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The Higher Education Amendments of 1965 require schools to construct budgets for students that reflect costs the student can expect to incur during his/her enrollment. The Amendments mandate that these budgets reflect the costs for the student only and do not permit inclusion of expenses incurred by other family members.

A note to students with dependents: As explained in the section on "Determining Eligibility" the FAFSA will subtract a Standard Maintenance Allowance (SMA) from you and/or your spouse's income to accommodate for maintenance costs for all members of your family (except the student since the student's maintenance costs are included in the "Cost of Attendance") before calculating the expected family contribution. The only costs not included in the SMA are costs for "Dependent Care", such as day care expenses for children, or costs for elderly or disabled dependent care so that you might attend school. Therefore, these "Dependent Care" costs can be added to the student's cost of attendance, upon submission of actual receipts to the Financial Aid Office with the applications for financial aid. Additionally, cases may occur where the student/spouse income is insufficient to fully cover the SMA for family members, resulting in a negative amount for the expected family contribution. In this case, the amount of the deficit can be added to the student's Cost of Attendance.

Estimated costs for attending the USF Morsani College of Medicine Physician Assistant Program are the sum of the tuition and fees, books and supplies, room and board, commuting expenses and an allowance for personal expenses. Cost of Attendance only covers the months that a student is enrolled in classes. Enrollment is consecutive 24 months. The aid received may need to be budgeted to last for a longer period if program needs to be extended due to remediation. These budgets are established by the Physician Assistant Program faculty, Institutional support faculty and the Office of Financial Aid. The numbers reflect approximate funds needed to provide for a low to moderate standard of living in the Tampa Bay area. Students are expected to budget themselves and live in a fiscally responsible manner.

Class of 2019

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