Student Insurance and Special Fees

Cost of Student Insurance Per Semester

  • Summer 2026: $436
  • Fall 2026: $1,111.50
  • Spring 2026: $1,111.50

*The cost of Student Health Insurance coverage will be added to your DBU student account.

Miscellaneous Fees

Registration Fees
  • Advance Registration Fee: No Charge
  • Ongoing Registration Fee: $75.00
  • Regular Registration Fee: $75.00
  • Late Registration Fee: $150.00
  • Audit Fee, Doctoral (per credit hour): $747.50
  • Audit Fee, Master’s (per credit hour): $716.00
  • Audit Fee, Undergraduate (per credit hour): $686.50
  • Continuous Progress Course Fee (per course): $120.00
  • Drop/Withdraw (one or more courses): $50.00
  • International Student Fee**: $150.00
  • Returned Check Charge: $35.00
  • Withdrawal from all Classes: $150.00
  • Transcript Charge: $10.00

*A student who begins the registration process during one period and completes it during another is subject to the registration fee applicable at the time of completion. Refer to the schedule of classes for registration dates.

**International Student Fee: This fee is charged for the additional processing, credential evaluations, and regulatory compliance required for processing and maintaining international student documentation. Unlike most universities in the United States, DBU does not charge international students an out-of-state-tution rate to cover additional international student processing.

Application Fees
  • Undergraduate Application Fee: No Charge
  • Graduate Application Fee: No Charge
  • International Application Fee: No Charge
  • Doctoral Application Fee: $60.00
  • Certificate Program Application Fee: $30.00
Payment Plan Fees
  • Deferred Payment Plan Fee (Per Semester): $175.00
  • Late Payment Fee (Per Semester): $55.00
Student Services Fees
  • Apartment Unit Switch Fee: $275.00
  • Lost Key Fee: $100.00
  • Student ID Card Replacement Charge: $30.00
  • Student Services Fee* (Per Semester): $935.00
  • Technology Fee (Per Semester): $250.00

*DBU does not charge a separate parking fee like most universities. Instead, upkeep of the parking lots has been included in the Student Services Fee. The Student Services Fee is used to pay a portion of the total cost of shuttle services, health services, athletic events, student activities, parking, online library resources, library databases, interlibrary loan services, and the Fitness Center.

Graduation Application Fees
  • Early: $50.00
  • Regular: $100.00
  • Late: $200.00
  • 1-5 Business Days before Graduation*: $300.00
  • Day of Graduation*: $500.00

*Must be paid by cash, cashier’s check, money order, credit card or debit card before an application will be accepted.

Course Specific Fees
  • Accompanist Fee (per applied voice Course): $300.00
  • Applied Music Fee (per course): $125.00
  • Certificate Program Completion Fee: $40.00
  • COUN Lab Fees: $120.00
  • COUN Software Fee: $35.00
  • Dallas Institute Fee: $400.00
  • Fine Arts Lab Fee: $50.00
  • Photography Fee (ART/COMA 2314/3314): $50.00
  • Ed.D. Testing Fee: $50.00
  • EDAD 6012 (Test/Materials): $170.00
  • EDAD 6020 (Test/Materials): $200.00
  • EDAD 6302 AEL/T-TESS Fee: $270.00
  • KNES Fees: $50.00
  • KNES 1117/1127: $25.00
  • KNES 5311 (Test Fee): $528.95
  • MINS 6305 Mentorship Fee: $50.00
  • MSITM 6323 IBM Skills Academy: $150.00
  • PRST 3305 Evaluation Fee: $400.00
  • READ 2100 Training Guide Fee: $75.00
  • SPED 6340 (Diagnostician Exam/Materials): $250.00
  • Science Lab Fees (per contact lab hour): $60.00
  • Student Teaching Fee: $125.00
  • TEA Educator Program Fee: $35.00
  • TExES and Materials Fee: $184.00
  • Recital Fee (one course): $200.00

*This listing is subject to change. Additional course-, program-, or degree-specific fees may apply and remain the responsibility of the student.