FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Required Fees
- New Family Application: $25 due with application (Non-refundable)
- Annual Family Registration: $100 due at registration (Non-refundable except in the case of non-admittance due to full or cancelled classes)
- Tuition: As indicated below and is per semester
STAR CLASSES
| JUNIOR HIGH |
TUITION PER |
HIGH SCHOOL |
TUITION PER |
| English Composition |
$165.00 |
Composition/Literature |
$235.00 |
| History with Art |
$165.00 |
Foreign Languages |
$210.00 |
| Mathematics |
$150.00 |
History/ Social Studies |
$210.00 |
| Science |
$165.00 |
Mathematics |
$210.00 |
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Science |
$285.00 |
Note: Junior high classes meet once a week. High school classes meet twice a week.
TORREY ACADEMY CLASSES
| HIGH SCHOOL CLASSES |
TUITION PER SEMESTER |
| Logic |
$210.00 |
| Inklings |
$400.00 |
| Foundations of American Thought |
$400.00 |
| Faith of Our Fathers |
$400.00 |
Writing Lab (Required for 1st year students,
encouraged for 2nd year students) |
$75.00 |
Note: Regional Sites and Online classes meet twice a week. Extension Site classes meet once a week.
All 1st semester fees must be paid in full by Orientation.
All 2nd semester fees must be paid in full by January 22.
All fees may be paid with cash, credit card, or check made payable to Biola University.
Additional Fees
Late Registration Fee: $25 per family, applied to those who register after July 24 for fall or after December 18 for new spring registrants.
Drop/Change Fee: There will be a $10 charge for each request to drop/change a class after July 24 for fall or after December 18 for spring.
Class Status/Lite Fee: Tuition will be increased for classes that fail to meet the 12 student minimum as of July 30 for fall and November 25 for spring as follows:
- 11 students 10% added to class tuition
- 10 students 20% added to class tuition
- 7-9 students 30% added to class tuition
- (Classes that do not reach a minimum of 6 students will be cancelled)
- Three weeks after the beginning of the fall and spring semesters, credits will be posted to accounts for any classes that have changed from lite to regular status since the start of the semester.
Parent Helper No-Show Fee: $20 per class period will be assessed to parents who fail to attend class when scheduled to help (excluding extension sites).
Study Hall Fee: $2 for each class period a student is in study hall (where available).
Torrey Academy CD-ROM Fee: $50 for each CD-ROM (fee refunded when the CD is returned at the end of the year or when requested).
Non-Sufficient Funds Fee: $30 for all returned checks.
Refunds
Refunds will be issued if a student is not admitted to a class due to space limitations or if the class is cancelled due to low enrollment. Otherwise, refunds will be processed within the following guidelines:
- A full refund of semester tuition* (minus $10 drop fee) will be given if a student enrolled in a Torrey Academy class withdraws on or before Torrey Academy Orientation (August 14) for fall and before January 22 for spring.
- A full refund of semester tuition* (minus $10 drop fee) will be given if a student enrolled in a STAR class withdraws on or before Site Orientations (September 2-5) for fall and before January 22 for spring.
- A partial refund of 50% of semester tuition* (minus $10 drop fee) will be given if a student enrolled in a Torrey Academy class withdraws between August 15 - September 26 for fall and January 22 - February 13 for spring.
- A partial refund of 50% of semester tuition* (minus $10 drop fee) will be given if a student enrolled in a STAR class withdraws between Site Orientation - September 26 for fall and January 22 - February 13 for spring.
- No refunds will be given after the third week of the semester: September 26 for fall and February 13 for spring or in the event of student suspension or dismissal.
- Before a refund will be processed, all course materials must be returned.
- When requesting a refund, there is a processing time of 2-3 weeks from the date of request until the check is delivered.
*Tuition refers to semester class tuition and Torrey Academy Writing Lab fees but does not include the application or registration fee. The annual registration fee is non-refundable except in the case of non-admittance due to full or cancelled classes. The new family application fee is non-refundable.
Credits
Credits will be posted to accounts for any class that has changed from lite to regular status after the third week of the semester: September 29 for fall and February 16 for spring.
