Purchase of Textbooks
The University of Texas at
Dallas advises students that they are not under any obligation to purchase a
textbook from a university-affiliated bookstore. The same textbook may also be
available from an independant retailer, including an online retailer. (Texas
Education Code 51.9705; 19 TAC 4.215)
Tuition and Required Fees
As a state-supported institution
of higher education, The University of Texas at Dallas is required to comply
with all state laws in the assessment and collection of tuition, fees, and deposits.
The tuition, fees, and deposits listed herein are subject to change by state
law. Pursuant to Chapter 54, Texas Education Code, each student who registers
is required to pay tuition and fees appropriate to the student’s residence
classification and according to the number of semester hours for which he or
she has registered. It is the student’s responsibility to establish, prior to
census day, the correct residence classification through the Office of the
Registrar. Likewise, any student wishing to request a change of residence
status for tuition purposes should do so through the Office of the Registrar.
This will require completion of a residency questionnaire and the provision of
documents to support the claim of Texas residency, prior to the census day.
Rules and regulations for determining residency are found in Appendix
III of this catalog. Final authority of appeal for review of residence
decisions rests with the Registrar and Assistant Vice President of Academic
Records.
In accordance with state laws, a
student is not entitled to enter a class or laboratory until registered and all
tuition, fees, and deposits have been paid. The University cannot accept
personal checks for amounts in excess of the total registration cost.
The University of Texas at Dallas
utilizes a consolidated tuition rate, which is capped at 15 semester credit
hours for resident graduate students. The consolidated tuition and fee rates
cover all academic program costs; including tuition, mandatory fees, and most
of the college and course incidental fees. Additional fees that will be charged
separately are: field trip fees, supplemental designated tuition fees and
distance education fees. The Tuition and Fee Tables can be found on the Bursar Office website.
Beginning fall 2007, The University of Texas at Dallas introduced the
Guaranteed Tuition Plan. The Guaranteed Tuition Plan is designed to help new
students and their families better plan for the cost
of a college education, while allowing the University to maintain the quality
of its academic programs. Under the terms of the plan, graduate students
enrolling at UT Dallas for the first time for the fall 2010, spring 2011 and
summer 2011 semesters are charged for tuition and mandatory fees fixed at the
fall 2011 rates for all succeeding semesters through the summer of 2014. The
charges per semester credit hour for tuition and mandatory fees at UT Dallas
depend on the number of hours for which a student enrolls. Other user fees for
courses and services including, for example, parking, and housing fees, are
subject to change. More information on the Guaranteed Tuition Plan can be found
at http://www.utdallas.edu/tuition/guarantee/.
Students who enrolled at UT Dallas prior to fall 2007 are charged a different
rate than the newly enrolled students. That rate remains subject to increase
each year.
Students
are not registered or eligible to attend classes until they have paid in full
or signed payment arrangements with the Bursar for all tuition and fees. If a
student’s registration has been canceled for nonpayment, and that student
wishes to reinstate registration, a reinstatement fee in addition to any late
fees and tuition and fees will be charged. See the online fee schedules at http://www.utdallas.edu/bursar for fees associated with course reinstatement. No student will be reinstated in a closed course.
Students
who have not completed the payment of all tuition and fees by the end of the
semester will be subject to one or more of the following actions at the
University’s option: bar against readmission at this institution; withholding
of grades, degree, and official transcript; and all penalties and actions
authorized by law.
Students may refer to the Academic Calendar at
http://www.utdallas.edu/student/registrar/calendar/ or the Tuition and Fees
Schedule at http://www.utdallas.edu/bursar
for information regarding payment and refund deadlines.
Students will be given notice on
their tuition bill, tuition receipt or an email in connection with tuition
charges, of the amount of his/her tuition payment that is required to be set
aside to provide financial assistance for students enrolled at the institution
per the Texas Education Code, Section
56.014.
Tuition
for Excessive Doctoral Hours
For a doctoral student enrolling
for the first time in Fall 1999, Section 54.012, Texas
Education Code, establishes a maximum number of doctoral hours that a doctoral
student may attempt while paying tuition at the rate provided for Texas
residents. Attempted hours include all doctoral hours taken at a Texas
institution of higher education for which a student was registered as of Census
Day, including, but not limited to, courses that have been repeated, failed,
and courses from which the student withdrew. The maximum is 99 doctoral hours.
A student who exceeds the maximum hours may be charged tuition at the rate
charged nonresident doctoral students. The higher tuition rate applies only to
those doctoral semester credit hours that exceed 99 hours.
A student may elect to pay
tuition and fees for the fall and spring semesters and 12-week summer session
under the installment payment plan (Section 54.007, Texas Education Code). A
$25.00 fee per semester will be assessed each student who elects to pay by
installments. Additionally, a late payment fee of $30.00 for delinquent payment
will be assessed each time an installment is not paid by the date it is due.
Cooperative
Arrangements
The University of Texas System
A concurrent enrollment agreement
is in place between The University of Texas at Dallas, The University of Texas
at Arlington, and The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Branch. This
agreement allows any student enrolled concurrently between these institutions
to receive a waiver of certain fees (Sec. 54.503(g), Texas Education Code). The
student must apply for concurrent enrollment with the Office of the Registrar.
Visiting Student Program
The UT System Visiting Student
Program is designed to allow a graduate or professional student enrolled in an
institution of the UT System to take courses or engage in research at another
institution within the System during a regular semester or summer session. A
UT Dallas graduate student, who has been admitted to a degree program at UT
Dallas, must have completed a minimum of 15 semester credit hours at UT
Dallas and be in academic good standing in order to be eligible to participate
in the visiting student program. Courses to be taken under this visiting
student program must have prior approval of the student’s degree program
advisor. An approved Leave of Absence also is required. A Visiting student
registers and pays tuition and required fees at his/her home institution and is
given normal privileges associated with available student services at the
exchange institution. A visiting student is subject to the rules and
regulations of both institutions. Each UT System institution has designated
an individual to coordinate and approve graduate or professional visiting
students. Interested UT Dallas students should contact the Office of the Dean
of Graduate Studies for additional information (Phone 972-883-2234; World Wide
Web http://www.utdallas.edu/dept/graddean/).
A student at other UT System schools wishing to take courses at UT Dallas
under this visiting student program should contact and work through the
graduate dean at the home institution.
Texas A&M University System
A cooperative arrangement between
The University of Texas System and the Texas A&M
University System allows a graduate student at one institution to use unique
facilities or courses at the other institution with a minimum of administrative
paperwork. The graduate student registers and pays tuition and fees at the home
Partial
Tuition and Fee Exemptions
As a state sponsored institution
of higher education in Texas, UT Dallas is authorized to award partial
tuition and fee exemptions to a student who qualifies based on statutory
criteria. Exemptions are available to certain students who have been in foster
or other residential care in the State of Texas; certain students who received
Aid for Dependent Children benefits during their last year of high school;
children of prisoners of war or persons missing in action; certain students who are suffering economic hardship; certain Texas
residents who graduate from a public high school within 36 months of original
enrollment and completed all years of high school in Texas; residents of Texas
who have served in the armed forces of the United States; Texas residents classified
by the U. S. Department of Defense as prisoners of war on or after January 1,
1999; children of POW/MIA, students from other nations of the western
hemisphere; blind or deaf students; military personnel and dependents; children
of disabled/deceased firefighters and peace officers; fireman enrolled in Fire
Science classes, children of Texas veterans; children of professional nursing
faculty, preceptors for professional nursing education programs, surviving
spouse and minor children of certain police, security or emergency personnel
killed in the line of duty; and certified educational aides. Senior citizens
who are age 65 or older as of Census Day may be exempted from tuition for up to
six semester credit hours each semester or summer term if space is available. A
dependent child of a member of the Armed Forces, who is a resident of this
state or entitled to pay resident tuition, is exempt from the payment of
resident tuition for any semester or other academic term during which the
member of the Armed Forces is deployed on active duty for the purpose of
engaging in a combative military operation outside the United States (section
54.203(b-2), Texas Education Code). Individuals
who feel they may qualify under this section are requested to contact the Financial
Aid (972) 883 2941.
A student who fails to provide
full payment of loans, tuition, and fees, including late fees assessed, to the
university when the payments are due is subject to one or more of the following
actions at the university’s option:
For the Long Term (Fall and Spring Semesters)
and 12-Week Summer Session
For the 6- and 8-Week Summer
Sessions
Separate withdrawal refund
schedules may be established for other fees and charges. Refer to the Other
User Fees section for refund information.
Cash refunds will not be made to
students who request refunds; instead, refund checks will be mailed to the
current address on file after the refund is requested unless the student has
opted for direct deposit. Direct deposits are normally available 5 to 6
business days from the day they were requested.
A student who registers before
receiving grades from the previous semester, and who is required to withdraw
because of failure in the work of the previous semester, will have all fees for
the current semester refunded.
No refunds will be granted unless
application is made within one year after official withdrawal.
All policies regarding the
payment or refunding of tuition, fees, and charges are approved by the Board of
Regents of The University of Texas System and comply with applicable state
statutes. If a person desires clarification of any matter relating to payment
or refund of such charges, he or she should contact the office or
administrative unit from which the charge or refund originated.
As an institution participating
in programs under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 as amended
("Act"), UT Dallas is required to refund unearned tuition, fees, room and
board, and other charges to certain students attending the institution for the
first time who have received a grant, a loan, or work assistance under Title IV
of the Act or whose parents have received a loan on their behalf under 20
U.S.C. Section 1087-2. The refund is required if the student does not register
for, withdraws from, or otherwise fails to complete the period of enrollment
for which the financial assistance was intended. No refund is required if the
student withdraws after a point in time that is sixty percent of the period of
enrollment for which the charges were assessed. A student who withdraws prior
to that time is entitled to a refund of tuition, fees, room and board, and
other charges that is the larger of the amount provided for in Section 54.006,
Texas Education Code, or a pro rata refund calculated pursuant to Section 484B
of the Act, reduced by the amount of any unpaid charges and a reasonable
administrative fee not to exceed the lesser of five percent of the tuition,
fees, room and board, and other charges that were assessed for the enrollment
period, or one hundred dollars. If the student’s charges were paid by Title IV
funds, a portion or all of the refund will be returned to these programs.