APPLICATION, TUITION AND FEES

Application Deadline: March 25, 2009.  (Please call if your application will be delayed)

All students must complete and return an application along with one letter of recommendation, and an unofficial transcript. Send completed applications to:

Field School
Attn: Carla Sarracino
Department of Anthropology

MSC 01-1040
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM  87131-0001

(505) 277-1536

Email:  ajls@unm.edu

We will contact you once we have received your application.

Application Form

Registration

Students accepted to the Field School area required to register for course credits with the University of New Mexico.  Upon acceptance, students will be sent further instructions on how to register.

For additional information, please telephone Carla Sarracino [see information directly above]

Tuition

Field school is a variable credit course.  Please check with your department if they require a specific number of credit hours of field school before you sign up for credit hours.   All students will work the same number of hours for the entire field school, regardless of the number of credit hours chosen.  The anticipated costs are estimated to be:

Undergraduate students:  $604.20 [3 credits] -$1208.40 [6 credits]
Graduate students:  $663.30 [3 credits] - $1326.60 [6 credits])

*  Tuition subject to slight increase each year beginning with the summer semester, and various adjustments in costs are possible.  See UNM spring tuition costs webpage for details.

Room and Board Fee

$1400 payable to the Department of Anthropology.  Because of the number of applicants for this Field School, we require a $100 deposit from all applicants upon acceptance. Check or money order for the full amount must be received by May 15, 2008. Send payment(s) to:

Field School
Attn: Carla Sarracino
Department of Anthropology

MSC 01-1040
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM  87131-0001

Insurance

All participants must provide their own health insurance, and documentation of coverage is required before attending the field school. Summer health insurance can be obtained through the University of New Mexico, Student Health Center (505) 277-3136.

Any University of New Mexico student who was enrolled in the University Student Health Insurance Plan for the full academic year will also be covered during the summer at no additional charge.

If a student does not have health insurance, it can be purchased for about $20 from the Department of Anthropology and will cover the student for the full 35 days of the field school.  This fee is in addition to tuition and room and board.  Please speak to Carla Sarracino [(505) 277-0194, ajls@unm.edu) about this option if you do not have health insurance.  

Total Cost

The total cost of the field school, including tuition and room and board, but excluding insurance fees, is expected to be approximately:

          Undergraduate

                        Tuition                         $604 [3 credit]             $1208 [6 credits]

                        Room and Board        $1400

                        Total Cost:                 $2004 [3 credits]       $2608 [6 credits]

          Graduate: 

                        Tuition                         $663 [3 credit]             $1326 [6 credits]

                        Room and Board        $1400

                        Total Cost:                 $2063 [3 credits]         $2726 [6 credits]

 

Financial Aid

Students at the University of New Mexico should follow the normal procedures and contact the Financial Aid Department. No financial aid is available to visiting students. Visiting Students should consult the Financial Aid Office of their own institutions.