Saginaw Valley State University is one of Michigan's 15 public universities. Our tuition-and-mandatory-fee rate per year for regular undergraduate (bachelor) degree courses is $270.65 U.S./credit hour (2012-2013 academic year) for Saginaw Valley Red & White/SVRW Award recipients or $635.45 U.S./credit hour for non-SVRW Award recipients. International/Canadian students studying in the U.S. typically must maintain a full-time course load which equals a minimum of 12 credits per semester, or 24 credits per year. Students are permitted to take up to 18 credits per semester, or 36 credits per Fall and Winter combined.