The prices above are the base cost for attending SYP. For live-in students, the cost of attendance covers course tuition,
program fees, meals, room, and board. The commuter cost covers meals and course tuition.
You can visit our Live-In vs Commuter page for more information about the difference between the two.
Pathway Programs have a registration of $395 which includes the cost of tuiton, room,
board and round trip transportation on the SYP Charter Bus. More information about scholarships or awards, check out our Pathway Programs amd Scholarships pages.
Additional Fees
Some classes have a course (or “lab”) fee in addition to the base tuition. These lab
fees are used for lab supplies, transportation, permits, admission fees, and other
accommodations that are necessary for some of the explorations. Lab fee information
is listed in the Course Catalog, and fees vary depending on the class.
Need a ride? We are happy to offer a charter bus service through select cities in
downstate Michigan! We offer one-way and round-trip buses from Novi, Lansing, Bay
City, and Gaylord.
Visit the Transportation page for more details about riding the SYP bus.
Early Arrival/Late Departure
All participants are asked to check-in to SYP on the Sunday of the start of their
program. If you need to check in on Saturday due to travel conflicts, you may be assessed
a $75 early arrival fee. This will cover the extra day of meals, room and board, and supervision
by our staff.
At the end of the week, students need to check out Friday evening between 5p.m.-9 p.m. Check out on Saturday morning (9 a.m.-noon) is available with advance notice and will incur a $75 late departure fee.
Please contact us in advance if you will need a early arrival or late departure as
late departures cannot always be accommodated.
Late departures cannot be accommodated after SYP 2 (before 4th of July) or SYP 5 (end
of programming). Early arrivals for SYP 1 (June 16) and SYP 3 (after 4th of July)
cannot be accommodated.
Can’t choose just one exploration? No problem! Every summer, some students register
for more than one week of SYP. Over the weekend, we make sure that stayover students
get to experience the Upper Peninsula through activities such as tours of Pictured
Rocks National Lakeshore, Porcupine Mountains State Park, Adventure Mine tours, and
much more.
If you’re staying with us over the weekend, a stayover fee of $150 will cover room and board, supervision, meals (both in the dining hall and during
away trips), and any applicable excursion expenses.
Visit the Live-In vs Commuter page for info about stayover trips.
Whether you’re a commuter student driving your car to Michigan Tech each day or bringing
your own car to campus for the week as a live-in student, you will need to purchase
a parking pass from the SYP front desk.
A week-long parking pass (needed for live-in students and those commuting all week)
costs $20. Live-in students park in lot 17L behind Wadsworth Hall; with the pass, commuter
students can park at meters and visitor lots. A one-day pass for meters and visitor
lots costs $5.
*Some Pathway Programs have variable registration fees. Please see detailed information
about each program on our Pathway Programs page.