Undergraduate Admissions

At Monticello College we employ the Seminar Format for our classes. This means we study one subject at a time for a duration of 2 days to 3 weeks. Nearly our entire curriculum consists of original sources and most of those are consumed as whole works. Needless to say, we do a lot of reading. As it is common to discuss one or more new books per class period, preparation for a school year requires reading at least part of the next year’s curriculum weeks or even months in advance. We recommend an 12-week (4 hours a day) preparation time. We also recommend that serious students acquire some books and begin reading even before being accepted as a student to get a jump on the readings.

We recommend that you begin your application process as soon as possible and that you have all portions of the application submitted long before the deadline. You should plan to purchase the whole year’s worth of books at one time as some books we use are considered rare and are difficult to find or have a long shipping time, so plan to begin your book purchasing process with lots of lead time.

Monticello College will consider applicants to our program who meet the following conditions:

• Are beyond the age of Utah Compulsory Education (18 years old)
• Have received either a high school diploma or satisfactorily passed the General Educational Development Test. (Monticello College is a test-optional school and does not ask for national standardized tests – ACT/SAT)
• Satisfactorily passed the MC entrance interview

Monticello College does not accept federal funds for any degree or program. Financial aid available at Monticello College is in the form of a grant called the Founders/Trustees Grant. To apply for the Founders/Trustees Grant, print out the linked form below and submit with your application.

*Board and Room may vary; all single students will be housed on campus. Books may vary and are the responsibility of the student. All candidates pay a $50 application fee. All accepted students will receive the Founders Scholarship until 2025.

All candidates pay a $50 application fee. A $25 late fee will be assessed for applications that arrive beyond the due date.

Bachelor Degree On-campus Payment Plan

The annual amount for tuition and fees is $10,500. State law prohibits payments for more than one semester at a time. You may pay a semester in full ($5,250) or enroll in a 12-payment annual payment plan (first payment of $1,000 followed by 11 payments of $863.63). A 10% finance charge ($86) is added to each installment payment. Each full installment payment with finance charge is $949.63 A late fee of $50.00 is assessed for each late installment payment. A written commitment that the student will pay for the complete year in which he or she is enrolled is required.

Refund Policy

All enrollments are subject to a three business day (M-F) cooling-off period, commencing with the day the initial deposit or payment toward tuition is made, until midnight of the third business day following such date, during which time the contract may be rescinded, and all monies paid refunded. A written statement of withdrawal received by Monticello College or postmarked before midnight of the third business day, shall be deemed as meeting the terms of the cooling-off period. In order to receive a refund beyond the cooling-off period, any enrolled student who is dismissed or who withdraws must submit a written statement of withdrawal and refund request. Monticello College shall retain $150 of tuition and/or fees as a nonrefundable registration charge. A percentage of all tuition/fees paid over and above the nonrefundable registration charge shall be refunded for the current academic period within 30 days of disenrollment. Refunds shall be made according to the Tuition Refund Schedule below: