These additional expenses are listed below to help students plan. The expenses of the first and last semesters in upper division are greater than those of intervening semesters. The cost of this insurance is billed through the Bursar's Office to the student each semester. Cost is dependent on the course's credit hours. Fees charged by certifying agencies for initial certification and annual renewal vary.
Costs associated with immunization are the student's responsibility and vary with the provider.
These items will be used throughout the professional component of the curriculum and include two uniforms purchased from the vendor on contract. Also required are nametags that must be purchased prior to beginning the first and last clinical courses. A blood pressure cuff is optional. The amount of travel varies with each clinical course, and the cost increases when the students' assignments are in rural areas or outside Tuscaloosa County. Students are expected to have in their possession all books listed as required, and access to books identified as recommended.