The Online Master's Degree Program at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center provides answers to frequently asked questions, costs and financial aid:
We do not have scholarships or grants available to provide students with tuition assistance. It may be possible to obtain a student loan if you are taking 6 credits in a quarter. Please contact the University of Cincinnati financial aid office for additional information.
As of April 2008, the University of Cincinnati Veteran’s Certification Office has applied for VA certification for a number of newer University programs, including ours. The application is in process and has not yet been granted. Please feel free to contact the UC Veterans Certification Office with any questions at (513) 556-6811.
Bills are emailed to you by the program coordinator each quarter. You can either forward the bill to the appropriate person within your institution, or you can ask the program coordinator to email the bill directly. Alternatively, if the bill must be faxed, please provide the fax number and contact person.
Yes, you may prepay any amount for any reason, just let us know how much and we will bill you. The amount you pay will remain on your account as a credit that will be drawn down as you progress through the program.
Tuition remission will cover the in-state UC part of the tuition, but not the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital part of the tuition or the UC out-of-state surcharge ($10 per credit hour). You will still be responsible for paying the balance to Cincinnati Children’s.
If you are a full-time employee, instructor, or faculty member, you must complete the Tuition Remission application form once each academic year. If you are part-time, you must complete the application every quarter. The application should be received by UC Human Resources prior to the start of the quarter to ensure it is applied correctly.
You must let the program coordinator know that you have tuition remission so that your payment and billing can be handled correctly.
The Cincinnati Children’s part of the tuition primarily goes to pay the course instructors, who are paid by Cincinnati Children’s, not UC. In addition, we do not receive funding from UC to administer the program, so the remainder of the fee helps offset some of our adminstrative costs, including program management, applications, registration, billing, and student and instructor support.
