Pledge FAQs

The Pledge Tuition rate was effective from Fall 2008-Spring 2023 for degree seeking students attending the Flagstaff Campus to provide a consistent tuition rate for eight continuous terms.

Effective Fall 22, continuing students will retain their current Pledge rate for ten terms.

The expiration term for a given Pledge group is ten terms after that Pledge group was first offered unless a student graduates or is discontinued earlier. For example, if you were admitted in Fall 2020 and have the Fall 2020 Pledge rate, your last term in pledge will be Spring 2025.

The pledge tuition rate applies to all undergraduate students — resident or non-resident, first-year, or transfer — who enroll in a bachelor’s degree program (or second bachelor’s degree) and who are admitted to the Flagstaff Campus for the Spring 2023 term or earlier.

No, there is no special sign-up. The pledge is Northern Arizona University’s only tuition rate for new undergraduate Flagstaff students.

Spring 2023 will be the last term that the pledge tuition rate is offered. Students admitted after Spring 2023 will pay the current tuition rate that is in place.

If your admit term to the Flagstaff Mountain Campus is Spring 2023 or earlier, you will pay the pledge rate in effect for that academic year for ten regular semesters.

You will pay the current tuition rate that is in place when you enroll past your last pledge term.

You will pay the current tuition rate that is in place when you enroll past your last pledge term.

Students who enroll as part-time, degree-seeking undergraduates pay a pro-rated per-credit rate based on the pledge rate, the last pledge term will not change.

Non-degree seeking students are not eligible for the pledge tuition rate.

If you enroll as a part-time, degree-seeking undergraduate, you will pay a pro-rated per-credit rate based on the pledge rate, the last pledge term will not change.

No. The pledge tuition rate only applies to regular (fall/spring) semesters. If you choose to take classes in summer or winter terms, you will pay the per-credit rate approved for that term by the Arizona Board of Regents.

Students who first enroll at Northern Arizona University in the summer will pay the rate in effect for that summer. When the student enrolls for fall, the new pledge tuition rate in effect for that fall will begin and continue for ten regular semesters.

Summer 2022 will be the last summer admit term for the pledge tuition rate

Students who first enroll at Northern Arizona University in the winter will pay the rate in effect for that winter. When the student enrolls for spring, the new pledge tuition rate in effect for that spring will begin and continue for ten regular semesters.

Winter 2022 will be the last winter admit term for the pledge tuition rate

Post-Baccalaureate (Second Bachelor’s Degree) students pay the pledge rate in effect at the time they begin the post-baccalaureate program as long your admit term is spring 2023 or earlier.

No. High School Concurrent Students do not qualify for the pledge tuition rate. High School Concurrent Students pay the tuition rate established for that current year (is typically less than the pledge rate), and they are responsible for any new tuition increases in future years.

It depends. International students who have an active international education study agreement in the system (e.g. IDDA, China 1-2-1, etc.) are responsible for paying the tuition rate associated with their study agreement. The pledge student group is not applicable for these students. (Study agreements take precedence over an active pledge group in the tuition calculation process.)

International students who do not have an active international education study agreement will have their pledge groups managed in the same manner as all other Flagstaff undergraduate students.

The non-enrollment semester does count as one of the ten semesters at that pledge rate. The pledge rate will not be extended for a semester because of non-enrollment.

Any non-enrollment semester counts as one of the ten semesters at that pledge rate. The pledge rate will not be extended for a semester because of non-enrollment.

Students who are enrolled in classes at an Extended Campuses site pay a tuition rate specific to that location. They do not qualify for the pledge tuition rate.

Students who begin at the Flagstaff campus and then switch to a non-Flagstaff campus for one semester can retain their original Flagstaff pledge rate; however, the non-Flagstaff semester of enrollment counts as one of the eight regular semesters. While enrolled at the non-Flagstaff campus, the student pays the non-Flagstaff campus tuition rate.

Any semesters at a non-Flagstaff Campus counts as one of the ten semesters at that pledge rate. The pledge rate will not be extended for a semester because of enrollment at another campus.

While enrolled at the non-Flagstaff campus, the student pays that Campus tuition rate.

Students who started or attended a non-Flagstaff campus but switched to FLGMT campus for Spring 2022 or prior have already been assigned a Pledge rate associated with their campus change term. Students in that scenario will receive ten terms at the Pledge rate associated with their first FLGMT semester.

Students who started or attended a non-Flagstaff campus but switch to FLGMT for the fall 2022 or winter 2022 or spring 2023 term will be placed in the Pledge rate for their first FLGMT semester and will receive ten terms at that Pledge rate.

Students who started or attended a non-Flagstaff campus but switch to FLGMT for any term beyond spring 2023 will not receive a Pledge rate.

Any semesters at a non-Flagstaff Campus and any semesters of non-enrollment counts as one of the ten semesters at that pledge rate. The pledge rate will not be extended for a semester because of enrollment at another campus.

While enrolled at the non-Flagstaff campus, the student pays that campus tuition rate.

Any non-enrollment semester counts as one of the ten semesters at that pledge rate. The pledge rate will not be extended because of non-enrollment.

Students who withdraw from all their NAU regular (fall/spring) semester courses, including their first semester, can retain their original pledge rate. The semester does count as one of the ten regular semesters at that pledge rate and the pledge rate will not be extended.

You will have ten (fall/spring) semesters at the Pledge tuition rate that you were in as of Fall 2022, regardless of the number of credits you transfer. The pledge rate will not be extended.

It does not, any semesters at a non-Flagstaff Campus counts as one of the ten semesters at that pledge rate. The pledge rate will not be extended for a semester because of enrollment at another campus.

While enrolled in your exchange program you will pay the tuition rate for that program.

You will have ten (fall/spring) semesters at the Pledge tuition rate that you were in as of Fall 2022. The pledge rate will not be extended.

Although your tuition is the same for ten (10) regular semesters, the renewal terms of your scholarship will remain the same as stated in your scholarship award letter.

Our pledge is that students will see no increase in the meal plan rates for two (2) years. Rates will vary if a different meal plan is selected in the second year. Meal plan rates are usually set by the Arizona Board of Regents in spring.

For students who are not utilizing Department of Defense (DOD) Tuition Assistance, you will have ten (fall/spring) semesters at the Pledge tuition rate that you were in as of Fall 2022; any terms you are deployed will count towards the ten pledge terms.

Please contact the Veteran Success Center for assistance with working through the process.