Tuition and Fees
UMUC students are expected to make payment at the time of registration. If a student’s payment is not received by the due date, he or she may be penalized by being disenrolled from courses or having his or her account balance transferred to the State Central Collections Unit.
Several payment options are available to UMUC students who are unable to make payment at the time of registration. To find out more about payment options, students should visit www. umuc.edu/payoptions.
Payment may be made by cash, check, money order, or Ameri- can Express, Discover, MasterCard, or Visa credit cards. Checks should be payable to University of Maryland University Col- lege. Students who qualify for tuition assistance, financial aid, or veterans benefits should consult the appropriate sections of this catalog. Students interested in the monthly payment plan, administered by Sallie Mae, should visit www.tuitionpay.com/ umuc or call 800-635-0120.
CurrENT TuITION ANd FEES
Tuition rates and fees are published each term in the graduate schedule of classes and are available on the Web at www.umuc. edu/tuition. Students should review the fee schedule carefully to see which ones apply. Fees are commonly charged for admission and graduation applications, makeup testing, technology, and transcripts. There is also a service charge for dishonored checks.
Refunds
A student who drops a course during the official drop period receives a full tuition refund. A student who withdraws after the drop period is refunded a portion of the tuition, the amount to be determined by the date of the withdrawal. The schedule for partial refunds is provided online at www.umuc.edu/refundpolicy. The official date used to determine a refund is the date of the drop or withdrawal transaction. The official date for federal financial aid recipients is the last date of class attendance as determined by federal regulations.
rEFuNdS FOr COurSE CANCELLATIONS
The university refunds 100 percent of tuition, technology, and registration fees for courses canceled by the university. The admission application fee is nonrefundable, even when a course is canceled.
rEFuNdS ANd FINANCIAL AId
If the tuition for a student who withdraws was paid by employer contract, the refund is returned to the employer. If the tuition assistance was a partial payment, it is returned to the employer, and excess payments are refunded to the student. Financial aid awards may be canceled or reduced for financial aid recipients who withdraw from classes. Financial aid recipients should check with a financial aid advisor when withdrawing from a course to determine the impact on their awards.
No offer of financial aid is considered an active, final award until the refund period has ended. Students who withdraw before the end of that period are liable for all costs incurred and are billed accordingly.
Note: Students in their first enrollment period at UMUC who are receiving financial aid (grants, work-study, or loans) and withdraw from the institution (not merely from a course) before completing 60 percent of the enrollment period for which they have been charged are subject to a federal pro-rata refund policy. Financial aid advisors can provide further information.
Dishonored Checks
For each paper or electronic check returned to UMUC by the payer’s bank (whether because of insufficient funds, stopped payment, postdating, or drawing against uncollected items), UMUC assesses a service charge of $30 (over and above any service charges levied by the financial institution).
A student who stops payment on a check for tuition is thereby neither disenrolled nor relieved of responsibility for paying tuition and fees. Anyone whose checks for tuition or fees remain dishonored may be barred from classes.
Indebtedness to the University
Students who incur debts to UMUC must clear them to be permitted to register. Requests for transcripts and diplomas are denied until all debts have been paid. Outstanding debts are col- lected against refunds due the student. After a reasonable period, uncollected debts are forwarded to the Central Collection Unit of the State Attorney General’s Office.
The Board of Regents has authorized UMUC to charge students’ delinquent accounts for all collection costs incurred by UMUC. The normal collection fee is 17 percent plus attorney and/or court costs. Delinquent accounts are reported to a credit bureau.
Employer-Provided Tuition Assistance
If an employer is going to pay for part or all of a student’s tuition, at the time of registration the student must submit two copies of a document (purchase order, tuition assistance form, or contract on company letterhead) containing the following information:
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■ A specific description of types of fees and charges (such as
tuition, application fee, or books) and the amount to be assumed by the employer
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■ The student’s name and student identification number ■
■ The session covered by the document ■
■ The billing address ■
■ The signature and phone number of the authorizing official
A student who does not have an authorizing document at the time of registration must pay the bill in full and arrange for direct reimbursement from the employer. UMUC cannot issue refunds for authorizing documents submitted after registration.
Monthly Tuition Payment Plan
UMUC offers a cost-effective alternative for students who are budgeting for college tuition: an interest-free, monthly tuition- payment plan. This plan allows students to spread all or part of their tuition bills into monthly installments on an academic session basis. All UMUC students are eligible to participate in the payment plan, regardless of financial need. More complete information is available online at www.umuc.edu/payoptions.