For tuition purposes only, full-time undergraduate students are defined as taking
12 or more credits per 11-week quarter. Students taking fewer than 12 credits
per quarter are considered part-time students.
For tuition purposes only, students in programs delivered in the 11-week quarter
format taking 8 or more credits when enrolled in a single 5.5-week term of an
11-week quarter are considered full-time students.
A change in the number of credits taken during a term or quarter may lead to
tuition being assessed at a different rate if a student moves from part-time to
full-time or vice versa.
FAST TRACK: Students in undergraduate programs taking 16 or more
credits in an 11-week quarter will only be charged tuition for 16 credits.
Applicable course technology and resource fees still apply for all courses,
including those above 16 credits.
Students are still responsible for purchasing textbooks or e-books for all
enrolled courses, including those above 16 credits, whether purchased through
Rasmussen University or another source.
Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing through any Entrance
Option, the Law Enforcement Associate of Applied Science program, and students
enrolled as Individual Progress do not qualify for Fast Track pricing.
Individual Progress students will be charged at the School of Business part-time
rate, plus the applicable Course Technology and Resource Fee.
Individual Progress students are not eligible for self-directed assessments and
credit by examination.
Audit students who elect to take courses without earning university credit are
charged $226 per credit hour plus the applicable Course Technology and Resource
Fee and book fees for each course.
Students with tuition rates at or lower than $267 per credit for full-time rates
and $340 per credit for part-time rates are not eligible for any grants or
scholarships offered by the University.
Students who start the Healthcare Certificate, Medical Assisting Diploma, or
Healthcare/Health Sciences Associate degree program with Medical Assisting
specialization on or after May 8, 2024 may be eligible for institutional grants
regardless of program or course tuition rate, provided they meet all other
applicable terms and conditions for the grants.
Students enrolling in the Master of Science in Nursing degree programs on or
after January 3, 2023 may be eligible for institutional grants regardless of
program or course tuition rate, provided they meet all other applicable terms
and conditions for the grants.
Students enrolled in the Nursing Post-Graduate Certificates in Nursing
Education, Nursing Leadership and Administration, or Healthcare Technology,
Simulation, and Informatics specialization are not eligible for any grants or
scholarships offered by the University.