX-RN licensure exams:

• Initial Fee for ASN and Accelerated BSN Students Only: The ATI initial fee for materials is assessed to ASN and Accelerated BSN students when they take NSG 101.

• ATI Per Semester Fee for Second and Each Subsequent Semester for ASN and Accelerated BSN Students Only: The ATI fee for materials is assessed to ASN and Accelerated BSN students the second semester and each subsequent semester for the nursing program.

• ATI Comprehensive RN Predictor Examination Retake Exam: ATI predictor examination fee is assessed to ASN and Accelerated BSN students the final semester of the program when they take the exam a third or more times to achieve at least a score of 62%.

Bookstore Voucher

A processing fee will be charged for any student applying for credit at the college bookstore.

Challenge Examination

All Challenge Examination fees must be paid prior to taking the exam:

• Credit by Examination: Students may challenge a liberal arts and sciences course. (see Admission Information.)

• LAS Challenge Examination: Students may challenge selected liberal arts and sciences course. (See Admissions Information section.)

• LPN Challenge Examination: Student seeking advanced placement in the ASN program because they hold an LPN license will take the NLN Nursing Acceleration Challenge Exam (ACE) PN-RN—Foundations of Nursing Exam.

• LPN Clinical Skills Challenge: Students seeking advanced placement in the ASN program because they hold an LPN license who have passed the written portion of the NLN Nursing Acceleration Challenge Exam (ACE) PN-RN—Foundations of Nursing Exam will take the Practical Challenge Exam

• NA Challenge Examination: Students on the CNA Registry or actively working as a CNA may challenge the 75 hour content and/or the 120 hour content.

• NA Clinical Skills Challenge: Students on the CNA Registry or actively working as a CNA who have passed the written portion of the CNA Challenge Exam may challenge the 75 hour content and/or the 120 hour content.

Clinical Make-up

Students who miss a clinical day and must make it up at a later date will owe a fee. This fee must be paid prior to attending the make-up session. If it is not paid, the student will be precluded from attending that session.

Deferred Payment (Employer Tuition Assistance)

For students who are not Mercy Medical Center employees and plan to defer a portion of their balance until grades are issued under the guidelines of their employer tuition assistance plan, a fee is required by the official payment due date for the semester. Additionally, such students must make arrangements with the Business Office to sign a promissory note in the event that their employer does not make payment.

Deferred Payment Note

A student may choose to defer payment of one-half of any remaining account balance by paying one-half of the account balance plus the deferment fee by the payment due date. The balance must be paid no later than the mid-point of the applicable semester. The Business Office will determine the exact due date of the balance.

Payments not made by the stated due date for the balance will result in the student being charged a late payment fee. The student must make an appointment with the Business Office to sign a promissory note to elect this option. A student's participation in this plan is subject to the approval of the Business Office. Students who have a history with Mercy College of late payments or returned checks may not participate in this plan.

Diploma Replacement

A fee is required in order to obtain an additional diploma.

Distance Education

A fee is required from all students taking a course in which at least 50% of the course is taught via distance technology.

Drug Screening

Drug screens are required of all students entering classes that contain clinical components. A fee is required to cover the cost of the screen.

Graduation

A fee is charged in the final semester of a student's academic program to cover the costs associated with graduation activities and supplies and is required from all graduating students, whether the student attends the ceremony or not.

ID Card Replacement

A fee is required to replace a lost or stolen ID card.

Late Payment

A fee will be assessed when any payment deadline is missed. This fee is charged with each late occurrence.

Late Registration

A registration deadline (last day to register for classes) is included in the activity calendar for each term. Students, other than first-time or unclassified students, who register after that deadline will be charged a late registration fee.

Parking Violations

A fee will be assessed when students park in reserved or restricted areas on the college campus and on the medical center campus.

Placement Examination

Students transferring from other institutions with professional program courses they wish to transfer to Mercy College and students applying for readmission to Mercy College will take a placement examination. The results of the examination will place the student within the program sequence of courses in the appropriate course(s).

Readmission Application

A non-refundable fee is required for students who wish to re-enter Mercy College after having formally withdrawn or been dismissed for academic or non-academic reasons. This fee is required to process application paperwork.

Reinstatement

Students who have been dropped from classes due to non-payment must pay a reinstatement fee, as well as all other obligations to be reinstated into classes. Payment in full must occur within the allotted time-frame for such reinstatement.

Returned Check

A fee is charged each time a check is returned for non-sufficient funds. The amount of the returned check plus the fee must be replaced with cash, money order or certified funds. Replacement of such funds after payment deadlines will result in late payment fees. A student who issues a check to Mercy College that is subsequently returned may not participate in the Deferred Payment Plan.

Schedule Change

Requests to add or drop a course from a student schedule two weeks after classes have started (prorated for short terms) will result in a fee. This fee will apply regardless of the reason for the change or regardless of who initiated the change.

Transcript

A fee is charged for all official transcripts provided for any persons not currently enrolled at Mercy College. Transcripts are provided at no charge for currently enrolled students, but are provided only if the student's account is free of holds. All of the student's outstanding financial obligations must be met before the student will be issued a transcript.