School of Nursing Extra Expense List
There are a lot of extra expenses
during nursing school that are not covered under the student bill and
which most nursing students are not aware of. A list of the extra
expenses, compiled from nursing student input, is below:
Freshman Year
- OSNA membership: $5.00
for 12-month membership
- National Student
Nurses’ Association (NSNA) & Student Nurses’ Association of Maine (SNAM)
membership: $25.00 for 12-month membership (first-time member rate)
- NSNA mid-year and/or
annual convention (optional; with OSNA assistance): Fees vary, but
could include registration, some travel expenses, food, and spending
money
- SNAM Annual
Convention: approximately $40.00
- Family Activity Pass
(optional; for commuter students only): You can purchase a family
activity card to get your immediate family (or people you are living
with) into paid sporting events. If you like sports and you live with
your mom and dad, or you are a non-traditional student with children,
you pay $40.00 per person and it will get them into all football,
hockey, basketball, and baseball games. Everyone has to sit in student
seats and it is “first come, first served” seating.
Sophomore Year
- OSNA membership: $5.00 for 12-month
membership
- NSNA & SNAM membership: $35.00 for
12-month membership (renewal membership fee)
- NSNA mid-year and/or annual
convention (optional; with OSNA assistance): Fees vary, but could
include registration, some travel expenses, food, and spending money
- SNAM Annual Convention:
approximately $40.00
- CPR certification: $20-25 through
OSNA (will cost more outside of OSNA); good for two years.
- Uniforms for sophomore clinical (can
be used junior and senior years as well): between $200.00 and $400.00
depending on where you go.
Stethoscope: between $20.00 and $200.00 depending on which brand you
buy.
- Gas to sophomore clinical for 2
weeks: approximately $30.00, but depends on where you drive to and
from.
- Room accommodation during sophomore
clinical (optional): It costs extra to stay on campus for the two
weeks of clinical. Exact amount is unknown, but available by calling
the University of Maine. The fraternity houses rent rooms for those
two weeks as well.
- Dining expenses during clinical
(optional): The dining commons are not open during the two week
clinical period, so you need to eat at the Union or buy groceries.
- Family Activity Pass (optional; for
commuter students only): $40.00 per person
Junior Year
- OSNA membership: $5.00 for 12-month
membership
- NSNA & SNAM membership: $35.00 for
12-month membership (renewal membership fee)
- NSNA mid-year and/or annual
convention (optional; with OSNA assistance): Fees vary, but could
include registration, some travel expenses, food, and spending money
- SNAM Annual Convention:
approximately $40.00
- Gas to rural hospitals and to
clinicals: You have to travel to two rural hospitals your junior year
- Scissors and Kelly Clamp for
clinicals: Approximately $40.00, depending on where you buy them.
- Extra book reference guides: Nursing
books are very expensive. In your Junior year, your nursing books
alone will cost more than $600.00 (new; used are sometimes available).
- Family Activity Pass (optional; for
commuter students only): $40.00 per person
Senior Year
- OSNA membership: $5.00 for 12-month
membership
- NSNA & SNAM membership: $35.00 for
12-month membership (renewal membership fee)
- NSNA mid-year and/or annual
convention (optional; with OSNA assistance): Fees vary, but could
include registration, some travel expenses, food, and spending money
- SNAM Annual Convention:
approximately $40.00
- Gas to rural hospitals and to
clinicals: You may end up doing a preceptorship at a rural hospital
and have to travel 3 days a week.
- CPR re-certification: $20-25 through
OSNA
- Pinning donation: You are required
to give $20.00 for the pinning ceremony and senior donation
- School of Nursing pin: Optional, but
most people get them so they have something to be pinned with at the
pinning ceremony. They range from approximately $26.00 and up
- Mosby Assessment Test: $40.00
- Family Activity Pass (optional; for
commuter students only): $40.00 per person
If you have any questions or concerns
about the extra finances please be sure to talk to the Financial Aid
office. They may be able to work with you to help with these extra fees.
There is a possibility that all extra expenses may not be listed, so
don’t be surprised if something else comes up.
OSNA hopes that you find this list helpful. Please feel free to contact
us if you have any questions.
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