________________________________________________ 3. REGISTRATION, FEES, AND DEPOSITS ____________________________________________________________ REGISTRATION Students at the University of Texas at Austin register for classes by touch-tone telephone. The telephone registration system is referred to as TEX (Telephone Enrollment eXchange) and instructions for its use are printed in the Course Schedule published each semester. The only way to enroll in a class is to register for it through the proper registration procedure, or to add it after the initial registration. During the first four class days of a semester or the first two class days of a summer term, adding a course may require the approval of the chairman of the department in which the course is offered; after that, the chairman's approval is mandatory and in some colleges and schools the additional approval of the student's adviser and the dean are required. In any case, the instructor receives the student's name only by official notice from the registrar. A student may not receive credit for a course for which he or she is not registered. By registering, a student enters a college or school of the University and, except in matters of conduct, is under the jurisdiction of the dean of that college or school. The dean has jurisdiction over the student's program of study and degree requirements. Students taking a course in a college or school other than the one in which they are registered are subject, so far as that course is concerned, to the regulations of the college or school in which the course is given. In matters of conduct, all students are under the jurisdiction of the dean of students. Academic advising and student responsibility. The University provides information and academic advice to students to assist them in making academic decisions. Ultimately, the student is responsible for seeking adequate academic advice, for knowing and meeting degree requirements, and for enrolling in appropriate courses to ensure orderly and timely progress toward the degree. Since academic advising involves more than course selection, see the beginning of Chapter 4, Academic Policies and Procedures, for an expanded description of the services offered. Registration periods. Freshman and transfer students entering the University for the first time in the fall semester are encouraged to attend a summer orientation session, where they will be given an opportunity to register for classes. Orientation sessions are scheduled three to four days each week beginning in early June and ending in mid-July. Students entering the University in the fall semester who are not able to attend a summer orientation session and students entering the University in the spring semester or summer session are encouraged to attend the orientation program scheduled just prior to the beginning of classes. Information about registration procedures, University services, and campus life is presented at these sessions. A program designed specifically for graduate students is also included in the fall and spring orientation sessions. Continuing and readmitted students are given the opportunity each semester to register for the following semester. Registration periods for the fall semester and the summer session usually begin in April, and for the spring semester, in late October or early November. Specific information about registration is available in the Course Schedule for the appropriate semester. Paying fees as a part of registration. A student is not registered or entitled to attend classes, participate in class-related activities, or use University facilities and services until registration fees are paid in full or in accordance with an approved installment plan. A student who has an overdue debt to the University will not be allowed to register until the debt is paid. Late registration. Students are expected to register at their earliest opportunity. A student who registers late is assessed a $25 charge to defray the cost of the extra services necessary to effect the late registration. (Late registration periods are identified in the Course Schedule each semester and summer session.) No student may register for credit later than the fourth class day (second class day in a summer term), except under unusual circumstances and then only with the approval of the registrar and the chairman of the department concerned; graduate and law students must have the approval of their dean. Texas Academic Skills Program. Undergraduate students who have not fulfilled requirements of the Texas Academic Skills Program (TASP) may be subject to enrollment restrictions or barred from registration. (See the section "Texas Academic Skills Program" in Chapter 4, Academic Policies and Procedures.) Concurrent registration at the University and another collegiate institution. Prior written approval of a student's academic dean is required to assure that a course taken at another institution while the student is concurrently registered at the University will count toward the student's degree. A student should not register at more than one institution until the request for concurrent enrollment form has been completed and signed by the registrar. The form is available in the Office of the Registrar, Main Building 1. (See the section "Special Registration Fees," later in this chapter.) Registration of graduate students. Candidates for graduate degrees must register according to the official calendar for the semester or summer session in which they are to receive their degrees. Students who have been admitted to candidacy for the doctoral degree are required to enroll and pay tuition before the twelfth class day of the fall and spring semesters each academic year until they attain a degree. Under unusual circumstances a student may apply to his or her Graduate Studies Committee for a leave of absence. The application must be approved by the committee and by the vice president and dean of graduate studies. In absentia registration. A candidate for a degree who has completed the requirements for graduation and needs to register only for the purpose of having a degree conferred, may register in absentia. In absentia registration is not permitted for any other purpose. Undergraduate students. After registering for courses during a semester or summer session, an undergraduate student may change to in absentia status only with the approval of his or her dean. The courses for which the student is registered should be dropped and the in absentia registration added through the normal add/drop procedure. All fees, less the amount of the in absentia fee, are refunded if the change is made during the first twelve class days. After the twelfth class day, no refund is made and no additional charge is assessed for the in absentia registration. No refund is available for the cancellation of an in absentia registration. Graduate students. For a graduate student, in absentia registration is initiated by a degree evaluator in the Student Division of the Office of Graduate Studies. To be registered in absentia, the student must complete all degree requirements by the in absentia deadline for a semester or summer session (see the academic calendar, available from the Registrar menu in Gopher). Transfer from one division to another within the University. Students in any undergraduate college or school of the University of Texas at Austin who are not on scholastic dismissal may transfer to any other college or school within the University only under the general procedures and conditions described below. 1. To transfer, students must obtain the appropriate form at the office of the dean of the new college or school. Transfer procedures must be completed by the end of the eighth class day (or the fourth class day in the summer session) for the transfer to be effective in the current semester. 2. Students who transfer to a new college or school retain the same University probationary status, if any, that was in effect at the time of the transfer. 3. Students who have completed forty-five or fewer semester hours of college credit and are not on dismissal are eligible to transfer between colleges and schools within the University regardless of their University grade point average, provided they satisfy all conditions and procedures that apply to students who enter the same college or school, and any program thereof, when first admitted to the University. 4. Students who have completed more than forty-five semester hours of college credit must present a 2.00 University grade point average to qualify for transfer between colleges and schools within the University. Generally, students with more than forty- five semester hours of credit and a grade point average less than 2.00 may not transfer to another division within the University and must enroll in courses approved by their college or school. All colleges are authorized to allow such students to register for courses required for the students' potential new majors, provided the normal prerequisites are met. 5. Transfer students from other institutions of higher education are eligible to transfer between colleges and schools within the University after completing their first long-session semester or summer session at the University regardless of the number of semester hours accumulated, provided they satisfy all conditions and procedures that apply to students entering the same college or school, and any program thereof, when first admitted to the University. 6. Students who are dismissed under University-wide regulations from one college or school of the University of Texas at Austin are ineligible to transfer to another unit of the University. 7. Students who are readmitted to the University after not enrolling for one or more long-session semesters are placed in the college or school in which they were last enrolled. They then may transfer to another college or school provided they meet the general conditions for transfer and any special admission requirements for the college or school to which they wish to transfer. 8. Graduate students not previously admitted to the University as undergraduates may transfer from the Graduate School to an undergraduate college or school under the general conditions for transfer noted in items 1 and 2 only if they (a) satisfy any pertinent admission requirements for that undergraduate college or school, and (b) have the additional approval of the director of admissions. Auditing a course. Permission to audit a course entitles the student to attend class but not to hand in papers, take part in discussion, or receive evaluations. An auditor does not receive University credit for the course audited. A law student may not audit a law course. A University student who wishes to audit a course should obtain a Class Auditor Permit from the Office of the Registrar and secure the consent of the course instructor and his or her dean. A nonstudent must obtain the Class Auditor Permit and the consent of the instructor. An audit fee of $20 a course is assessed nonstudents under the age of sixty-five. Auditors are permitted only when space is available. An instructor or dean may refuse any request to audit a course. Nothing in these rules prohibits an instructor from permitting guests and visitors in a class. FEES AND DEPOSITS Policies governing the payment or refund of tuition, fees, and other charges are approved by the Board of Regents of The University of Texas System and comply with applicable state statutes. Tuition and fees are subject to change by legislative or regental action and become effective on the date enacted. For clarification of any matter relating to payment or refund of charges, a student should contact the office or administrative unit that originated the charge or refund. Financial responsibility. Students are expected to meet financial obligations to the University when they are due. Registration fees are payable at the time of registration, and students are not entitled to attend classes until their fees have been paid in full or in accordance with an approved installment plan. Other charges are due within ten days after the bill is issued by the University, or according to the payment instructions that may be printed on the bill. Failure to pay the amount owed by the due date may result in a bar against registration and withholding official transcripts and diplomas. Payment of registration fees may be made by personal check for the exact amount due. Checks for larger amounts, the difference to be paid in cash to the student, cannot be accepted. All checks must be drawn on U.S. banks in U.S. dollars; collection charges resulting from checks drawn otherwise are charged to the student. Returned checks. When a check is returned to the University, a $15 service charge is assessed. The student has ten days from the date of the notice to make full payment by cash, cashier's check, or money order. Failure to comply will result in refusal by the University to accept future personal checks. If the returned check was for registration fees or bar clearance, the student's registration will be canceled. A service charge of $15 and a late charge, if applicable, is assessed for all other returned checks. The University will not accept a check from an individual - who previously had a registration canceled because of a returned check; - who wrote a bad check to clear a bar; - who after writing a bad check was not responsive to requests for payment; or - who habitually writes bad checks, even though restitution is made promptly. Once a student is barred from writing a personal check, the bar remains in place for a minimum of one year. After the year has passed, the student may submit an appeal to the Office of Accounting Cashiers to have the bar lifted. Payment plans. Tuition and fees for the fall and spring semesters may be paid in full at the time of registration, or according to the following three-payment plan: First payment. One-half the amount of tuition and required fees, plus the full amount of optional fees and, where applicable, international student health insurance, the general property deposit, and the late registration fee, due at the time of registration. Second and third payments. Each payment equal to one-quarter of the originally billed tuition and fees plus adjustments for adds and drops, due prior to the sixth and eleventh weeks of classes. A nonrefundable $8 service charge is assessed students who use the three-payment plan. If payments are not made by each due date, a late fee of $10 is added to the amount due. A student who withdraws from the University after the first four weeks of class is responsible for the full amount of tuition and fees and must continue to make installment payments as scheduled. A student who fails to provide full payment of tuition and fees, including late fees assessed, to the University when the payments are due is subject to one or more of the following actions at the University's option: - bar against readmission to the institution - withholding of grades, degree, and official transcript - all penalties and actions authorized by law Financial aid recipients must apply any aid received to the unpaid balance of tuition and fees at the time the aid check is released. Admissions application processing fee. A nonrefundable fee of $40 is required of undergraduate applicants for admission to the University. Applicants to the Graduate School must pay a fee of $50, and applicants to the School of Law must pay $65. The fee for applicants to the Master of Business Administration program and the Master in Professional Accounting program (including students in the Professional Program in Accounting) in the Graduate School of Business is $75. A former student who applies for readmission to an undergraduate program must submit the application fee only if he or she has undertaken coursework since leaving the University. An applicant who presents academic credentials from any country other than the United States when applying for admission to any program of study except the Master of Business Administration and Master in Professional Accounting programs must pay a nonrefundable fee of $75; international applicants to the MBA and MPA programs must submit a fee of $100. In cases where the applicant is subject to more than one fee, only the higher fee is required. Students who apply for admission to the professional program in pharmacy after completing prepharmacy coursework must pay a nonrefundable application processing fee of $50; students who apply to the upper-division professional sequence in nursing must pay a nonrefundable fee of $25. Tuition and required fees V.T.C.A., Education Code Section 54.0512 authorizes the following tuition rates for students registering at the University of Texas at Austin. TUITION NOTE: Rates for undergraduate pharmacy students (professional sequence) and nonresident PharmD students are pending approval of the Board of Regents. Undergraduate Students Texas residents: $30.00 per semester hour of credit; $120.00 minimum each semester or summer session ($60.00 for the six-week summer term) Nonresidents (out-of-state and international): $222.00 per semester hour of credit Undergraduate Pharmacy Students (professional sequence) Texas residents: $45.00 per semester hour of credit; $120.00 minimum each semester or summer session ($60.00 for the six-week summer term) Nonresidents (out-of-state and international): $333.00 per semester hour of credit PharmD Students Texas residents: $60.00 per semester hour of credit; $120.00 minimum each semester or summer session Nonresidents (out-of-state and international): $333.00 per semester hour of credit Graduate Students (except MBA, MPA, and PPA students) Texas residents: $60.00 per semester hour of credit; $120.00 minimum each semester or summer session Nonresidents (out-of-state and international): $252.00 per semester hour of credit Students in MBA, MPA, or PPA programs Texas residents: $60.00 per semester hour of credit; $120.00 minimum each semester or summer session Nonresidents (out-of-state and international): $272.00 per semester hour of credit Law Students Texas residents: $135.00 per semester hour of credit Nonresidents (out-of-state and international): $350.00 per semester hour of credit FEES REQUIRED OF ALL STUDENTS Every student who registers, unless registered in absentia, pays compulsory fees as follows. The general fee rate is pending approval of the Board of Regents. The general fee of $22.00 a semester hour is for educational and general uses. The health services building fee of $8.00 a semester or summer session is to finance the replacement of the Student Health Center building. The information technology fee of $6.00 a semester credit hour is to provide student access to systems of instructional computing and information technology services. The international education fee of $1.00 a semester or summer session is to fund a financial assistance program for eligible students participating in international study programs or student exchanges. The Martin Luther King, Jr., statue fee of $1.00 a semester or summer session is to fund construction of a Martin Luther King, Jr., statue on campus. The medical services fee of $51.00 a semester or summer session is to defray part of the cost of providing medical services at the Student Health Center. The recreational sports fee of $20.00 a semester or summer session is to defray the costs of financing, constructing, operating, maintaining, and improving recreational sports facilities and programs. The registration fee of $5.00 a semester or summer session is to defray costs associated with providing touch-tone technology services to students through the telephone enrollment exchange (TEX). The student services fee covers all, or part of, the cost of (a) the Counseling and Mental Health Center, at a fixed rate of $6.52 a student each semester; and (b) the Cabinet of College Councils; Campus and Community Involvement; Counseling, Learning, and Career Services; the Daily Texan; the Division of Recreational Sports; the Forensics Program; the Graduate Students' Assembly; KVRX student radio; KVR9 student television; the ombudsman; Services for Students with Disabilities; shuttle bus service; the Student Childcare Center; the Student Services Fee Committee; Student Government; the Students' Attorney; the Tenants' Council; and the Volunteer Center at the rate of $8.39 a semester hour of credit to a maximum of $100.68. Student Services Fee ______________________________________________________ Counseling Semester and Mental Other hours Health Center Services Total ______________________________________________________ 1 $6.52 $8.39 $14.91 2 6.52 16.78 23.30 3 6.52 25.17 31.69 4 6.52 33.56 40.08 5 6.52 41.95 48.47 6 6.52 50.34 56.86 7 6.52 58.73 65.25 8 6.52 67.12 73.64 9 6.52 75.51 82.03 10 6.52 83.90 90.42 11 6.52 92.29 98.81 12 or more 6.52 100.68 107.20 The Union fee entitles the student to use of the Union facilities and supports debt retirement of bonds used for renovation of the Union Building. Union Fee ____________________________________________ Summer Session 6 weeks or less..............$16.97 9 weeks......................$25.46 12 weeks......................$33.94 Long-session Semester..............$33.94 ___________________________________________ A general property deposit of $10.00 is assessed every student in the first semester of enrollment to help offset the cost of property loss or damage and nonpayment of any University billing. The deposit, less outstanding charges, will be returned on request when the student leaves the University with no intention to return. Applications for refund are available in the Office of Accounting, Student Accounts Receivable, Main Building 4. A general property deposit that remains without request for refund for four years from the date of last attendance at the University will be forfeited to the Student Property Deposit Scholarships. A student who does not plan to reenroll at the University and wishes to assign his or her property deposit to a student organization or to the University for a specific purpose may request that the refund, issued payable to the student, be mailed to the assignee. Arrangements for the endorsement of the refund check are between the student and the assignee. SPECIAL REGISTRATION FEES In absentia fee. The fee for in absentia registration is $25.00. Affiliated studies registration fee. The fee of $25.00 a semester is to defray the costs associated with registration, record keeping, and certification for students participating in sanctioned study abroad programs. Fees for joint or cooperative programs on The University of Texas System campuses. The University of Texas at Austin has agreements with several other University of Texas System institutions that allow student groups to enroll for courses at these institutions (e.g., the Clinical Pharmacy Program at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio). Tuition and required fees for full-time students are normally paid at the degree-granting campus and allocated by that unit to the other institution involved. Graduate students enrolled at the University may apply for admission to another University of Texas System institution through the appropriate dean's office at that institution. Evidence of support from the University should include the approval of the Office of the Vice President and Dean of Graduate Studies. Programs are available only where formal agreements exist between institutions. Fees for students registering concurrently at two Texas public institutions of higher education. V.T.C.A., Texas Education Code Section 54.062 provides for the following tuition procedure: 1. The student must register first at the institution with the lower minimum tuition and pay the full tuition charge. 2. Normally, only the hourly rate is paid at the second institution. However, if the minimum amount is less at the first institution, the student must pay the difference in the two minimums to the second institution, but not less than the hourly rate. Other required and optional fees are billed by each institution at its regularly authorized rates. A student should not register at more than one institution until the request for concurrent enrollment form has been completed and signed by the registrar. The form is available in the Office of the Registrar, Main Building 1. Late registration charge. A student who registers late must pay a charge of $25.00 to defray the cost of the extra services required to effect the late registration. (Late registration periods are identified in the Course Schedule each semester and summer session.) COURSE RELATED FEES Students enrolled in certain courses are assessed fees as described below. The fees associated with a course, if any, are totaled and the amount printed in the Course Schedule, published each semester. Field trip fees. Students registered in courses offering a field trip are assessed a fee to defray transportation and related costs of the field trip. Incidental fees. Fees reflecting the actual cost of materials or services provided in conjunction with certain courses are assessed students enrolled in those courses; there is no maximum amount. Laboratory fees. For each laboratory course, a fee is charged to cover the cost of laboratory materials and supplies used by the student. The fee may not be less than $2.00 or more than $30.00 for each course in a semester or summer term. Supplementary fees. Additional fees may be required for certain courses in art, architecture, drama, speech, and music where individual coaching is the usual method of instruction. PROGRAM AND SERVICE RELATED FEES Fees to defray the costs of specific programs and services are assessed as follows: Advising and placement fees. The following amounts are assessed to defray the cost of student advising and career counseling, planning, or placement: ___________________________________________________________________ School of Architecture $35.00 per semester 10.00 per summer session ___________________________________________________________________ College of Business Administration Undergraduate students 120.00 per semester 40.00 per summer session 30.00 per nine-week term 20.00 per six-week term MBA, MPA, PPA students 525.00 per semester 180.00 per summer session 135.00 per nine-week term 90.00 per six-week term ___________________________________________________________________ College of Communication 50.00 per semester 25.00 per summer session ___________________________________________________________________ College of Engineering 100.00 per semester or summer session 75.00 per nine-week term 50.00 per six-week term ___________________________________________________________________ College of Fine Arts Undergraduate students 40.00 per semester 20.00 per summer session ___________________________________________________________________ School of Law 45.00 per semester ___________________________________________________________________ College of Liberal Arts 50.00 per semester or summer session 37.50 per nine-week term 25.00 per six-week term ___________________________________________________________________ Graduate School of Library and Information Science 25.00 for one course 40.00 for two or more courses ___________________________________________________________________ College of Natural Sciences 75.00 per semester 25.00 per summer session ___________________________________________________________________ School of Nursing 35.00 per semester 14.00 per summer session ___________________________________________________________________ College of Pharmacy 47.00 per semester 36.00 per summer session ___________________________________________________________________ Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs 35.00 per semester ___________________________________________________________________ School of Social Work 25.00 per semester or summer session ___________________________________________________________________ Architecture design workshop fee. A fee of $45.00 is assessed all students majoring in architecture, graduate and undergraduate, each semester to defray costs incurred in providing services to students in the design workshop. The fee is prorated for the summer session as follows: $37.00 for the full session, $29.00 for the nine-week term, and $21.00 for a six-week term. Art Design Media Center fee. A fee of $182.00 a semester is assessed all students majoring in design to defray the cost of providing and maintaining the Design Media Center. Art Wood Shop services fee. A fee of $18.00 a semester or $9.00 a summer session or term is assessed all undergraduate students majoring in design, studio art, or visual arts; graduate students majoring in studio art; and certain nondegree students to defray the cost of supplies and services for the Wood Shop. College of Business Administration freshman orientation fee. Students in their first semester of enrollment in an undergraduate business administration program are assessed a fee of $35.00 to defray costs associated with the freshman orientation program. Duplicate fee receipt. A charge of $1.00 is assessed for a duplicate fee receipt. The charge must be paid to the Office of Accounting Cashiers, Main Building 8, when the application for a duplicate receipt is made. The application must be submitted by the student whose name appears on the fee receipt. Equipment maintenance and/or replacement fee. The following amounts are assessed to defray the cost of maintenance and replacement of college- or school-owned equipment used by students. ___________________________________________________________________ School of Architecture $15.00 per semester 12.00 per summer session 9.00 per nine-week term 6.00 per six-week term ___________________________________________________________________ Fine arts performance and production fee. Students majoring in theatre and dance are assessed a fee of $45.00 a semester to defray the cost of materials, supplies, and services associated with production activities. The fee is prorated in the summer session as follows: $22.00 for the full session and $11.00 for a six-week term. Fine arts visual arts fee. A fee of $8.00 a semester or $4.00 a summer session or term is assessed all students majoring in studio art to defray the cost of providing and maintaining materials in the departmental visual resources collection. Graduation fee. Candidates for a master's or doctoral degree must submit a nonrefundable fee of $30.00 with the application for a degree. The fee is to defray costs associated with the certification of degree candidates. Honors Program fee. Students enrolled in the undergraduate Business Honors Program are assessed a fee of $65.00 a semester to defray costs associated with the program. Instructional technology fee. Students enrolled in the School of Architecture are assessed a fee of $40.00 a semester or $34.00 a summer session to defray the cost of providing access to instructional computing and information technology and related supplies. The fee for the nine-week summer term is $28.00 and for a six-week term, $22.00. This fee is in addition to the information technology fee paid by all students. International student orientation fee. International students in their first semester of enrollment at the University are assessed a fee of $40.00 to defray the costs associated with orientation, advising, and preregistration. International student services fee. The fee of $30.00 a semester or summer session is to defray the cost of managing international student records and services. The fee for the nine-week summer term is $22.50 and for a six-week summer term, $15.00. Learning Resource Center fees. The fee is assessed as follows to defray the cost of providing learning resource centers: ___________________________________________________________________ College of Business Administration and Graduate School of Business Undergraduate $20.00 per semester 10.00 per summer session 7.50 per nine-week term 5.00 per six-week term MPA/PPA $30.00 per semester 24.00 per summer session 18.00 per nine-week term 12.00 per six-week term ___________________________________________________________________ College of Education 45.00 per semester or summer session ___________________________________________________________________ College of Engineering Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics 100.00 per semester or summer session 75.00 per nine-week term 50.00 per six-week term Department of Chemical Engineering 70.00 per semester or summer session 52.00 per nine-week term 36.00 per six-week term Department of Civil Engineering 100.00 per semester or summer session 75.00 per nine-week term 50.00 per six-week term Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering 75.00 per semester or summer session 56.25 per nine-week term 37.50 per six-week term Department of Mechanical Engineering 109.00 per semester or summer session 81.75 per nine-week term 54.50 per six-week term Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering 56.00 per semester or summer session 42.00 per nine-week term 28.00 per six-week term ___________________________________________________________________ College of Fine Arts 23.00 per semester 11.50 per summer session or term ___________________________________________________________________ School of Law 67.00 per semester ___________________________________________________________________ Graduate School of Library and Information Science 15.00 per semester or summer session ___________________________________________________________________ College of Pharmacy 75.00 per semester 50.00 per summer session ___________________________________________________________________ School of Social Work 30.00 per semester or summer session 22.50 per nine-week term 15.00 per six-week term ___________________________________________________________________ MBA/MPA orientation fee. Students in their first semester of enrollment in the Master of Business Administration or Master in Professional Accounting program are assessed a fee of $150.00 to defray costs associated with the MBA/MPA Orientation Program. Music services fee. A fee of $36.00 is assessed all students majoring in music as well as students enrolled in certain applied music courses each semester or summer session to provide access to practice rooms and rehearsal spaces during evening hours and on weekends. The fee for the nine- week summer term is $27.00 and for a six-week term, $18.00. Nursing student assistance fee. A fee of $50.00 a semester or summer session is assessed all students enrolled in the School of Nursing to defray the cost of providing supervised access to the Nursing School building on weekends and career planning and development services. The fee for the nine-week summer term is $15.00 and for a six-week term, $10.00 Nursing student learning center fee. A fee of $25.00 a semester or summer session is assessed all nursing students enrolled for four or more hours of coursework in nursing to defray the administrative costs of operating the learning center. The fee for the nine-week summer term is $19.00, and for a six-week term, $12.50. Practicum fee. A fee of $90.00 a semester is assessed students enrolled in the Coordinated Dietetics Program to defray costs associated with the program. Undergraduate Writing Center fee. A fee of $7.00 a semester is assessed all undergraduate students to defray the cost of tutoring and other services provided by the Undergraduate Writing Center. TUITION DEPOSIT Applicants admitted to the School of Law are required to submit a cashier's check or money order for $200.00 to indicate their acceptance. The deposit will be applied to the student's tuition and fees for the fall semester or refunded, subject to a $20.00 processing charge, if admission acceptance is canceled. EXEMPTION FROM FEES Fee exemptions are issued only for the period in which a student is currently enrolled; therefore, applications must be submitted no later than commencement day at the end of the spring semester or the official graduation date at the end of the summer session or fall semester. Table of Fee Exemptions ___________________________________________________________________ DESCRIPTION: Accredited School Scholarship ELIGIBILITY: Highest ranking graduate of an accredited Texas high school EXEMPTED: Tuition during first two semesters (long session) following graduation WHERE TO APPLY: Obtain certification from high school and present to Student Accounts Receivable, Main Building 4 ___________________________________________________________________ DESCRIPTION: Blind and deaf students ELIGIBILITY: - A blind disabled person, or a person whose sense of hearing is nonfunctional - Must be a Texas resident EXEMPTED: Tuition; required fees; general property deposit WHERE TO APPLY: Blind: Texas Commission for the Blind Flawn Academic Center 7 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas 78712 Deaf: Texas Rehabilitation Commission Flawn Academic Center 4 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas 78712 ___________________________________________________________________ DESCRIPTION: Children of disabled Texas firefighters and peace officers ELIGIBILITY: Children under 21 years of age of disabled full- paid or volunteer firefighters, full-paid municipal, county, or state peace officers, or custodians of the Department of Corrections, or game wardens EXEMPTED: Tuition; required fees WHERE TO APPLY: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Attn: Student Services 7745 Chevy Chase Drive Austin, Texas 78752 ___________________________________________________________________ DESCRIPTION: Children of prisoners of war or persons missing in action ELIGIBILITY: - Dependent person under 25 years of age who receives majority of support from parent - Parent classified by Department of Defense as a Prisoner of War or Missing in Action at time of registration EXEMPTED: Tuition; required fees WHERE TO APPLY: Student Accounts Receivable Special Tuition Billing P O Box 7398 Austin, Texas 78713-7398 ___________________________________________________________________ DESCRIPTION: Children of Texas veterans ELIGIBILITY: - Children of members of the armed forces who were killed in action, or whose death is documented to be directly caused by illness or injury related to service in the armed forces in World War II, the Korean Conflict, the Cold War (February 1, 1955, to present), the Vietnam era (December 21, 1961, to May 7, 1975), the Grenada and Lebanon era (August 24, 1982, to July 31, 1984), or the Persian Gulf War (August 2, 1990, to present), and children of members of the Texas National Guard killed since January 1, 1946, while on active duty - Must have resided in the state at least 12 months immediately preceding date of registration - Must not be in default on a federal or state loan granted or guaranteed for educational purposes EXEMPTED: Tuition; laboratory fees; supplementary fees; general fee WHERE TO APPLY: Student Accounts Receivable Special Tuition Billing P O Box 7398 Austin, Texas 78713-7398 ___________________________________________________________________ DESCRIPTION: Firefighters enrolled in fire science courses ELIGIBILITY: Enrolled in course offered as a part of fire science curriculum EXEMPTED: Tuition; laboratory fees WHERE TO APPLY: Student Accounts Receivable Special Tuition Billing P O Box 7398 Austin, Texas 78713-7398 ___________________________________________________________________ DESCRIPTION: Foster children ELIGIBILITY: Individuals who were in foster care or other residential care under the conservatorship of the Department of Protective and Regulatory Services on or after the day preceding the individual's eighteenth birthday EXEMPTED: Tuition; required fees WHERE TO APPLY: Obtain documentation from the Department of Protective and Regulatory Services and present to Student Accounts Receivable, Main Building 4 ___________________________________________________________________ DESCRIPTION: General fee ELIGIBILITY: Students for whom payment of fee causes undue economic hardship-number of exemptions limited to 5 percent of total enrollment EXEMPTED: General fee WHERE TO APPLY: Office of Student Financial Services P O Box 7758 Austin, Texas 78713 ___________________________________________________________________ DESCRIPTION: Good Neighbor Scholarship ELIGIBILITY: - Native-born citizens and residents from nations of the Western Hemisphere other than the United States - Furnish certified evidence of native-born citizenship and scholastic qualifications EXEMPTED: Tuition WHERE TO APPLY: International Office Drawer A Austin, Texas 78713 ___________________________________________________________________ DESCRIPTION: Texas ex-servicemen ELIGIBILITY: - Resided in Texas for 12 months prior to registration - A bona fide legal resident of Texas at time entered service - Served in armed forces in World War II, the Korean Conflict, the Cold War (February 1, 1955 to present), the Vietnam era (December 21, 1961 to May 7, 1975), the Grenada and Lebanon era (August 24, 1982, to July 31, 1984) or the Persian Gulf War (August 2, 1990, to present) - Honorably discharged - Not eligible for federal education benefits - Served at least 180 days active duty, excluding training - Not in default on a federal or state loan granted or guaranteed for educational purposes EXEMPTED: Tuition; laboratory fees; supplementary fees; general fee; (field trip fees not included) WHERE TO APPLY: Student Accounts Receivable Special Tuition Billing P O Box 7398 Austin, Texas 78713-7398 ___________________________________________________________________ Required fees include laboratory fees, supplementary fees, incidental fees, the information technology fee, the general fee, the health services building fee, the international education fee, the international student services fee, the Martin Luther King, Jr., statue fee, the medical services fee, the recreational sports fee, the registration fee, the student services fee, the Undergraduate Writing Center fee, and the Union fee. FEE ADJUSTMENTS All refund orders are cashed at the Office of Accounting Cashiers in Main Building 8. V.T.C.A., Texas Education Code Section 54.006(e) requires that the University refund tuition and fees paid by a sponsor, donor, or scholarship to the source, rather than directly to the student who has withdrawn, if funds were made available through the University. Refunds will be withheld until delinquent debts to the University are paid. Refunds for Students Withdrawing from the University Refunds for students who withdraw from the University are based on the effective withdrawal date and are calculated according to the percentages given below. NOTE: Students who are receiving financial assistance from any Title IV program and withdraw from the University during their first semester of attendance should refer to the refund policy in the section "Repayment and Refund of Financial Aid" in Chapter 5, Student Affairs. LONG SESSION ___________________________________________________________ Official withdrawal date Percentage Refund ___________________________________________________________ Prior to the first class day 100% less $15.00 matriculation fee During the first five class days 80% During the second five class days 70% During the third five class days 50% During the fourth five class days 25% After the fourth five class days none SUMMER SESSION ___________________________________________________________ Official withdrawal date Percentage Refund ___________________________________________________________ Prior to the first class day 100% less $15.00 matriculation fee During the first, second, or third class day 80% During the fourth, fifth, or sixth class day 50% After the sixth class day none Refund percentages apply to tuition and required fees. Students withdrawn by the University because of a returned check are assessed a matriculation fee. The matriculation fee enables the University to recover a portion of the processing costs of registration for students allowed a full refund. The fee is not assessed when the University initiates the withdrawal of a student for scholastic reasons or course cancellations. Withdrawal refunds for the fall and spring semesters and the summer session are based on the student's schedule on the effective date of the withdrawal. A student withdrawn by the University for scholastic or other reasons will receive a full refund of fees paid that semester. Add/drops will be considered appropriately in calculating withdrawal refunds (Note: In some cases, a student may receive two refund checks, one based on dropped courses and one based on withdrawal percentages for remaining courses.) A student who withdraws after receiving any cash payment from the Office of Student Financial Services may be required to make full or partial repayment. Funds received through the Federal College Work-Study Program are not subject to repayment. Students should contact the Office of Student Financial Services for information regarding repayment obligations. A student who withdraws as a result of being called to active military service may choose to receive a refund of tuition and fees for the semester or, under certain conditions, to be assigned an incomplete (temporary delay of final course grade, symbol X) in each course, or to be assigned a final grade as determined by the instructor. Tuition and Fee Billing will initiate refunds for all eligible students who submit approved withdrawal petitions to the Office of the Registrar. A refund is issued no earlier than thirty days after the date the student paid the initial tuition and fee bill. The refund will be sent to the address specified on the withdrawal petition. Refunds for Dropped Courses Refund of tuition and some required fees will be made for courses dropped during the first twelve class days. No refund is made for courses dropped after the twelfth class day (fourth class day for the summer session). Additional Fee Assessment for Added Courses The full amount of tuition and required fees for added courses will be billed to the student regardless of the date added. Optional Fee Refund Policies and Procedures Refunds for the Cactus yearbook, Peregrinus yearbook, and the Official Directory may be applied for at the Texas Student Publications Office. Parking permit refunds may be requested at the Parking and Traffic Office. Locker/basket and shower fee refunds may be applied for at the Gregory Gym Store. A full refund will be granted if requested before the locker or basket is checked out; a partial refund, based on the number of weeks remaining in the semester, may be authorized if requested after the basket or locker is issued. SHORT-TERM LOANS The University provides short-term emergency or tuition assistance loans to students. Emergency loans are cash loans, normally for one month, and are designed to be repaid in full on or before the due date. Tuition loans, which have a one- to three-month repayment period, must be applied to a student's fee bill. Any subsequent refund of tuition and/or fees must be applied to a cash or tuition loan regardless of the due date of the loan. PAYMENT OF FEES FOR STUDENTS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES The Texas Rehabilitation Commission offers payment of tuition and other fees and services to students (normally nonveterans) who have certain disabilities, provided the vocational objective selected by the student is approved by a representative of the agency. Application for vocational rehabilitation should be made to the Texas Rehabilitation Commission, P O Box 7638, Austin, Texas, 78713- 7638, (512) 476-7374. Optional Fees Students who select optional fees for the fall semester must pay the academic year fee. The spring semester fee is available only during the spring semester. ___________________________________________________________________ Longhorn All-Sports Package (Intercollegiate Athletics for Men and Women) $60.00 academic year 30.00 spring semester ___________________________________________________________________ Department of Theatre and Dance 15.00 academic year 7.50 spring semester ___________________________________________________________________ Performing Arts FAN CLUB 25.00 academic year 12.50 spring semester ___________________________________________________________________ Cactus yearbook 35.00 ___________________________________________________________________ Official Directory 3.00 ___________________________________________________________________ Analecta literary journal 5.00 ___________________________________________________________________ Peregrinus law school yearbook 25.00 ___________________________________________________________________ Locker/basket and shower 6.00 per semester ___________________________________________________________________ Parking permits automobiles (C) 30.00 academic year 22.00 spring semester 14.00 summer session motorcycles (M) 22.00 academic year 13.00 spring semester 10.00 summer session ___________________________________________________________________ The Longhorn All-Sports Package admits a student to home intercollegiate athletic events for men and women in baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, and volleyball, and one discounted ticket to the Texas-Oklahoma football game. The Department of Theatre and Dance fee entitles the student to a specified number of tickets to major season productions at no additional cost as long as tickets are available. The Performing Arts FAN CLUB fee enables a student to purchase tickets for professional touring events presented by the Performing Arts Center at a price discounted 10 to 50 percent, as long as tickets are available. The Cactus fee entitles the student to a copy of the University yearbook. The Official Directory fee entitles the student to a copy of the University telephone directory. The Analecta fee entitles the student to a copy of the literary journal published by the College of Liberal Arts and the Liberal Arts Council. The Peregrinus fee entitles the student to a copy of the law school yearbook. The Locker/basket and shower fee entitles a student to the use of a locker or basket and shower facilities in Bellmont Hall, Gregory Gymnasium, or Anna Hiss Gymnasium for one semester or summer session. Lockers in the Recreational Sports Center are coin- operated. Students enrolled in physical education activity classes are assessed a fee for the use of a locker or basket for the semester. A C or M parking permit purchased in the fall semester enables the student to park in any appropriately designated lot or area for the academic year; a permit purchased in the spring is valid through the summer session. LONGHORN ALL-SPORTS PACKAGE FOR DEPENDENTS OF STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF NOTE: The term dependent as used here refers to the spouse and children of a student, faculty member, or staff member. Fall semester purchases must be for the academic year; the spring semester fee is available only during the spring semester. The optional Longhorn All-Sports Package for dependents is available only to the spouses and children of students or employees who have paid the corresponding optional fee. The Longhorn All-Sports Package (Intercollegiate Athletics for Men and Women) is $73.00 for the academic year and $36.50 for the spring semester RULES FOR USE OF THE ID CARD FOR PURCHASERS OF THE LONGHORN ALL-SPORTS PACKAGE Purchase of the fee implies agreement to abide by the following rules: 1. The fee is valid only for the original purchaser and is nontransferable. Penalties for presentation of an ID by anyone other than the owner, or other misuse, are described in 7 and 8 below. Other proof of identification may be required when the ID is presented. 2. The identification card is void if mutilated or altered. A mutilated card may be replaced on return of remnants of the original card and payment of the appropriate replacement fee. A lost student, faculty, or staff card may be replaced upon payment of the appropriate fee. A lost dependent ID card indicating payment of the fee may not be replaced, but a second fee may be purchased upon signing an affidavit of loss. 3. Purchase of the Longhorn All-Sports Package entitles the owner to the services identified under "Longhorn All-Sports Package" above. Purchasers of the optional dependent fee may participate in student drawings for event tickets. The full regular price is charged for these tickets. If an improper ticket is presented with an ID card, admission will be refused. 4. Special admission rates may be available to fee purchasers for reserved seats. No guarantee is made as to the availability of such admissions. 5. Admission will be granted only on presentation of the properly coded identification card and event ticket, and where appropriate, the properly coded identification card only. 6. The fee is valid throughout the long session for which it was purchased. A refund is available only on termination of enrollment or employment with the University, or in the case of the dependent fee, the termination of enrollment or employment with the University by the owner's spouse or parent. The identification card reflecting payment of the fee must be surrendered to obtain a refund. 7. Presentation of an identification card by anyone other than the owner, or other misuse, may result in confiscation and forfeiture of fee privileges. 8. Fraudulent use of an identification card may result in disciplinary action or prosecution of the guilty parties. 9. The replacement fee for an identification card that reflects payment of the fee and has been confiscated because of misuse is $5.00 plus the amount of the original fee, unless the owner surrenders the right to fee privileges, or $5.00 if the owner surrenders the right to fee privileges. 10.The replacement fee for an identification card that has been confiscated because of misuse is $5.00 if the identification card did not reflect payment of the optional fee. Student Insurance Student Health Insurance Program. The Student Health Insurance Program, administered by the Student Health Center, provides optional low-cost group health insurance to students at the University of Texas at Austin who are not covered through other insurance programs. Additional information is available at the health center. International student health insurance. International students are required to purchase or show proof of health and accident insurance at the time of registration. The minimum acceptable level of coverage is fifty thousand dollars each accident or illness, seventy-five hundred dollars for repatriation, and ten thousand dollars for medical evacuation to the home country. Dependents in J-2 (exchange visitor) status are required to have comparable coverage. Questions about health insurance for international students should be directed to the International Office, 471-1211. Student liability insurance. Students must show evidence of student liability insurance when enrolled in field experience courses that use off-campus facilities, if such facilities require the insurance. Identification Cards Student identification cards. Every student is required to have a University identification card. The card may be obtained after the student's first registration and must be validated each subsequent semester or summer session. Identification cards remain the property of the University and must be surrendered to any authorized University official as requested or when the student withdraws from the University. The student ID card displays the holder's photograph, name, and student identification number in addition to a library code. An ID card is required for many purposes, including use of the libraries and the Student Health Center; with proper coding, it may be used to draw tickets for or to be admitted to intercollegiate athletic events as well as other events. The identification card is intended to be used throughout a student's enrollment at the University and is not reissued unless changes in data are required or the card is lost or stolen. Only one card may be issued without charge in an academic year. The cost to replace a card that was lost or stolen is $5.00. Lost or stolen cards should be reported to the ID Center by calling 471-4334; found cards should be returned to the ID Center. The ID card should not be loaned to others, and its benefits are not transferable. Those who lend the card or use it for fraudulent purposes are subject to disciplinary action. Faculty/staff identification cards. An ID card is also available to qualified faculty and staff members. Students who are employees of the University may qualify for a composite card. The rules for use and most procedures are the same as for the student ID card; holders of faculty/staff and composite ID cards should check with the ID Center for additional regulations. The composite card for student employees must be validated each semester or summer session. Faculty/staff ID cards do not require validation. Cards must be returned to the ID Center upon termination of employment. Fees for Nonstudents Auditor's fee. A fee of $20.00 a course is required of individuals not registered in the University who wish to audit one or more courses. V.T.C.A., Education Code Section 54.210 provides that any person sixty-five years of age or older may audit any course offered by a component institution of The University of Texas System without the payment of the required fee if space is available. Library card fee for nonstudent borrowers. The University's libraries are open to the public for library use of materials. Adult Texas residents who are not members of the University community and who wish to borrow materials for home use may purchase a courtesy borrower card at the Perry-Castaneda Library circulation desk, PCL 2.122. Information about courtesy borrower card fees is also available at the circulation desk, 495- 4300. A photo ID or two other identification cards are required at the time of application. Fees are waived for current members of the Ex-Students' Association and faculty and professional staff of University of Texas System institutions and Texas A&M University. Cards are valid for the period of appointment, not to exceed one year. A card may be renewed on the same basis as it was originally issued or according to other requirements as noted above. Courtesy borrowers are assessed fines and fees for late, lost, and damaged materials at the same rate as students and are billed for the charges by the Perry-Castaneda Library circulation desk. Unpaid charges may result in the suspension of borrowing privileges. Shuttle bus fee. The University shuttle bus system is operated for the benefit of students, faculty and staff, their dependents, and retirees of the University of Texas at Austin. The system is funded entirely by the mandatory student services fee and the sale of passes. Passes may be purchased by faculty and staff, their dependents, and retirees at the Office of Accounting Cashiers in Main Building 8. Shuttle bus patrons should be prepared to show their IDs or passes on request. The cost of a pass is based on the proportion of the mandatory student fee allocated to bus service. Shuttle service is provided on all scheduled registration, class, and final examination days. No service is provided on weekends or holidays with the exception of Saturday final examinations. Maps and schedules are available at the information desks in the Main Building and the Texas Union. Written inquiries regarding changes to routes or policies should be sent to the Shuttle Bus Committee, P O Box 8179, Austin, Texas 78713-8179. Recreational and facility use fees. Nonstudents who want to use facilities in Bellmont Hall, Gregory Gymnasium, Anna Hiss Gymnasium, the Recreational Sports Center, the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center, and other physical activity facilities must pay fees according to the following schedule: _________________________________________________________________ SEMESTER OR ANNUAL FEE SUMMER MEMBER (8/12/95-9/2/96) SESSION FEE _________________________________________________________________ University Personnel _________________________________________________________________ Faculty/Staff member $105.00 $45.00 Optional locker 18.00 6.00 _________________________________________________________________ Faculty/Staff retired 55.00 25.00 _________________________________________________________________ Faculty/Staff spouse 75.00 35.00 _________________________________________________________________ Faculty/Staff spouse only 105.00 45.00 _________________________________________________________________ Faculty/Staff senior child 75.00 35.00 _________________________________________________________________ Faculty/Staff child 25.00 12.00 _________________________________________________________________ Faculty/Staff family 205.00 92.00 _________________________________________________________________ Pickle Research Campus Faculty/Staff member 55.00 25.00 _________________________________________________________________ Pickle Research Campus Faculty/Staff spouse only 55.00 25.00 _________________________________________________________________ Student spouse Not available 25.00 _________________________________________________________________ Student senior child Not available 25.00 _________________________________________________________________ Student child*** Not available 10.00 _________________________________________________________________ Student family Not available 35.00 _________________________________________________________________ Member guest pass $5.00/day _________________________________________________________________ Official visitors Fee varies _________________________________________________________________ Associate member/Spouse $210.00 80.00 _________________________________________________________________ SCHEDULE NOTES Fees are good for the following dates: Fall: August 12, 1995-January 15, 1996; Spring: January 1-May 19, 1996; Summer: May 1-September 2, 1996. Senior children (16-22 years) are eligible for open recreation facilities and services only. Children 15 and under may use facilities during specified hours only; adult supervision is required. Pickle Research campus memberships are limited to facilities at the Pickle Research Campus. Employees or spouses who wish to use facilities on the main campus must pay the $105.00 fee. Official visitors are consultants, lecturers, or others with a clearly defined connection with a University agency or program on a short-term basis. The fee varies; contact the Division of Recreational Sports. Recreational sports applications and identification cards. Applications are available in Gregory Gymnasium 36. A $5.00 replacement fee will be charged for lost Recreational Sports identification cards.