TUITION

As a supplement to the catalog, a current tuition schedule is available from the Admissions Office.

FEES

FEES  PURPOSE
 $9 

FIDM Transcript

A signed request must be sent to the Registrar’s Office with the correct fee. Allow a minimum of five working days for processing transcripts. 
$25  Late charge for payments ($500 or more) made 5 days after due date 
$15  Additional/Replacement diploma fee 
Variable  Additional 3-unit class 
$350  CARE challenge fee (per 3 units) 
$25  Returned check 
Tuition & fees at the prevailing rate  Developmental Writing 
$350  Exchange Program Application fee

REPEATING A FAILED COURSE*

A student who needs to repeat a course will be charged tuition and fees at the prevailing rate. Course-related resource fees are applied at the same time that the student registers for the repeated course.

Three (3) hour, zero (0)-unit courses such as GNST 0400 Writing Skills will be charged tuition and fees at the prevailing rate.

REPEATING A PASSING COURSE*

Students who repeat a course in order to improve their grade point average (GPA) will be charged tuition and fees at the prevailing rate.

*Does not include books and supplies

FOR SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION

F-1 Visa International Students

INSTRUCTION

All instruction at FIDM is in English.

MAINTAINING F-1 STATUS

After an international student obtains a visa and enters the U.S. in F-1 status, they must continue to maintain that status and follow F-1 regulations upon entry until final departure. The key requirements for maintaining F-1 status include, but are not limited to the following:

  1. Report to FIDM's Designated School Official (DSO) for Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) registration upon arriving at FIDM. Students must be registered in SEVIS no later than 30 days after the program start date.
  2. Attend the school authorized on the I-20.
  3. Maintain a full course of study (minimum of 12 units) each quarter and make normal academic progress towards completion of program. Nine of the 12 units must be in the classroom (not online), unless approved under a specific exception, in advance (before dropping a class), by the FIDM International Students Office.
  4. Transfer or extend program in a timely manner or file timely requests for extension of stay, change of status, transfer, optional practical training, and other benefits.
  5. Keep continuity in program of study (absence from the U.S. or any other academic break of more than five months terminates F-1 status).
  6. Refrain from unauthorized work or illegal activity.
  7. When traveling abroad, always return in proper F-1 status.
  8. Keep the passport valid for six months into the future.
  9. Report any changes of address to FIDM's Designated School Official within 10 days of the change.
  10. Abide by the aggregate unemployment rules while on post-completion Optional Practical Training (OPT).

At normal conclusion of studies or practical training, F-1 students usually have 60 days (grace period) in which to prepare to leave the U.S., to move to a new academic program, or to transfer to another institution. However, certain factors may reduce that grace period.

EMPLOYMENT IN F-1 STATUS

An F-1 student may only work under the following conditions (any work not authorized by this section will violate F-1 status and serve as grounds for cancellation).