FEES
All fees are listed in US Dollars (US$), unless otherwise noted, and are in effect for the 2012/13 academic year only.
- Application Fee (nonrefundable): Tourists: $80, Israeli Citizens: NIS 360 – per academic year.
- Program Deposit (nonrefundable): $250 must be paid to reserve a place on the program .
- Students who are studying on both the Jerusalem Ulpan and the Summer Ulpan receive a 10% discount on the Jerusalem Ulpan.
- Israeli citizens are personally responsible to join a health fund (Kupat Cholim) to assure their access to medical care.
- Students who are studying in more than one ulpan and are living in University housing will be charged an additional fee for the days between the ulpans.
- To qualify for the Israeli Citizen fee, the student must present an Israeli Identity Card (Teudat Zehat)
SUMMER PROGRAMS :
|
PROGRAM |
TUITION |
HOUSING |
|
Jerusalem Ulpan |
|
|
$1,600 |
$890 |
|
|
NIS 4,850 |
Set by University Housing Office |
| Summer Ulpan |
|
Tourists |
|
|
|
Israeli Citizens |
|
Set by University Housing Office |
|
Student Authority Grant Recipients |
Official Scholarship Letter |
Set by University Housing Office |
| English Ulpan |
| All Students |
$1,100* |
$530 |
*Does not include health insurance.
PREPARATORY PROGRAM / MECHINA
| PROGRAM |
TUITION |
HOUSING |
| Mechina / Hebrew and Israel Culture Program |
|
|
| Tourists and Non-Resident Israeli Citizens |
|
|
| Full Year |
$12, 500 |
$6,100 |
|
Spring Semester |
$7,900 |
$3,280 |
| Mechina - Resident Israeli Citizens |
|
|
|
Full Year |
NIS 23,750 |
Set by University Housing Office |
| Released Israeli Soldiers/Sherut Leumi Graduates |
NIS 15,280 |
|
Students who have served in the Israeli Defense Forces or completed Sherut Leumi may qualify for scholarships from
the Ministry of Defense. Scholarships are available from the Ministry of Education for citizens on a low socioeconomic level. |
| Mechina - Student Authority Grant Recipients |
|
|
|
Full Year |
NIS 700 |
Set by University Housing Office |
|
Part-time Students may only register for up to 2 courses per semester. They pay an additional $140 per weekly hour
for Modern Hebrew, English and Mathematics courses and $400 per credit hour for all other courses. |
| Full Year |
$900 |
$5,640 |
| Autumn Semester |
$525 |
$2, 460 |
| Spring Semester |
$550 |
$2,830 |
|
MISCELLANEOUS CHARGES |
|
Replacement Student Card |
NIS 60 |
|
Additional Transcripts beyond first five |
$15 |
| Transcripts prior to 1980 |
$30 |
Students who order five transcripts or more on the same transcript request form are charged US$15 per transcript for the first four copies ordered and then US$5 for each additional transcript on the same order . Thus, for example, 5 transcripts would cost US$65 and 10 transcripts US$90.
REFUNDS
- Refunds take up to 30 days to process.
- All refunds are contingent upon full compliance with official withdrawal procedures .
Refunds issued in Israeli currency (NIS) are computed according to the rate of exchange. Students requesting refunds in any other currency are charged a 0.7% bank fee.
- Refunds may also be directly deposited into a bank account, either local or abroad, if banking details are provided.
Tuition
Students who withdraw prior to the beginning of the academic year/semester are charged a $250 withdrawal fee and for any points they may have utilized for OSA activities
Once the academic year begins the withdrawal charges are:
|
From : |
October 22, 2011 |
November 21, 2011 |
January 24, 2013 |
February 26, 2013 |
March 29, 2013 |
| Tourists / Non-Resident Israeli Citizens |
$3,875 |
$7,900 |
$8,525 |
$12,500 |
|
| Resident Israeli Citizens |
NIS 6150 |
NIS 14,090 |
NIS 15,280 |
NIS 23,750 |
|
| Student Authority Grant Recepients |
NIS 4,035 |
NIS 9,170 |
NIS 9,930 |
NIS 15,280 |
|
| Spring Semester |
|
|
|
$2,725 |
$7,900 |
Part-time
|
DATE OF WITHDRAWAL |
CHARGED |
|
During the first 3 days of program |
25% of tuition fee* |
|
Between the fourth and the sixth day |
50% of tuition fee* |
|
After the sixth day of the program |
100% of tuition fee* |
* Students withdrawing within the first 30 days of the semester are also charged 25% of the course fee .After 30 days the student is also charged the full course fee.
Housing
Students who wish to vacate University housing after accepting the room key and/or moving their personal possessions into a room, must submit written notification to the RIS Finance Office, Boyar 501/502.
Semester/Year students who cancel their housing reservation or vacate their room by September 24, 2012 are charged only $75 for semester housing.
Students who vacate the University housing between September 25, 2012 and the end of the autumn semester (February 3, 2013) are charged for one additional month of rent.
After the end of the autumn semester, no refunds are available for the balance of the academic year.
Once spring semester students have occupied a room, no housing fee refunds are issued.
