What the $$$$$

lhflanurseNP, APRN · Jan 19, 2014

Have you contacted your financial adviser to find out what the problem is? It could be an error? One never knows today with computers!

PNW_NPstudent · Jan 19, 2014

It's possible that the student insurance is health insurance for you. Some schools require students to have, or purchase through the school, health insurance. As far as the student fee, that sounds like a lot.

zmansc, ASN, RN · Jan 19, 2014

I'm assuming that when you got accepted you talked to someone in the business office or financial aid office. Every school I've heard of makes all students have a visit with someone to discuss how they are going to pay for the courses. Typically at that visit both tuition and expected fees are discussed. I would compare what your charges show with what was discussed, review the paperwork from your last visit with them if you have it.

If that doesn't help you figure out why the charges are as they are, then a second visit to that office would be in order to get an explanation from them of the charges and how you can keep your costs down. Hopefully there is an error that they can correct in your favor.

futureeastcoastNP · Jan 19, 2014

Most schools opt you into health insurance if you don't prove you have private insurance.

PureLifeRN · Jan 20, 2014

I have to pay a $110 fee for taking an online class.....and then a $200 parking permit fee every semester!

If I am taking an online class, why do I need a parking permit??

BostonRN13 · Jan 20, 2014

If you do indeed have to pay see if your school allows partial payments. I managed to stay loan-free throughout NP school by paying half at the beginning of the semester and half at the end while using my AMEX and tuition reimbursement.

futureeastcoastNP · Jan 20, 2014

Which school is this?

lhflanurseNP, APRN · Jan 28, 2014

It is amazing how some people will start a topic then never comment to the replies!

Umberlee · Jan 28, 2014

It is CU Denver's college of nursing.

I did get it figured out that the student insurance is health insurance...which was the first I had heard of having to buy health insurance since registering, and I've since submitted my waiver. Then the fee that I was told was for a class I hadn't registered for--well, that was incorrect information, it is just for the program in general. So I'm cool with that, I just hope it's a one-time fee (forgot to ask in my stream of emails, and well, if it isn't I'll just have to pay it anyway).

Seems a little weird that they charge you for the student insurance first and THEN once you freak out, you're directed on how to waive it.

ChrisRN75495 · Jan 28, 2014

This is making me a little nervous. Are any of you doing the distance program with Maryville? Any surprises with fees and costs?

Thanks....

lhflanurseNP, APRN · Jan 29, 2014

Glad to hear you found out what it was all about. Thank you for letting us know. I wonder if they can still do that now that Obamacare is up and running...everyone has to have some type of insurance or pay the penalty fee.