Undergraduate Catalog 2000 - 2001
Fees and Expenses
Note: Revisions in the State
budget may force fee changes.
The schedule of fees which follows is comprehensive and is expected
to prevail during the 2000-2001 academic year, but the Board of Trustees
and the Board of Governors for Higher Education reserve the right, at any
time, to authorize changes.* Information on the fees applicable to Extension
courses and the Bachelor of General Studies degree program is not included
but may be found in the bulletins of the Division of Extended and Continuing
Education.
Application Fee
A fee of $50 must accompany the application for admission to any undergraduate
school or college of the University for full-time study. The application
fee is not refundable and may not be applied to other charges.
Acceptance Fee
A freshman student entering the University in the fall semester must make
a nonrefundable payment of $150 by May 1. This payment will apply toward
the University fee bill. Failure to remit payment will result in cancellation
of admission. The new freshman student is encouraged to make payment as
soon as the student's intention to accept admission is firm.
A transfer or readmitted student entering the University in the fall
semester, and a freshman, transfer or readmitted student entering in the
spring semester must make a nonrefundable payment of $150 within fifteen
days of receiving notice of admission. This payment will apply toward the
University fee bill. Failure to remit payment by the prescribed date will
result in cancellation of admission.
Room Deposit
A room deposit of $140 is required prior to April 1 for any continuing
resident student at Storrs. Students at the University regional campuses
who transfer to Storrs must pay a $140 deposit when filing a room application.
Payment (or deferment) of the deposit secures this contract and presumes
acceptance of same. Failure to remit this payment by the due date will
result in loss of housing.
New students are not required to pay a separate room deposit. Payment
of the Acceptance Fee when due will secure this contract.
The act of paying (or obtaining deferment of) the deposit incurs liability
for at least $60 of the Room Fee. The $60 payment is due regardless of
subsequent cancellation or failure to remit by due date.
$80 of the room deposit will be refunded if written cancellation is
received prior to August 1 (or January 1 for a new spring semester assignment).
The entire $140 becomes nonrefundable from those dates forward.
General University Fee
Students on the Storrs campus pay a general University fee of $479 each
semester. Students at the regional campuses pay a general University fee
each semester of $30 at Avery Point, Hartford, Stamford, and Waterbury;
students at Torrington pay a general University fee of $19 each semester.
Payment of fees is made at each campus location.
The general University fee is prorated for part-time Storrs undergraduate
students who initially register for less than full time.
Continuous Registration Fee
A nonrefundable fee of $45 per semester will be charged to Bachelor of
General Studies students, Cooperative Education students, and Study Abroad
students.
Tuition
All students are subject to a tuition charge in addition to the other fees
charged Connecticut and out-of-State students. Students classified as full-time
Connecticut students pay tuition of $2,141 per semester. Students classified
as full-time out-of-State students pay tuition of $6,528 per semester.
Full-time students eligible for the New England Regional Student Program
pay tuition of $3,212 per semester.
Tuition is prorated for part-time undergraduate students who initially
register for less than full time.
Tuition is waived (1) for any dependent
child of a person whom the armed forces of the United States has declared
to be missing in action or to have been a prisoner of war while serving
in the armed forces after January 1, 1960, which child has been accepted
for admission to the University of Connecticut, provided the person missing
in action or former prisoner of war was a resident of Connecticut at the
time of entering the service of the armed forces of the United States or
was a resident of Connecticut while so serving; (2) for any veteran having
served in the time of war, as defined in subsection (a) of section 27-103,
or who served in either a combat or combat support role in the invasion
of Grenada, October 25, 1983, to December 15, 1983; the invasion of Panama,
December 20, 1989, to January 31, 1990; or the peace keeping mission in
Lebanon, September 29, 1982, to March 30, 1984; or Operation Earnest Will
(escort of Kuwaiti oil tankers), February 1, 1987, to July 23, 1987, and
is a resident of Connecticut at the time of acceptance for admission
or readmission to the University. Veterans should contact the Veterans
Center in the Wilbur Cross Building, Room 221, (860) 486-2442, for an application
for the tuition waiver. Please see Veterans Administration Educational
Assistance and Training Waiver located in the Financial Aid section
of this Catalog for other veterans benefits information; (3) for
any person sixty-two years of age or older who has been accepted for admission,
provided this person is enrolled in a degree-granting program or, provided,
at the end of the regular registration period, there is space available
in the course in which the person intends to enroll; (4) for any active
member of the Connecticut army or air national guard who (a) is a resident
of Connecticut, (b) has been certified by the adjutant general or a designee,
as a member in good standing of the guard, and (c) is enrolled or accepted
for admission on a full-time or part-time basis in an undergraduate degree-granting
program. If any person who receives a tuition waiver in accordance with
the provisions of this subsection also receives educational reimbursement
from any employer, the waiver shall be reduced by the amount of the educational
reimbursement; (5) provides that any dependent child of a police officer
or fire fighter killed in the line of duty is eligible for a tuition waiver
at the University of Connecticut, the Connecticut State University system
or a Regional Community-Technical College.
Audit Fee
Auditors pay the regular fee (no additional fee for students registered
for full time.)
Senior Citizens Audit Fee
All persons 62 years of age or older who audit undergraduate courses on
a space-available, not for credit basis, pay a fee of $15 per semester.
Deposit Account
A deposit of $50 must be maintained by all students. This deposit less
deductions for breakage, fines, health service, and any other outstanding
charges, will be refunded to students graduating or officially withdrawing
from the University.
Cooperative Bookstore Account
A one-time refundable Cooperative Bookstore payment of $25 is required
for all undergraduate and graduate students, with the exception of: Health
Center students in Farmington; M.B.A. students at Hartford and Stamford;
students registered solely for summer sessions; non-degree students; and
students engaged exclusively in non-credit extension work.
When a student graduates or officially withdraws from the University
the $25 Cooperative Bookstore Account, less the share of any cooperative
loss or plus the share of cooperative gain, will be refunded.
The Daily Campus Fee
All undergraduate students at Storrs pay a nonrefundable fee of $7 each
semester for the support of the student newspaper.
Student Union Fee
All undergraduate students at Storrs pay a nonrefundable fee of $13 each
semester to cover the cost of the student activities program administered
by the Student Union Board of Governors.
WHUS Fee
All undergraduate students at Storrs pay a nonrefundable fee of $9 each
semester for the support of the student radio station.
Student Government Fee
All undergraduate students at Storrs pay a nonrefundable fee of $15 each
semester for the support of student governmental activities and the student
yearbook. A nonrefundable fee is charged each semester for support of student
government to all regional campus students: Avery Point, $15; Hartford,
$10; Stamford, $15; Torrington, $20; Waterbury, $35.
Student Transit Fee
All undergraduate students at Storrs pay a nonrefundable fee of $6 each
semester for the support of the bus service on campus.
UCTV Fee
All undergraduate students at Storrs pay a nonrefundable fee of $3 each
semester for the support of the University television training program.
Residence Hall Fee
The standard fee for an undergraduate assignment to a double room in a
Univer
sity residence hall is $1,486 per semester. It covers occupancy while
classes are in session, excluding recess periods.
Board Fee
All students living in undergraduate residences are required to pay for
and take their meals under the board plan in effect for that residence.
The board fee for the meal plan is $1,438 per semester. The meal plans
provide three meals per day seven days per week while classes are in session.
A prepaid meal plan is not transferable from one individual to another
except as designated by the University.
No refunds for individual meals can be made except when a person misses
15 or more consecutive meals because of personal illness off campus or
a College-sponsored field trip. In these instances, refunds may be made
based on the raw food cost. (Special arrangements are made for students
absent on student teaching or other extended curricular assignments.)
All other students may purchase meals on an a la carte basis at Jonathan's
(Student Union Complex) or may elect to purchase a meal plan in a dining
hall.
On weekends, meals are available on an a la carte cash basis at Jonathan's
and the dining halls which are open.
Infrastructure Maintenance
Fee
All students are subject to an infrastructure maintenance fee of $125.00
each semester for the support of operating and maintenance costs related
to UConn 2000 projects.
Payment of Fees
Collection of all fees is handled by the Office of the University Bursar.
The fall semester fee bill is payable prior to August 1; the spring semester
is payable prior to January 2. Partial payment of fees will not be accepted.
Failure to make payment on time will result in cancellation of the privileges
accorded a student, including registration and residence hall assignment.
Registration is not complete nor is the residence hall assignment confirmed
in any semester until all the fees for the semester have been paid.
Any student who has contracted for a room assignment for the fall or
the spring semester and gives notice of cancellation to the Department
of Residential Life prior to August 1 and January 1 respectively, is responsible
for payment of $60 of the residence hall fee.
It is each student's responsibility to make fee payments by the specified
due dates. Failure to receive a fee bill does not relieve a student of
fee payment responsibility.
There is a $15 charge on any check which is returned by the bank for
any reason.
Late Payment Fee
The payment of the fee bill is due in full prior to August 1 (fall semester)
and January 2 (spring semester). A late payment fee of $50 is payable by
all undergraduate students whose tuition and fees are not paid in full
on the published due date. Checks returned by the bank for any reason are
considered late payment.
Cancellations and Refunds
The University grants a full refund of advanced fees to any student academically
dismissed. In certain other instances, including illness, adjustments to
the following schedule of refunds can be made at the discretion of the
Dean of Students.
All Storrs campus undergraduate students who withdraw from the University
for any reason must secure from the Dean of Students' Office written acknowledgement
of their withdrawal, and arrange with that department the details of their
leaving. No refunds are made unless this procedure is followed. See the
section on Withdrawal and Cancellation, and Leave of Absence for further
comment.
Refundable Fees
General University fee Tuition
Applied Music Board fees
Deposit Account balance Cooperative Bookstore Account balance
Student Union fee Infrastructure Maintenance fee
Student Government fee Daily Campus fee
UCTV fee Student Transit fee
Residence Hall fee1
1 See Room Deposit for explanation.
Nonrefundable Fees
Acceptance fee Room Deposit fee1
Late Payment fee Continuous Registration fee
Where notice of cancellation is received through the first day of classes
of a semester, full refund (less the nonrefundable acceptance fee and room
deposit fee) is made if fees have been paid in full.
Thereafter withdrawal adjustments are made only on refundable fees according
to the following schedule:
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(a) 1st week 90%
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(b) 2nd week 60%
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(c) 3rd and 4th week 50%
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(d) 5th week through 8th week 25%
1 See Room Deposit for explanation.
* Calendar weeks run Monday through Sunday; whatever
day of the week on which the semester begins, the following Sunday ends
the first calendar week.
Student Identification Card
Each new entering student is furnished with a personalized identification
(I.D.) card which is revalidated each semester upon full payment of the
University fee bill. Should the student's card become lost or destroyed,
a replacement will be issued at a fee of $6.
Applied Music Fee
A fee of $75 for one half-hour lesson per week or $145 for a one-hour lesson
per week per semester is charged all students receiving private instrumental
or vocal instruction.
Course Credit By Examination
Fee
The fee for the examination is $10 a course payable at the Business Office.
Course Credit by Examination specifications may be found under "Academic
Regulations."
Student Liability Insurance
Liability insurance is required of all students enrolled in a clinical
program. These students will be billed by the University the additional
expense of such coverage.
Mandatory Student Health
Insurance
All full-time students must provide for their own accident and illness
insurance to cover medical care not provided through the Department of
Health Services. Students may opt to be covered for accidents and illnesses
through a personal insurance policy, a parental or family insurance policy,
or a policy sponsored by the university. Supplemental Student Health Insurance
for accident and sickness is available from a private student medical insurance
program. Students who fail to provide proof of health insurance by filing
an insurance waiver card may be charged and automatically enrolled in the
University sponsored plan. Insurance information and enrollment for the
insurance program is available at the Department of Health Service. Please
call 486-0745 for further information.
(Non-immigrant) international students. All (non-immigrant) international
students will be required, at the time of registration, to show evidence
of adequate insurance coverage for accidents, illness and medical evacuation,
and repatriation expenses. Students should consult the International Student
Advisor regarding compliance with this requirement and assistance in enrolling
in an approved insurance program.
Students Attending
Under Public Laws
All public law recipients attending this University for the first time
under the auspices of the Veterans Administration must have a Certificate
of Eligibility or Supplemental Certificate of Eligibility which is to be
presented at the Office of Student Financial Aid Services prior to registration.
In the case of a disabled veteran the cost of books and supplies is
reimbursed by the Veterans Administration for graduate and undergraduate
students.
Student Parking Fees
Student parking fees are assessed to 5th semester resident students,commuting
students, resident assistants, and graduate assistants registering a vehicle
and obtaining permission to park in a designated University student parking
area, and are paid directly to Parking Services. The conditions under which
students are permitted the use of cars on campus and information about
how to contact Parking Services are described in this Catalog under
"General Information," Use of Cars by Students.
Summer Sessions Fees
and Expenses
The University fee for each summer session is equal to the preceding academic
year in-state tuition. Please see the summer catalog for further details.
In addition, there is a one-time summer enrollment fee of $45 for University
of Connecticut degree students and $65 for all others. Students at the
Storrs campus pay $8 each session for the support of the Student Union
and its programs.
University housing is available to all credit students and those who
register for full-time thesis preparation. For further information, refer
to the Summer Sessions Catalog.