Dates & Costs
Core English Language Program Sessions
Summer 2012 Dates
Summer A: May 18*- June 15 2012
Summer B: July 6 * – August 3, 2012
Fall 2012 Dates
Fall A: August 31* – October 25, 2012
Fall B: October 26 * – December 21, 2012
Spring 2013 Dates
Spring A: January 11- March 4 2013
Spring B: March 15- May 10 2013
* Note that new students are expected to arrive at the IEI Office on this date at 8:00 AM for a day of testing and orientation.
Costs for Each Regularly Offered Core Session (7-8 weeks long):
One-Time Application Costs
- IEI Application Processing Fee – $100.00 (click here to pay with a credit card)
- I-20 Shipping Fee (if express mailing of I-20 is needed) – $60.00 (click here to pay with a credit card)
- One-Time Application Costs Subtotal - $160.00
Fixed Costs Based on Duration of Full-time Studies:
One 7- to 8-week session
- IEI Course Fees – *$2,200.00
- UMaine Fees – **$196.00
- IEI Courses & UMaine Student Fees Subtotal – *$2,396.00
One 15-to 16-week session
- IEI Course Fees-*4,400.00
- UMaine Fees-**556.00
- Subtotal-*4,956.00
Estimated Living Expenses (variable):
8 weeks
- Housing & Meals (varies by room & meal plan choice) – $2,262.00
- Medical Insurance (varies by insurer) – ***$275.00
- Estimated Personal Expenses – $200.00
- Estimated Housing & Insurance Expenses Subtotal: – $2,737.00
- GRAND TOTAL: Estimate of Study & Housing Expenses for One 8-Week Session (Does not include application costs.) – **$5,133.00
- GRAND TOTAL: Estimate of Study & Housing Expenses for Two Sessions (Does not include application costs.) – **$10,430.00
IEI Processing Fee and IEI Course Fees are non-refundable. All fees are subject to change. All international students and their dependents in the U.S. are required to show proof of insurance that meets the minimal requirements of the University of Maine’s International Student Medical Insurance Plan.
*IEI Course Fees: This is the amount owed for each full-time 7-8 week IEI core program session. Payment must be in US$ to the “University of Maine.” [Part-time study at the IEI costs $550 per course for each 7-8 week session. Minimum Fall or Spring part-time enrollment is two courses (or $1,100) per session. The cost for each 4-week summer session course is $275--again with a two course (or $550) minimum per session.]
**UMaine Fees: This figure includes the UMaine Unified Fee and the Recreation Center Fee for students enrolled in IEI full time for just one session. If students enroll for two sessions within the same semester, the fee amount for the second session will be $335.00–including a Unified Fee of $234.00, a Rec. Center Fee of $41.00, an Activity Fee of $45.00 and a Communications Fee of $15.00. Activity and Communications fees are charged only during the Fall and Spring Semesters. They become payable when a student continues IEI enrollment into a second session in the semester. Because the Unified Fee is based on the total number of hours a student studies at UMaine within one complete semester or summer, this fee can be as much as $873 when students take a total of 16 or more credit hour equivalents in one semester or one summer.
***All international students and dependents in the U.S. must show proof of insurance that meets the minimal requirements of the University of Maine’s International Student Medical Insurance Plan. If you provide proof of adequate medical insurance coverage, you can avoid this expense. [Coverage for dependents costs more than the student rate.]
* As noted in ** above, this figure will be somewhat higher (about $155.00 more) for the second session within one semester.
** Approximate amount assuming that the student does not have qualifying medical insurance and is seeking accommodation in campus housing. Off campus accommodation costs vary.