AVILA UNIVERSITY
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Admission Information and Applications
For admission information and application materials, please contact the Office of Admission
at Avila University, 11901 Wornall Road, Kansas City, MO 64145, or by e-mail at:
Admissions@Avila.edu. Or call the Office of Admission at 1-800-GO-AVILA or (816) 501-
2400 or FAX at (816) 501-2453. Visit our website at www.avila.edu.
Avila Advantage Program in the School of Professional Studies
The Avila Advantage Program in the School of Professional Studies is an adult degree program lead-
ing to a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration, a Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Services,
and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. Applicants must be at least 23 years of age or have a mini-
mum of three years of work experience. The program is taught in 5-week and 8-week formats as
well as via weekend intensive and on-line courses throughout a semester. Students may enter the
program whenever a course starts. The format provides students options of multiple start dates and
a supportive adult learning environment. Classes are offered on-site and off-site. Avila Advantage
classes meet from 6:00-10:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday, 6:00-10:00 p.m. on Friday, and 8:00
a.m.-5:00 p.m. on Saturday. For information or application materials contact the Avila Advantage
Office at (816) 501-3737, by Fax at (816) 941-4650 or e-mail at Advantage@Avila.edu.
Financial Regulations
The University year is divided into two semesters averaging 15 weeks each and a summer ses-
sion. Full-time tuition does not include courses taken during the summer. Tuition and fees are
the same for audited and credit courses. Accounts must be paid in full, or payment arrange-
ments made, before the beginning of each semester. This includes applying for financial aid.
Students are responsible for the total tuition and other miscellaneous charges even though a
third party may pay the university directly or reimburse the student. In addition to cash, check,
and money order, Avila University accepts MasterCard, Visa or Discover credit cards.
The Avila Guaranteed Tuition Program
This program allows full-time students to purchase an optional contract which will GUARAN-
TEE that their tuition costs do not increase over a four-year period of full-time continuous
undergraduate enrollment.
The one-time premium paid to secure the contract is 10 percent of the full-time annual tuition
the academic year the plan is taken. The premium is non-refundable but will be returned in part
if the student does not save money through the GUARANTEE program over the course of six
consecutive semesters of full-time enrollment.
For further information and details, contracts can be obtained from the Financial Aid Office.