Tuition and Fees
GLSP tuition and fees are set for each academic year, beginning with the summer term.  Official costs per term are listed in each term’s course catalog.  The tuition and fee schedule below is subject to change.  Students are required to pay all tuition and fees at registration.  See the section in the Student Handbook on Withdrawals for information on tuition refunds.

Tuition for Summer 2008 - Spring 2009
Each three-unit course	$1,926
Final Essay/Project course	$3,852
Audited course (not for credit)	$642
Fees for Summer 2008–Spring 2009
Registration fee, due at time of registration     (nonrefundable, not part of tuition)	$100
Late Registration fee (registrations received after deadline)	$150
In-term Registration fee (during first week of classes)	$200
Essay/Project registration fee (charged per term)	$100
Additional course fees	as applicable
Course transfer fee (per course transferred in from     another institution; approval required)	$642
Transcript fee (contact University Registrar)	$5
Check returned fee (billed by University)	$25

 

Tuition Payments
Students must pay the tuition, registration fee, and any applicable course fees at the time of registration.  If a student registers online, the student must make an online payment by Visa, MasterCard, or e-check; if a student submits a printed registration form, the form must be accompanied by a check or by Visa or MasterCard payment information. 

General Financial Aid
Graduate Liberal Studies Program administers two types of financial aid: need-based scholarships available to degree candidates and community support scholarships.

    Need-based Scholarships:
    These scholarships are available only to students admitted to degree candidacy (matriculated).

• Director's Scholarship: a limited amount of GLSP financial aid is available each term in the form of a tuition discount.  This discount only applies to tuition, not to registration, course fees or other charges. Aid is awarded on the basis of financial need.

• Samuel Hugh Brockunier Scholarship: a scholarship established by Mrs. Eloise Brockunier to honor her husband, who taught American History and social studies at Wesleyan from 1930 until 1981.  Any student who teaches or plans to teach pre-collegiate social studies and demonstrates financial need is encouraged to apply.  This scholarship is awarded in addition to any other financial aid the student receives.
• Daltry-Kaemmerling Endowed Scholarship: awarded to students who are beginning the program and who demonstrate financial need. 
• GLSP Alumni Scholarship: established through the generosity of GLSP alumni and awarded to GLSP students who demonstrate financial need. 

Students seeking aid from these sources must submit a GLSP financial aid application to the GLSP office by 5:00 pm April 21, 2008. Download the GLSP Financial Aid Application here.

    Community Support Scholarships:

• Wesleyan University’s Greater Middletown Area Teachers Scholarship
  Wesleyan University offers a 50% tuition discount to full-time contracted teachers, librarians, and administrators who work in public, parochial, and independent schools in the greater Middletown area through the University’s Greater Middletown Area Teachers Scholarship (GMATS).  GMATS-eligible towns include:  Cromwell, Durham, East Haddam, East Hampton, Haddam, Killingworth, Middlefield, Middletown, Moodus, Portland, and Rocky Hill.  The only requirement to receive this scholarship is confirmation of the student’s employment.  This confirmation must be received by the GLSP office no later than 5 p.m. on the Friday before the first week of classes.  The tuition discount only applies to the course tuition, not to the registration fee or any other fees.  Please click here for the form.
  • Once the application has been submitted and the scholarship approved, the scholarship will be renewed each term the student enrolls until the student notifies the GLSP of a change in employment status.  Students do not need to re-apply each term.
• City of Middletown Employee Scholarship
  Wesleyan University offers a 50% tuition discount to City of Middletown employees.  Students wishing to receive this scholarship must submit confirmation of employment to the GLSP using the GLSP Community Scholarship Application at registration.  Please click here for the form.
  • Students must re-apply for this scholarship each term the student enrolls in classes at the GLSP.

Non-Wesleyan Financial Aid

The James Madison Fellowships
The James Madison Fellowships were created to honor Madison's legacy and Madisonian principles by providing support for graduate study that focuses on the Constitution--its history and contemporary relevance to the practices and policies of democratic government.  The benefits of the fellowship program are manifold and lasting.  Fellowship recipients have a unique opportunity to strengthen their research, writing, and analytical skills.  In the process they form professional ties that can significantly influence their career aspirations.  Fellows gain a deeper understanding of the principles of constitutional government which they in turn transmit to their students.  In this way the James Madison Fellowships ensure that the spirit and practical wisdom of the Constitution will guide the actions of future generations of American citizens.  For further information, please visit the James Madison Fellowship Program website.

Additional Scholarship Information/Links
FastWeb - Search for scholarships for graduate students

International Reading Association

The Beinecke Scholarship Program

The Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans 

Knowles Science Teaching Foundation

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Rockefeller Brothers Fund Fellowship for Aspiring Teachers of Color

Open Society Institute

Employee Benefits
Many corporations and agencies offer some form of tuition assistance to employees who are continuing their education, usually through their Human Resources departments.  Students should ask their employer if tuition assistance is available to them.

Student Loans
Students may be eligible for Stafford loans.  Students are advised to submit applications for bank loans a minimum of six to eight weeks prior to the start of a term in order to receive their loan on time.  Please note that matriculation and enrollment for a minimum of two courses (6 credits) in the fall and spring terms, and one course (3 units) in the summer term is required in order to be eligible to receive a Stafford loan.  Interested students should contact the Wesleyan University Financial Aid office for information. 

Veterans’ Benefits
Veterans should consult the appropriate Veterans Administration Office for information as to their eligibility for federal education benefits.  At the time of registration, veterans receiving benefits must present a certificate of eligibility to the GLSP office.