Summary Descriptions of Required Tuition and Fees for Fall 2005

Add/Drop Fee. To defray costs incurred when a student adds or drops a course or courses, a $5 per transaction fee will be assessed.

Advising Fee. To defray costs of student advising, a charge of $10 per student per semester will be assessed. THIS IS A NON-REFUNDABLE FEE.

Athletic Fee. To support the intercollegiate athletics program, a $7 per semester credit hour fee will be assessed.

Audit Fee. To defray administrative costs incurred in scheduling non-credit participants in scheduled classes, a $100 fee for classes without a lab or a $150 fee for classes with a lab will be assessed.

Book Locker Fee. Students using book lockers will be charged a fee of $20 per year, $14 per semester, or $11 for the summer session.

Book Locker Key Replacement Fee. To defray costs of key & lock replacement, a $15 fee will be charged for book locker key replacement.

Computer Printing Services Fee. Students will be assessed $1.00 for each additional page after the first 10 pages to defray the costs of duplicating letter quality documents produced by students served by the Programs Assisting Student Study (PASS) Office.

Credit by Examination Fee. To defray cost of processing credit by examination, a $40 fee will be charged.

Distance Education Fee. To defray the costs associated with providing materials, services and instructional support for Distance Education courses, a $35 per credit hour will be charged.

Duplicate Fee Receipt. To defray costs of printing duplicate copies of fee receipts except for purposes of I.D. cards and parking permit verification, a $1 fee will be charged.

Education Seminar Course Fee. To defray costs of a diagnostic test kit, a $25 fee will be charged.

Education Field-Based Instruction Fee. A $10 per course fee will be charged to recover travel costs in certain field-based educational courses.

Education Internship Fee. Student interns are assessed a $50 fee to cover administrative and travel expenses associated with providing supervision for teaching internships in Education 4692.

Education Internship: Diagnostician Course Fee. To defray costs of a diagnostic test kit, a $25 fee will be charged.

Education Learning Theory and Assessment Course Fee. To defray costs of a diagnostic test kit, a $25 fee will be charged.

Education Practicum: Reading Course Fee. To defray costs of a diagnostic test kit, a $25 fee will be charged.

Education Reading Diagnostic/Remediation Course Fee. To defray costs of diagnostic tests, a $25 fee will be charged.

Education Student Teaching Course Fee. Students enrolled in Student Teaching, Education 4099 and Education 4399, are assessed a $65 fee to defray the costs of providing cooperating teachers for supervision of student teachers.

Fax Fee. A charge of $5 per page will be assessed to defray administrative costs of faxing student documents from the Registrar’s Office.

Geology Field Course Fee. A $650 fee will be charged for the GEOL 4600 Field Geology course.

Graduation Fee. A graduation fee of $15 is charged to graduating students at the beginning of the semester they plan to graduate. Students should notify the PASS Office and the Registrar as soon as they know they will not be graduating in the semester for which they applied. The graduation fee is a nonrefundable fee. If the student cancels the graduation application after the 12th class day of the semester (or equivalent date during shorter terms) the fee must be paid again the subsequent term when reapplying for graduation. If the student fails to complete any and all degree requirements by the end of the term in which graduation was planned, the fee must be paid again upon reapplication in a subsequent semester. THIS IS A NONREFUNDABLE FEE.

Health Insurance Fee. International students holding nonimmigrant visas and living in the United States will be assessed a fee to defray costs of mandatory insurance. The rate will be variable to match the premium for the approved U. T. System student insurance plan.

In Absentia Fee. The fee for in absentia registration is $25.00. The fee is assessed to those students who need to register in the University for the purpose of having a degree conferred, but not for courses. No refund is made for the cancellation of an in absentia registration. For more information regarding the in absentia fee, see “Undergraduate and Graduate Degree Requirements.”

Installment Tuition Fees. To cover costs related to providing the installment payment option. The Tuition Handling Fee is $12 per academic term; The Tuition Delinquency Fee is $10 per delinquent payment.

Laboratory Fees. There are a variety of mandatory charges for certain laboratory courses; they may not be less than $1 per semester nor more than $30 per semester and must not exceed the cost of actual materials and supplies used by a student.

Late Registration Fee. Any student who, with proper permission, registers after the scheduled registration in that semester, will be required to pay a special charge of $15 to defray costs associated with keeping registration open after published times.

Library Fees. The following fees are to cover library operational costs associated with the processing, storage and purchase of lost or damaged books or books returned after the due date and with search, copy, and interlibrary loans. To cover library costs for the purchase of equipment, furniture and technology dealing with library resource management and costs of other library operations.
THE LATE FEE AND PROCESSING FEE ARE NON-REFUNDABLE.

	Printer Cards:		Cards of various denominations. Starting at $1 at a rate of $.05/page
	Damaged Book:		$7.50 if the book can be repaired. Cost of book plus $15 processing fee if the book cannot be repaired. $50 plus $15 processing fee if the book cannot be replaced.
	Info Express (Document Delivery)		$5 per item +.15 per page over 50 pages $10 per item + .25 per page over 25 pages
	Interlibrary Loan:		$1.50 computer charge plus supplier and handling costs; $5/Rush
	Library Fax:		$1/ + .20 per page over 3 pages (Domestic) $5/ + full cost of all telecommunication and other charges (International).
	Lost Book:		Replacement cost plus $15 processing fee. $50 plus $15 processing fee if book volume cannot be replaced. $25 per item for materials from the curriculum collection plus $15 processing fee. $125 per item for reference volumes plus $15 processing fee. $100 per microform volume equivalent plus $15 replacement fee. The replacement fee will be credited automatically when an overdue item is returned in good condition.
	Overdue Charges.
		General Check Out:	$0.25/day/item
		Interlibrary Loan:	$1/day on overdue materials
		Recalled Books:	$1/day
		Reserve Books:	$0.25/hour
		Video, Non-Print
		Media:	$1/day
		Thesis and Book Binding;	$7.50 plus any additional costs required for special binding such as pocket part, tipping of maps, etc. to a maximum of $15.
		Transparency:	$0.50 Black/white $2/Color

Library Service Fee. A compulsory fee for all students in the amount of $3 per semester credit hour to fund an increase in direct services to students including on-line access to academic indexes and electronic library services.

Matriculation Fee. A fee for all students in the amount of $15 per semester will be withheld from tuition if a student withdraws before the first day of class. THIS IS A NONREFUNDABLE FEE.

Medical Service Fee. A compulsory fee for all students to provide medical services for students at the contract facility with a $10 co-pay.
Fall and Spring Semester: $11.00
Summer Semester: $ 5.00

Orientation Fee. A compulsory fee for all freshman/$35 and transfer/$15 students, which provides a new student orientation prior to registration. THIS IS A NONREFUNDABLE FEE.

Parking Permit Fees. Students will register their cars in a single payment for the entire school year or the balance of the school year in which they register, whichever is applicable. The school year is August 15 through August 14. The following fees will be charged:

	Passenger vehicles and trucks:	$30 per year
	Additional Parking Permit Fee;	$ 6
	Two-wheel vehicles (motorcycles, motor scooters, motorbikes):	$32 per year
	Contingent on Board of Regents approval the rates may be increased.
	Enforcement Fees:
	Parking Violations:	$10-$35 for each offense; depending on type of offense
	Moving and non-moving violations:	$30-$40/each
	Failure to pay an assessed fee within 10 calendar days of receiving the citation will result in a $3.00 late charge.

Placement Services Fee. Students will be charged $20 for the establishment of each placement file and $16 for the second set of 10 copies to defray the costs of compiling, maintaining, and mailing student placement files.

Property Deposit. A $20 property deposit shall be collected from each student. The deposit shall be returned on the withdrawal or graduation of the student who so requests, less any loss, damage, or breakage caused by the student. Any deposit which remains without call for a refund for a period of four years from last attendance shall be forfeited.

Returned checks. A service charge of $25 will be assessed for each returned check.

Student Identification Card. All students will be charged a $10.00 service fee per student identification card as approved by The University of Texas System Board of Regents. This is not a purchase fee. The student I.D. Card is the property of U.T. Permian Basin and return may be required upon the student's withdrawal from the University, when it has been put to fraudulent use, or at other times determined appropriate by administrative officers of the University.

Student Services Fee. The Student Services fee is compulsory for all students. The amount charged is $10.50 per semester credit hour. The maximum Student Services fee per semester is $250.00. Students who register for the summer session are charged on the same basis as students registered during the regular academic year. The fee provides funding for extracurricular activities and events designed to augment student life at U.T. Permian Basin and reservation privileges at the gymnasium.

Students registered in absentia are not eligible to participate in student services and programs unless the regular fees are paid. The Student Handbook publishes the available programs, activities and services that the fee provides. This handbook is available at registration or from the Office of Student Life.

Refund of the Student Services fee to students withdrawing is made on the same basis as refund of the registration and tuition fees.

The Board of Regents may set fee at a rate up to $250/semester for resident undergraduate students.

Student Union Fee. To finance, construct, operate, maintain, and improve a Student Union Building, a fee of up to $35 per student, per semester will be charged.

Supplemental Fees. These include a variety of fees charged in addition to regular tuition for students registered in art, architecture, drama, speech, or music where individual coaching or instruction is the usual method of instruction.

Teacher Certification Credentials Fee. A $10 fee will be charged to cover costs of evaluating student credentials for state teacher certification.

Teacher Certification Deficiency Plan Fee. A $30 fee per student will be charged to defray the cost of preparation of deficiency plans.

Test Administration Fee. To defray administrative costs in the Programs Assisting Student Studies (PASS) Office, a fee of $10 per test will be charged. (This does not include the cost of the test.)

Cost of tests:

1. College Level Examination Program Fee ($44)
2. Quick Texas Academic Skills Program (TASP) Fee- Non-Students ($10)
3. Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) (Institutional Administration) ($30)

Theatre Appreciation Course Fee. A $25 per student fee will be assessed to defray the costs of theatre attendance required for students enrolled in DRAM 2301.

Transcript Fee. There is a transcript charge of $5 for each University transcript ordered to defray costs of retrieving, duplicating, and mailing transcripts.

Voluntary Fees. Variety of fees for students desiring a specific service which may include such items as parking fees, yearbooks, locker fees, and intercollegiate athletics passes.

Concurrent enrollment. Section 54.062 of the Texas Education Code provides for the following tuition procedure for students registering concurrently at two Texas public institutions of higher education:

1. The student must register first at the institution with a lower minimum tuition and pay the full tuition charge.
2. Generally only the hourly rate is paid at the second institution. However, if the minimum amount is less at the first institution, then the student must pay the difference in the two minimums to the second institution, but not less than the hourly rate. All other required and optional fees are billed by each institution at its regularly authorized rates.