Tuition Proration

Tuition proration amounts for SDM graduate students who complete thesis early or students who withdraw during the term are set out below. All amounts are in US dollars.

Tuition for early completion of the thesis will be prorated based on the low tuition rate. SDM students must have fulfilled 24 units of thesis from the previous semester in order to qualify for SDM tuition proration.

Prorated tuition for early thesis completion will be granted only if both of the following conditions are met:

1. The student has completed the required minimum 24 units of thesis credit in previous terms and is registered for only 1 (one) thesis credit in the term in which he or she graduates.
2. The student was registered for thesis credits as a regular graduate student in the term prior to the term in which he or she graduates.

There is one exception to the second item above: For a fall term completion, if the student was not registered for thesis in the previous summer, but was registered for thesis units as a regular graduate student in the previous spring, the tuition proration will be a minimum of 50 percent of the total tuition if the thesis is completed any time in the first half of the fall term.

The date of proration is determined by the date when the thesis advisor confirms the work was completed, but cannot be more than 15 days prior to when the date is reported to the registrar.

Use figures from the line if the date is shown; otherwise, use figures from the preceding line. For example, if the date is October 28, use that line; if the date is October 27, use the October 25 line.

Summer 2023

Week	Date	SDM Early Thesis Completion Tuition Amount ($)	SDM Low Tuition Amount in Case of Withdrawal	SDM Medium Tuition Amount in Case of Withdrawal ($)	SDM High Tuition Amount in Case of Withdrawal ($)	Percentage of Full Tuition Charge
1	June 13	1,600	1,600	2,625	3,925	12.5%
1.5	June 19	2,400	2,400	3,938	5,888	18.75%
2	June 22	3,200	3,200	5,250	7,850	25%
2.5	June 26	4,000	4,000	6,563	9,813	31.25%
3	June 29	4,800	4,800	7,875	11,775	37.5%
3.5	July 3	5,600	5,600	9,188	13,738	43.75%
4	July 6	6,400	6,400	10,500	15,700	50%
4.5	July 10	7,200	7,200	11,813	17,663	56.25%
5	July 13	8,000	8,000	13,125	19,625	62.5%
5.5	July 17	8,800	8,800	14,438	21,588	68.75%
6	July 20	9,600	9,600	15,750	23,550	75%
6.5	July 24	10,400	10,400	17,063	25,513	81.25%
7	July 27	11,200	11,200	18,375	27,475	87.5%
7.5	July 31	12,000	12,000	19,688	29,438	93.75%
8	August 3	12,800	12,800	21,000	31,400	100%

Fall 2023

Week	Date	SDM Early Thesis Completion Tuition Amount ($)	SDM Low Tuition Amount in Case of Withdrawal	SDM Medium Tuition Amount in Case of Withdrawal ($)	SDM High Tuition Amount in Case of Withdrawal ($)	Percentage of Full Tuition Charge
1	September 6	2,127	2,127	3,623	5,219	16.62%
2	September 12	2,127	2,127	3,623	5,219	16.62%
2.5	September 15	2,127	2,127	3,623	5,219	16.62%
3	September 19	2,669	2,669	4,545	6,547	20.85%
3.5	September 22	3,200	3,200	5,450	7,850	25%
4	September 26	3,731	3,731	6,355	9,153	29.15%
4.5	September 29	4,269	4,269	7,270	10,472	33.35%
5	October 3	4,800	4,800	8,175	11,775	37.50%
5.5	October 6	5,326	5,326	9,071	13,066	41.61%
6	October 10	5,869	5,869	9,995	14,397	45.85%
6.5	October 13	6,400	6,400	10,900	15,700	50%
7	October 17	6,932	6,932	11,807	17,006	54.16%
7.5	October 20	7,464	7,464	12,712	18,309	58.31%
8	October 24	8,000	8,000	13,625	19,625	62.5%
8.5	October 27	8,529	8,529	14,525	20,922	66.63%
9	October 31	9,060	9,060	15,430	22,225	70.78%
9.5	November 3	9,600	9,600	16,350	23,550	75%
10	November 7	10,131	10,131	17,255	24,853	79.15%
10.5	November 10	10,669	10,669	18,170	26,172	83.35%
11	November 14	11,200	11,200	19,075	27,475	87.50%
11.5	November 17	11,731	11,731	19,980	28,778	91.65%
12	November 21	12,262	12,262	20,884	30,081	95.80%
13	November 27	12,800	12,800	21,800	31,400	100%

Spring 2024

Week	Date	SDM Early Thesis Completion Tuition Amount ($)	SDM Low Tuition Amount in Case of Withdrawal	SDM Medium Tuition Amount in Case of Withdrawal ($)	SDM High Tuition Amount in Case of Withdrawal ($)	Percentage of Full Tuition Charge
1	February 5	2,127	2,127	3,623	5,219	16.62%
2	February 12	2,127	2,127	3,623	5,219	16.62%
2.5	February 15	2,127	2,127	3,623	5,219	16.62%
3	February 19	2,669	2,669	4,545	6,547	20.85%
3.5	February 22	3,200	3,200	5,450	7,850	25%
4	February 26	3,731	3,731	6,355	9,153	29.15%
4.5	February 29	4,269	4,269	7,270	10,472	33.35%
5	March 4	4,800	4,800	8,175	11,775	37.50%
5.5	March 7	5,326	5,326	9,071	13,066	41.61%
6	March 11	5,869	5,869	9,995	14,397	45.85%
6.5	March 14	6,400	6,400	10,900	15,700	50%
7	March 18	6,932	6,932	11,807	17,006	54.16%
7.5	March 21	7,464	7,464	12,712	18,309	58.31%
8	March 25	8,000	8,000	13,625	19,625	62.5%
8.5	March 28	8,529	8,529	14,525	20,922	66.63%
9	April 1	9,060	8,060	15,430	22,225	70.78%
9.5	April 4	9,600	9,600	16,350	23,550	75%
10	April 8	10,131	10,131	17,255	24,853	79.15%
10.5	April 11	10,669	10,669	18,170	26,172	83.35%
11	April 15	11,200	11,200	19,075	27,475	87.50%
11.5	April 18	11,731	11,731	19,980	28,778	91.65%
12	April 22	12,262	12,262	20,884	30,081	95.80%
13	April 25	12,800	12,800	21,800	31,400	100%

For more detailed information regarding the cost of attendance, including specific costs for tuition and fees, books and supplies, housing and food as well as transportation, please visit the SFS website.

Last updated May 3, 2023.