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Traditional Undergraduate Programs

A full-time, traditional undergraduate student is defined, for billing purposes, as a student taking 12 or more credit hours per semester. Eligibility for full-time benefits for certain types of federal financial aid require that a student take a minimum of 12 credit hours per semester. Typically, a full-time, traditional undergraduate student will average about 15 credit hours per semester. The Illinois Monetary Award Program (MAP) Grant requires that a student take 15 or more credit hours to receive the maximum grant.

A fixed amount of tuition is charged to full-time students taking 12 to 17 credit hours. Part-time students (those taking 1鈥�11 credit hours) are charged by the credit hour. There is an overload charge per credit hour for each hour in excess of 17 credits per semester.

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Degree-Completion Undergraduate or Graduate Programs

Students in nontraditional undergraduate (School of Professional Studies, RN-to-BSN degree completion) or graduate programs are charged based upon the established for those programs. Most courses are billed on a per-credit-hour basis.

Traditional undergraduate students must abide by the University’s .

Students living in University-operated housing (residence halls or apartments) are considered resident students. Resident students are billed each semester for housing and are held to the housing contract obligations. The contract is effective for the first, second, and third years of attending 萝莉社 (or for the remainder thereof). It is binding for that period and is not transferable. The academic year is defined as beginning with the fall semester and ending at the conclusion of the spring semester.

Students who live in winter break, spring break, and/or summer housing at 萝莉社 will incur additional charges.

There is an additional charge each semester for students living in single rooms without roommates.

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Students residing in Graduate Student Housing must abide by the and will be billed rent for their on a monthly basis.

All resident students living in University residence halls are required to purchase one of the available University meal plans. Resident students living in University apartments may also purchase a meal plan, but are not required to do so. There are also meal plans available for commuter students. .

Special fees are charged for specific purposes. Some of the more frequently assessed fees are described below:

• Course Add Fee: Adding a course after the registration period, including courses added as a part of late registration
• Lab/Course Fees: Special fees for certain courses that require special University-owned equipment and/or supplies (especially lab courses), or because of other special course requirements
• Resident Activities Fee: A fee used to support student activities for resident students, billed each semester
• Parking Stickers: Permits are required to use 萝莉社 parking lots, and
• Overload Fee: An additional per-credit-hour fee charged to traditional undergraduate students who register for more than 17 credit hours per semester
• Finance Charge: A finance charge of 1.5% per month assessed on unpaid account balances
• Late Payment Fee: A late payment fee will be assessed if payment is not made by the stated due date each semester
• Tech Fee: A fee used to support the installation and maintenance of technology across campus.聽 Undergraduate students are billed a flat rate each semester, while graduate/adult students are charged a fee per credit hour.
• UPass Fee: All full-time traditional undergraduate students will receive a UPass, which will allow unlimited rides on the CTA while school is in session.

Charges will be billed in advance of each semester based on the student’s registration schedule according to the registrar, housing, and Financial Aid Office. Payment for those charges is due by the published payment due date. The following are the payment due dates:

• Fall semester: August 15
• Spring semester: January 15
• Summer semester: May 15

Changes to registration may affect a student’s charges. Unpaid balances are subject to late fees and finance charges of 1.5% of the unpaid balance per month. Payment to 萝莉社 is completed through Student Accounts. Payment must be made in U.S. funds. The University offers several payment options, including a monthly payment plan and online payments methods. Learn more about each of these , including associated fees.

All returning students must have their accounts in good standing with the University in order to register for classes. Resident students also need clearance in order to confirm campus housing. The following conditions must be met:

• Outstanding balances from prior semesters must be paid in full.
• Charges for the current semester must be paid by the payment due date, or satisfactory payment arrangements must be made with Student Accounts.
• International students, undergraduate and graduate, studying at 萝莉社 on either an F1 or J1 visa must have their student account balance paid in full by the stated due date or risk being out of status.

Students with outstanding balances will not be allowed to register for a new semester until all amounts from previous semesters are paid. A student with an outstanding balance will not receive transcripts and/or their diploma until all past due amounts are paid.

Student accounts which become delinquent may be submitted to a licensed collection agency. As a part of normal procedures, collection agencies may report to National Credit Bureaus. In addition, the collection costs charged by the agency may be assessed back to the delinquent account.

Students who withdraw from classes may be eligible for a full or partial refund on tuition and fees, depending on how many weeks of the semester have passed. Please see our for information on refunds.