Fee Payment and Financial Aid Distribution
Fall Semester 2007

Fall Tuition/Fees: Fall tuition/fees are due at the beginning of the semester, with payment in full due by September 7, 2007. Students whose awarded financial aid may not be available by September 7 may request a payment deferment from the Business Office. Payment deferment forms are at http://www.und.edu/dept/busoff/html/studentform.htm.

Fee Payment and Financial Aid Distribution: Available financial aid will be applied to the student accounts beginning August 31. Any excess aid will be disbursed to students either as an electronic direct deposit to the student’s designated account or mailed to the student’s home address. UND encourages students to authorize direct deposit for their excess aid and other refunds as it is the quickest and safest option. The Direct Deposit authorization form can be found at www.und.edu/dept/busoff/html/studentform. Students who prefer to have their excess aid mailed should verify and update their home address through Campus Connection to ensure their check is sent to the correct address. Students can access Campus Connection at http://www.und.nodak.edu/dept/registrar/campusconnection/index.htm

The Business Office no longer sends monthly billing statements. However, students are responsible to pay their account by the August 21, 2007 deadline. A monthly e-mail notification, using U-Mail, will be sent to all registered students who have a balance due, advising them to review their campus connection account and send payment to the Business Office. If you have not activated U-Mail account, go to http://www.und.edu/dept/itss/email.html

Students may pay by mail or in person at the teller windows, second floor, Twamley Hall. Payment to the University may be made by cash, check, or credit card. Graduate teaching assistants, research assistants, and service assistants have their tuition waived, but are responsible for paying their fees by the August 21, 2007 deadline.

All balances due must be paid by Aug.. 31, 2007 unless a deferment is arranged with the Business Office. A late payment penalty of $200 will be assessed all students who have not paid their tuition/fees or received a deferment by the Aug. 31 deadline. Students who have not paid their tuition and fees by 3:30 PM Sept. 7 are subject to cancellation of their registration unless special arrangements are made with the Business Office. Students who have received a tuition deferment will not be cancelled from school for nonpayment of tuition/fees and will assume the financial obligation of their University charges.

Entrance Loan Counseling: Students receiving a loan for the first time at UND are required to complete Entrance Counseling prior to receiving their loan. Entrance Loan Counseling is available on the internet at www.financialaid.und.edu/.

University Bookstore Charging: Students receiving financial aid are eligible to charge their books, school supplies, and backpacks at the University Bookstore August 17, 2007 through August 23, 2007. There is a minimum charge of $10. Students are required to present their student ID card.

Refunds for book returns will be credited to the student’s University account. All University Bookstore charges not covered by financial aid must be paid in full at fee payment. Contact the University Bookstore at (701) 777-2746 if you have questions.

Refunds for Students Formally Withdrawing from the University: The amount of unearned institutional charges based on the student’s withdrawal date. The following schedule shall be used to establish the percentage of unearned institutional charges to the sixty percent point in the enrollment period:

If a student awarded financial aid receives a tuition refund, the refund will be applied to the financial aid, not issued to the student.

Refunds for Class Changes (Drop/Add): Students dropping a class before 9% of the period of enrollment for the class is completed shall receive a 100% refund of tuition and fees for the credit hours attributable to the class or classes dropped. There shall be no refunds for partial drops after completion of 9% of the period of enrollment. However, classes of the same number of credits may be substituted for the dropped class at no additional tuition and fee charge, unless the added class requires a special fee or change in tuition. Correspondence and collaborative courses do not qualify for the substitution.

Repayment of Financial Aid: Repayment of financial aid may have to be made if you officially or unofficially withdraw from the University. If withdrawal is before the first day of classes, or if you fail to pay tuition, all cash disbursements are overpayments and must be repaid in full. If the withdrawal is on or after the first day of classes, the University will determine the amount of “unearned aid” to be repaid according to a Federal formula.

To officially withdraw, students must complete a Withdrawal Form at the Office of the Registrar, 201 Twamley Hall. If a student does not officially withdraw, the unofficial withdrawal date will be the student’s last documented date of attendance or the midpoint of the semester, whichever is later.

Residency Requirements: Eligibility for resident student status is a technical matter that is controlled by a special North Dakota law and State Board of Higher Education guidelines. Students whose eligibility may be open to question, especially those who have moved to North Dakota from another state, should become familiar with these guidelines and their requirements regarding place of residence, voting, driver’s licenses, auto licenses, state income tax filing, etc. Copies of the guidelines are available at the Business Office, Twamley Hall. Fall semester residency affidavits must be submitted to the Business Office by Sept. 20, 2007.

Minnesota Reciprocity: Minnesota students may be required to apply for reciprocity. The application is available online at www.mheso.state.mn.us/ .  Until reciprocity is granted, students are required to pay nonresident tuition.

Third Party Payments: Students relying on third party payments (eg. Voc. Rehab.) for tuition are advised to submit necessary authorization to the Business Office as soon as possible. If authorization is not received prior to Aug. 17, other financial aid may be applied to tuition.

AMS Contract Students: Students contracting with Academic Management Services should only budget for costs exceeding their financial aid award because most types of financial aid will be applied directly against the amounts owed the University.

Financial Aid Credit Hour Enrollment Requirements: Financial aid awards are based upon the assumpti9on of full-time enrollment. If your actual enrollment is different, your financial aid eligibility may be affected. Financial aid disbursement is based on your actual enrollment as of the census date (8th instructional day), August 29, 2007..

Financial Aid Holds: Financial Aid will be released once all financial aid holds (eg. verification is not complete, not maintaining satisfactory progress) have been removed if eligibility has been maintained.

Undergraduate with a Baccalaureate Degree: Undergraduate students who have a baccalaureate degree are not eligible to receive a PELL Grant, AC Grant, SMART Grant, SEOG Grant, or ND State Grant.

Veterans: Students who wish to initiate or continue receiving VA educational assistance benefits must report to room 211 Twamley Hall, 777-3363. Students must bring a copy of their class schedules to the office.

Exit Loan Counseling: If the Fall semester will be your last term at UND, you must complete exit loan counseling, if you have ever received a student loan. The loan counseling requirements must be completed on the internet. A link to a loan counseling web site is available on the UND Student Financial Aid Home Page: www.financialaid.und.edu/.

The Fall 2007 tuition/fee rates were not available at printing. The following are the Spring 2007 tuition/fee rates (rates subject to change without notice).

Professional Program Fees: There are professional program fees in Aviation, Law, Engineering, Nursing, Teacher Education programs, RLS, RHS, Social Work, and the College of Business & Public Administration. Students in these programs can get further information by contacting their Dean's Office or the Business Office.

Special Course Fees (subject to change without notice)

Auditing Fees: Auditing fees will be 50% of the regular, per hour tuition charge for the same course.

Past Due Bills: Students with past due bills will be refused all University services until accounts are paid in full. Contact the Business Office with any questions regarding past due bills.

Family Rights and Privacy for Students: In compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the University of North Dakota has developed policy guidelines for access to the education record with respect to the rights of eligible students and parents of dependent eligible students. Students must give written authorization to the Business Office before educational/financial information can be released to parents or spouse.