<p>Let's say I go into Vandy with 18 AP hours.... can I take less than 12 hours both semesters of senior year and what is the tution cost for a 6 hour semester? What is the cost for a past-time student???</p>
<p>Does anyone know where I can find this information? I cannot find it on the Vandy website.</p>
<p>First of, I doubt very much Vanderbilt will credit 18 AP hours. I also believe to be part-time as an undergraduate is almost impossible at private college. You have to make a request.</p>
<p>What are you talking about Vanderbilt won’t accept 18 AP hours? They’ve given me 20 and other people like 26. You don’t know what you’re talking about.</p>
<p>The CAS website says you can underload in your final semester with permission from one of the Advising Deans, but it puts you on probation, and trying to do it at other times is hard unless you’re sick or injured. And they don’t say anything about getting a discount. Basically, don’t go to Vandy because you think you’ll get an on-sale senior year.</p>
<p>Eucalyptus, that was perhaps the most misinformed post I have seen.</p>
<p>D told me stories last year of seniors who were called in to meet with assistant deans to get permission to be enrolled with less than 12 hours last spring. I don’t think there is any tuition savings, but could be wrong. One friend was gently reprimanded by an asst. dean for not graduating early since she was only enrolled in minimal hours and was receiving significant scholarship assistance. I can’t imagine that you can begin the semester as an underclassman enrolled in fewer than 12 hours unless there is an extreme circumstance involved.</p>
<p>Help. Going into senior year my son will have 111 hours. So we have to pay full tuition for 9 hours??? He does not want to graduate early. He just wants to take one or 2 classes each semester senior year. Is there no way to be a part-time student?</p>
<p>S’s black book was easy accessible in his room, so I went to look this one up. You must have the permission of the college dean to be enrolled on a less than full time basis. They will assess part-time tuition (the 2005-06 rate was a little over $1200 per credit hour). That would represent some savings, but unless your student has permission to live off campus, you’ll still be paying the hefty amount charged for housing/meal plan. All of D’s acquaintances who have been less than full time spring of senior year were taking 2 or 3 classes. The one who was on financial aid and who was chided for taking 6 hours may have only needed one class to graduate, but didn’t want to miss out on the spring semester. Her full freight aid package therefore had to cover housing & meals for her to take the necessary requirement(s) which could have been taken earlier in her academic career. I guess if you are paying the entire bill they won’t care what your son does, but if he receives financial aid, the dean may have something to say about it. While Vanderbilt has pricey tuition, they do still offer a few “bargains” in the mix - free admission to athletic events and the opportunity to take up to 18 credit hours without additional charges. While my state university used to have pricing like that, it is long gone and students pay for every single credit hour regardless. If a student has the desire to take extra classes and can manage the load effectively, it is a great opportunity, IMO. There are some fun “bunnies” out there that can offer students new perspectives and/or useful information - the theatrical music class, country music class, women’s health, etc.</p>
<p>thanks. What is the black book you are referring to? Is there a way to access it online?</p>
<p>My son is not on financial aid and we will have paid for 12 hours of summer school at Vandy (plus he had 18 hours of AP credit). So it would seem to me that he should be able to pay less and take less hours his senior year. I would think that is he has met all of his AXLE and Major requirements, they should let him only take 2-3 classes and pay less…right?</p>
<p>So, got my head ripped off by GCN2 and the other one for saying that I doubt Vandy would credit 18 credits. Finally, the 18 credits received as a Freshman ended up costing a fair amount during senior year. $1,200 per credit hour back in 05/06 is a lot of money. Considering most course are on a 3 credit hours, and if living on campus is a requirement, perhaps your student should take “bird” courses for the remaining of his time. The reason I say bird course is to no affect his GPA.</p>
<p>You also need to be careful if you are still under your parent’s medical insurance. I have to have a form filled out by the registrar each year verifying I am full time student to remain under their insurance.</p>
<p>The black book is what my kids always called the undergraduate catalog because it is always bound in black (at least for their 7 year tenure). You can access it online.</p>
<p>I would call the dean’s office and ask about the reduced load if your S is thinking both semesters senior year. I’m sure there won’t be a problem if he is just doing it in the spring semester. They are big on adhering to the process rules when permission is needed. D took only 12 hours last spring and one of the classes was P/F. She had to go to a meeting with an asst. dean to get permission to take the P/F class as such since the rules state you must have 12 graded hours and she only had 9. Not saying they don’t often say yes; just saying you have to ask. Kind of like “Mother, May I.”</p>
<p>Good point, silversparkles. I have had some students who have had the same concerns about car insurance/good student discounts through the years. BTW, momof2ky, if those issues became relevant, your S could consider an internship to make up the credits. Expensive, but sometimes necessary.</p>
<p>all good “heads up” information…for newbies to consider…thank you.</p>
<p>well first of all, those ap credit will not fill up your graduation requirements. Second, i dont think there is any deduction on tuition.</p>
<p>Actually 18 AP credits will put you in a nice spot come senior year. I came in with 18 credits, never took summer school, and I only need 10 credits to graduate over the next two semesters. I only took 18 hours one semester, so I didn’t average a heavy load or anything either.</p>
<p>As for 2VU0609’s reference to the black book. It is still black and still has the majority of the answers you are looking for it can be found online below.
[Vanderbilt</a> University Undergraduate Catalog](<a href=“http://www.vanderbilt.edu/catalogs/undergrad/]Vanderbilt”>http://www.vanderbilt.edu/catalogs/undergrad/)</p>
<p>I had this very, very patiently explained to me by an advisor, so I’m confident that this is correct:</p>
<p>For the purposes of this conversation, eucalyptis2 is right, and this is why:</p>
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<li><p>To graduate, one of Vanderbilt’s requirements is that 120 VU credits are completed by the student (roughly 15 per semester).</p></li>
<li><p>Vanderbilt does offer <em>ELECTIVE CREDIT ONLY</em> for completed AP credits. Exception: foreign language, which can replace VU foreign language credits.</p></li>
<li><p>However that doesn’t change the requirement of having 120 VANDERBILT credit hours under your belt.</p></li>
<li><p>Hypothetical: you go in with 18 credits completed through AP scores. Awesome for you. This means YOU have to graduate with 138 credits (18 entering; 120 VU credits). </p></li>
<li><p>Therefore: you can take a lighter course load if you want to but don’t fool yourself into thinking you won’t pay the price later!! AP credits don’t count for a whole lot at Vanderbilt, though they probably strengthened your application. (Trying to see silver lining.)</p></li>
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<p>Sucks a little bit (I took AP Chem in high school solely to get out of a college lab science) but whatever.</p>
<p>^^ Idk why my information contrasts with GCN2’s but I know that it is correct at least for the class of '13. We had the head of the A&S college speak to us (and I mean, it was a big official student assembly, so she had to be informed) at length during one of our visits on the Dore Days and the above is EXACTLY what she said to us.</p>
<p>The big official student assembly whined about it too. I don’t really care one way or the other. 15 credit hours a semester does not sound like that big a deal to me: average class load amiright? :)</p>
<p>Please don’t take me wrong here. I am NOT criticizing Vandy. Every school does it differently. Some give AP as is, others accept you at their school based on the fact that you took AP in HS, but do not give anything, others give the AP credits, but put you in a higher status, therefore charge more $. However, I don’t like the way Vandy conduct business with regards to AP credits. One has to analyze the info, as it is not clearly written. For example: They clearly stated on their web site, that one must live on campus for 4 years (exception CAN be made, but what are the exceptions? I could not find them on the site), therefore it is assumed it will take 4 years to complete a degree. I would be curious to find out what a student’ individual guidance counsellor have to say to a student entering with 18 AP credits. Are they not working with students in preparing a 4 years university path to graduation? At that point, it must be obvious to both that during senior year, the student will have to hang around Vandy for 1 or 2 semesters.</p>
<p>Also, if a student is from Tennessee and received the HOPE SCHOLARSHIP, he/she must be enrolled in at least 6 hours/semester to maintain the scholarship, which is also pro-rated to reflect the status of a student.</p>
<p>You only have to use your AP credits as elective credits IF you’re in A&S (which is likely, since it’s the biggest school. but still.) VUSE, Blair, and Peabody can use their AP credits to place out of/into classes. There may be a cap on how many–I think it’s 18–but you can use them for those schools.</p>