Tuition and Fees
Tuition and fee rates for 2007-2008 are available on our web site at www.siue.edu/prospectivestudents/tuition_and_fees.shtml. If you are unable to access this information, contact the Service Center, Rendleman Hall, Room 1309 or call at 650-2080.
PLEASE NOTE: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has implemented a Guaranteed Tuition Plan for undergraduate students. The Guaranteed Tuition Plan is a state law, Public Act 93-0028, requiring the tuition charged a first-time undergraduate public university student who is an Illinois resident to remain at the same level for four continuous academic years following initial enrollment. The act and its guaranteed does not apply to students who entered the university prior to Fall 2004. Additional information, including tuition rates, is available at the following site: http://www.siue.edu/prospectivestudents/tuition_and_fees.shtml.
Additional Fees - Studio and Lab
The current studio and lab fee information is available on our web site.
Cancellation of Registration
Nonpayment of tuition and fees or failure to obtain a cancellation waiver prior to
December 14, 2007, will result in cancellation of your registration. If your registration is cancelled, you must stop attending classes. In addition, if you are living in campus housing, you will be notified that your eligibility is revoked and you must vacate your residence.
If you have been cancelled from your classes, you are permitted one reinstatement request per academic career. Appeals for reinstatement of classes must be received in the Service Center by February 7. No appeals will be accepted after this date. An appeals committee will determine whether you may re-enroll, and will notify you by February 8 if your appeal is granted. Students approved for reinstatement must make appropriate payments by February 16 in order to remain in classes.
A registration including the payment of tuition and fees may be considered invalid if you are declared ineligible to register for academic reasons. Academically suspended students will be withdrawn from classes and refunds processed if applicable. Future term registrations will also be cancelled.
Financial Clearance/Financial Aid Credits
The Office of Financial Aid will credit awarded or accepted grants, loans, scholarships and waivers to your account. You are financially cleared and your classes will not be cancelled if any of the following occurs:
BEGINNING THE FIRST DAY OF THE TERM, ALL SCHEDULE CHANGES
MUST BE MADE IN THE SERVICE CENTER.
Tuition and Fee Refund Policy
Tuition and mandatory student fees* shall be refunded to students who officially withdraw from the University by the following deadlines.
| **REFUND Policy for | DEADLINE DATES: | |
| Student officially withdraws from any class by the last day of the 2nd Week. | Refund 100% of tuition and mandatory fees* | January 25, 2008 |
| Student officially withdraws from all classes by the last day of 3rd week of class. | Refund 50% of tuition and 100% mandatory fees* less an administrative fee equal to the lesser of 5% of assessed tuition and fees or $100. | February 1, 2008 |
| Student officially withdraws from all classes by the last day of 4th week of class. | Refund 50% of tuition only and less an administrative fee of $100. No refund of mandatory fees. | February 8, 2008 |
*Includes Student-to-Student Grant fee.
**Deadlines for weekend, special format, and short-term classes differ from those listed above. For information please contact the Service center at 618-650-2080.
NO REFUNDS AFTER FEBRUARY 8, 2008
Payment Policy/Installment Payment Plan
A minimum payment is required by the cancellation date for the semester – December 14, 2007. Remaining tuition, fees and housing payments for each term are due on or before the first day of classes for that semester. You may elect, for a $20 charge per semester, to use the Installment Payment Plan. You are considered to be using the Installment Payment Plan and the $20 charge will automatically post to your account if you are registered for the semester, financially cleared, and have an outstanding balance as of the second day of classes. Students registering after classes begin are on the Installment Payment Plan if all charges are not paid in full by the payment due date or with the first bill after they register. Use of the Installment Payment Plan constitutes agreement with the terms and conditions contained on the Bursar’s web page at www.siue.edu/BURSAR/pay1.htm.
Minimum Payment
A minimum payment of 25% of the total Spring 2008 charges (in addition to payment in full of unpaid previous-semester charges) is required for financial clearance. If you are not financially cleared for Spring 2008 as of the close of business on December 14, 2007, your registration will be cancelled.
Payment Dates – Installment payment deadlines for Spring 2008 are:
| December 14, 2007 | February 22, 2008 | March 14, 2008 | April 11, 2008 |
Mailed and night depository payments must be received and posted by 4:00 p.m. on the payment deadline to avoid service charges. Walk-in payments to the Satellite location must be received and posted by 4:30 p.m. (main Bursar’s Office by 4:00 p.m.) on the payment deadline to avoid service charges. Web payments must be completed by 6:15 p.m.
Payment Options
The Bursar’s Office accepts payments in the form of cash, check, money order, Discover, Master Card, or VISA but is unable to accept payment by fax or phone. Payments can be made by mail, in person during Bursar’s Office hours or by web (credit card only). Make all checks payable to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and send your billing statement (printed from CougarNet for e-billed accounts) with your payment. Please include your 9-digit student ID number. When remitting by mail, please allow seven days for post office handling. Payments by mail should be addressed to:
SIUE, Bursar’s Office
P. O. Box 1042
Edwardsville, IL 62026-1042
Payments by overnight express or shipping service should be addressed to:
SIUE, Bursar's Office
Rendleman Hall, Room 1101
#6 Hairpin Drive
P.O. Box 1042
Edwardsville, Illinois 62026-1042
Also, payments by check can be dropped into the Night Deposit located just outside the Bursar’s main office. Payments dropped into the Night Deposit after 4 p.m. will be posted the next business day. Payments are accepted via the web until 6:15 p.m. by accessing the Bursar’s Office web page (www.siue.edu/BURSAR) and selecting “Web Payment.”
Service/Collection Charges
A service charge of 1.5% per billing will be assessed on installment payments not received and posted by the deadlines. If charges remain unpaid, a stop will be placed on the account blocking the release of transcripts and diplomas. You will be notified via mail and/or telephone that the debt is past due. Failure to pay or make satisfactory payment arrangements may result in the account being referred to a collection agency with reasonable collection costs added to your account. In addition, a claim for the debt will be submitted to the State of Illinois under Section 10.05 of the State Comptroller Act. This act authorizes the comptroller to satisfy the debt by withholding any personal warrants (income tax refunds, for example) issued to you.
Financial Responsibility
Students at SIUE will incur certain financial obligations. Although you may be eligible for various forms of financial aid, the final responsibility for those financial obligations will be yours. These financial responsibilities constitute an educational loan to assist in financing your education and are not dischargeable under the United States Bankruptcy Court. The University has developed an Installment Payment Plan designed to make the payment of tuition, fees and housing charges as convenient as possible. Failure to meet financial obligations will have serious consequences: service charges will be applied to past-due amounts, and transcripts and diplomas may not be issued. Continued failure to pay a past-due debt may result in the debt being referred to a collection agency. In that event, collection costs will be added to your account in addition to any service charges that have accrued on the account.
Refunds
Refund of credit balances will begin during the first week of the semester. In some cases, class schedule changes and/or changes in financial aid eligibility may result in your being required to repay a portion or all of the refund. To ensure the timely receipt of your refund, you must have your correct billing address on file with the Bursar’s Office by the close of business Tuesday for that week’s mailing.
Bursar’s Office Hours -- Room 1101, Rendleman Hall
Office hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Satellite Cashier Station -- Room 1309, Rendleman Hall
Extended evening hours the week before and the first two weeks of Spring semester. Spring semester hours: Monday and Thursday, 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Special Rates for Missouri Residents
Missouri residents who are graduate students and enrolled for 6 hours or less are charged the same tuition and fees as Illinois residents, on a space available basis.
For information about the rate reduction for those who live in Missouri but work and pay income taxes in Illinois, inquire at the Service Center.
Student Financial Aid
To pay all or a portion of your semester bill with financial aid, you should apply for financial aid by March 1 (preferred filing date) or at least 90 days before the first day of classes for the desired term. If you apply later than this, you must pay the appropriate installment payment(s) to hold your classes until financial aid is awarded.
Once awarded and accepted, financial aid is credited to your account. If you have excess credit on your account, the Office of the Bursar will mail a refund check to your billing address. Be sure your address is up-to-date with that office.
Financial aid is available in the form of grants, loans, scholarships, and student employment. Contact Student Financial Aid, 2308 Rendleman Hall for complete information on programs, application processes and deadlines or go to the office’s web site at http://www.finaid.siue.edu/.
Financial Aid Degree Requirements
To receive financial aid or work as a student employee at SIUE, you must be classified as one of the following:
1) pursuing the first baccalaureate degree
2) pursuing a second baccalaureate degree in a different major than the first degree
3) pursuing initial teacher certification after the first baccalaureate degree
4) pursuing a graduate degree
A visiting student can not receive financial aid (unless the student’s home institution arranges a financial aid consortium agreement with SIUE) but may be eligible for student employment if approval is given by the Associate Director of Student Financial Aid for Student Employment, Rendleman Hall 2212. Unclassified students are not eligible for financial aid or student employment.
Financial Aid Enrollment Requirements
To receive assistance from nearly all programs of university, state, and federal assistance, undergraduate students must be enrolled for six hours and graduate students for five hours each semester. An exception is made for summer session student employment; students are eligible to work as SIUE student employees if enrolled for three hours or more.
Financial Aid Satisfactory Progress Summary
All students applying for and/or receiving most Federal, State and Institutional Financial Aid must maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress in order to receive such assistance. All applicants and recipients are required to know the standards and be able to apply them to their academic situation. The complete Satisfactory Academic Progress Standards for Southern Illinois University are found on the Financial Aid web site at www.finaid.siue.edu .
Withdrawal/Return of Financial Aid
Beginning with the 2000 Fall Semester, any student receiving Title IV financial aid who withdraws on or before the 60% point in time of the semester must return all or a portion of the funds awarded to the student. Awarded funds include aid credited to the student’s account or provided in a refund check.
The Higher Education Amendments of 1998 and subsequent regulations made federal aid recipients subject to this Return of Title IV Funds policy. The federal aid programs under the policy include Pell Grant, Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, Federal Direct Loan, Federal Direct PLUS Loan, and Perkins Loan.
In general, the policy indicates that a student earns his/her financial aid on the basis of the portion of the semester he/she completes. For example, a student who withdraws on the 28th day of the semester in which there are 110 days will be entitled to keep 25% of his/her financial aid. The remaining 75% must be returned to the federal government.