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Brigham Young University
Tuition
Students who are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) pay $2,710 per Fall/Winter semester and $1,355 per Spring term for full-time study (2009-10 tuition, subject to change). Students who are not members of the Church pay $5,420 per Fall/Winter semester and $2,710 per Spring term for full-time (2009-10 tuition, subject to change).
Financial Support
Financial support is offered in several ways:
1. Teaching and Research Assistantships:
These 13-hour-per-week positions are awarded to all interested first-year students, giving them an opportunity to work closely with faculty in Clinical Psychology. Such contracts offer approximately $3300 each for Fall and Winter Semesters, as well as $1600 for Spring Term.
2. Externships:
After the first year, and sometimes sooner if desired, students are placed in settings throughout the community with specific assignments based on interests, skill level, and location. Externships are generally assigned for one year and then rotated in order to provide breadth of experience. Most externships pay about $16 per hour and students work from 10-20 hours per week. Because of these ties with professionals in the community our students generally apply for internships with thousands of hours of practical experience behind them.
3. Student Instructors:
Students interested in teaching may have the opportunity to carry full responsibility for certain undergraduate courses in the Psychology Department after they have successfully completed Psychology 693, Teaching Psychology. Teachers of day-time sections are generally paid $3000 for a 3-credit course and evening sections,$2400.
4. Tuition Support:
Limited funding is available for partial tuition assistance through departmental awards. This past academic year full-time students received about $750 - $850 per semester, Fall and Winter, in addition to $450 Spring Term.
5. Short-term and Long-term Loans:
In addition to federal government guaranteed student loans, BYU offers both short and long-term loans through internal resources. Contact the Financial Aid Office at (801) 422-4104 or at Financial Aid, or see the General Catalog for further information.