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Semester Dates

Start Date
May 19, 2025
End Date
July 24, 2025
Duration
10 weeks
Deadlines
International Student Deadline: April 1, 2025
Domestic Student Deadline: May 15, 2025
Start Date
August 25, 2025
End Date
December 5, 2025
Duration
15 weeks
Deadlines
International Student Deadline: July 1, 2025
Domestic Student Deadline: August 15, 2025
Start Date
January 12, 2026
End Date
April 24, 2025
Duration
15 weeks
Deadlines
International Student Deadline: December 1, 2025
Domestic Student Deadline: January 5, 2026

Tuition and Fees

Program Tuition
$6,618*

*Estimated and subject to change
Program Tuition
$9,772*
Mandatory Student Fees
$321* (Sports center, student technology and Metro U-Pass fees)
*Estimated and subject to change.
Program Tuition
$9,772*
Mandatory Student Fees
$321* (Sports center, student technology and Metro U-Pass fees)
*Estimated and subject to change.

 

Additional Optional Costs

AU Health Insurance*                 $579 per a summer semester 

* All ELTA students must have health insurance. Students are automatically enrolled in AU health insurance. If eligible, students have the opportunity to request a waiver and use their own insurance coverage instead.

AU Health Insurance1                  $962 per semester 
On-Campus Meal Plan2                            $2,705 per semester 
Estimated Off-Campus Housing3           $5,455 (double occupancy rate)

1 All ELTA students must have health insurance. Students are automatically enrolled in AU health insurance. If eligible, students have the opportunity to request a waiver and use their own insurance coverage instead.
 

This rate is for the Basic Weekly Plan which provides 8 meals per week and $15 dining dollars. Meal plans are optional for ELTA students. 

3 ELTA does not provide on-campus housing in fall. Students are responsible for securing housing of their own.

AU Health Insurance1                                   $962 per semester 
On-Campus Meal Plan2                            $2,705 per semester (optional)
Estimated Off-Campus Housing3           $5,962 (double occupancy rate)

1 All ELTA students must have health insurance. Students are automatically enrolled in AU health insurance. If eligible, students have the opportunity to request a waiver and use their own insurance coverage instead if they hold a comparable policy.

This rate is for the All Inclusive Standard Plan which provides 5 meals per week, $100 dining dollars, and $30 on-campus mobile ordering credit. Meal plans are optional for ELTA students. 

3 ELTA does not provide on-campus housing in spring. Students are responsible for securing housing of their own.

Application Deadlines

 

Summer 2025

  • International Deadline: April 1
  • Domestic Deadline: May 15

Fall 2025

  • International Deadline: June 1
  • Domestic Deadline: August 15

Spring 2026

  • International Deadline: December 1
  • Domestic Deadline: January 5
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