Tuition & Tuition Assistance
Tuition in all Public Health Studies programs is competitively priced at $125 per unit.
- Completing our Addiction Counseling Certificate Program costs approximately $5,625
- Completing the Criminal Justice Addictions Professional Certificate Program currently costs approximately $1,500
- The cost of our Co-Occurring Disorders Certificate Program is approximately $3,375, not counting the prerequisite, Drugs, Society, and Behavior
- Cost of books for all these programs are additional
The Public Health Studies division at LMU is supported, in part, by a generous by endowment provided by Tom and Katherine Pike. Please contact our Records and Registration Specialist, Pat Ranftl, by email, at pranftl@lmu.edu and request a tuition assistance application package. You may also request one by telephone at 310.338.2812.
New students: Tuition assistance (from the Pike Fund) is available for qualifying candidates up to a maximum of 25% of tuition per class for the first four (4) classes taken in any the three Public Health Studies certificate programs: Addiction Counseling, Criminal Justice Addictions Professional, and Co-Occurring Disorders. All awards will be relative to student need and availability of funds. Continuing awards are contingent upon receiving a grade of “B” or better in each class.
Returning students will become eligible to apply for increased financial assistance toward future coursework when they have satisfactorily completed (with a grade of “B” or better) four (4) courses in any of the three Public Health Studies certificate programs. Award levels from any previous cycle are not guaranteed, and eligibility guidelines for tuition assistance are re-evaluated each semester, relative to student need and availability of funds. A new application form must be submitted each year.
All students: Completed tuition assistance applications for the Fall 2008 semester must be received by Friday, August 13, 2008; for the Spring 2009 semester, by December 5, 2008¹; and for the Summer 2009 semester, by May 22, 2009.
Incomplete tuition assistance applications will not be considered. A completed tuition assistance package must include:
- Completed Tuition Assistance Form (front and back)
- A Personal Statement
- Registration Form for the course/s you wish to enroll
- A 50% deposit toward the course/s you wish to enroll (check or credit card)
¹ A 50% deposit for Spring 2009 coursework will not become due until January 12th, 2009. This applies only to returning students in good standing (GPA of 3.0 and no holds on account). A completed enrollment form for Spring 2009 must still be received by December 5, 2008. Amount of any award will always be relative to student need and availability of funds.