AVILA UNIVERSITY 41 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.