For students enrolling in any of The New School's ESL certificate programs, tuition is charged per course and varies by semester. ESL certificate students take four courses per academic term, for a total of 206 hours of instruction.
| Class/Fee Type | Price |
|---|
| Grammar | $1,725 |
| Academic Writing | $1,725 |
| Listening and Speaking | $1,280 |
| Reading | $1,280 |
| University Services Fee (for printing on campus, tutoring, libraries) | $225 |
| Student Senate Fee (funds student events and initiatives) | $8 |
| Registration Fee | $40 |
| International Student Fee (for visa holders only) | $90 (not applicable if you don't have an I-20) |
| Health Insurance (fee waived for international students abroad) | $1,172 (fall); $1,736 (spring) |
| Total tuition with International Student Fee (summer) | $6,273 |
| Total tuition without International Student Fee (summer) | $6,183 |
Additional Courses for Design Students
The ESL + Design: Studio Class will not be offered in summer 2021. There will still be some short practical workshops at no additional cost on topics such as preparing your application to Parsons, the vocabulary of fashion and design, and how to succeed
at Parsons.
Students in the ESL + Design Certificate who reach their highest required level of ESL (Level 5 for those entering AAS programs; Level 6 for BFA, BBA, and MFA programs) can choose to take the ESL + Design: Studio Class instead of Listening and Speaking.
Below is the price of this class.
| Class | Price |
|---|
| ESL + Design: Studio Class (replaces Listening and Speaking) | $1,685 |
| Total tuition (ESL Core and ESL + Design: Studio Class) with International Student Fee | $8,215 |
| Total tuition (ESL Core and ESL + Design: Studio Class) without International Student Fee | $8,125 |