2009-10 Undergraduate Catalog
- Admission Application Fee
- Admission Tuition Deposit
- Enrollment Fees and Fee Liability
- Assessment of Fees
- Other Student Fees
- Late Registration/Late Payment Fees
- Repeat Course Fee
- Payment of Fees
- Florida Prepaid Tuition College Program
- Refund of Fees
- General Fiscal Information
An individual who applies for admission to the University of Florida shall pay a non-refundable application fee of $30.00. While personal checks are accepted, the preferred method of payment is an online MasterCard, Visa or American Express credit card payment, which can be transmitted electronically on ISIS, the university's secure web site. Please be aware that if paying by credit card, a $1.75 service fee will automatically be added to the $30 fee, so the total application fee is $31.75
Admission Tuition Deposit
Pursuant to 6C1-3.0376(11) University of Florida Regulations, the $200.00 admission deposit paid by the individual shall be applied toward payment of that individual's tuition upon enrollment. The admission deposit shall not be reimbursed to an individual who does not enroll in the term offered for admission. The deposit is waived for those individuals who have provided documentation that they have received an application fee waiver because of economic need as determined by the College Board American College Testing Program, Law School Admissions Council, the American Association of Medical Colleges Fee Assistance Program or the American Association of Dental Schools Application Service.
While personal checks are accepted, the preferred method of payment is an online MasterCard, Visa or American Express credit card payment, which can be transmitted electronically on ISIS, the university's secure web site.
Pursuant to Section 6C1-3.037(1) University of Florida Regulations, registration shall be defined as consisting of two components: a) formal enrollment in one or more credit courses approved and scheduled by the university; and b) fee payment, or other appropriate arrangements for fee payment (deferment or third-party billing) for the courses in which the student is enrolled as of the end of the drop/add period.
Registration must be completed on or before the date specified in the university calendar. Students are not authorized to attend class unless they are on the class roll or have been approved to audit. Unauthorized class attendance will result in fee liability.
Fee Liability – Pursuant to Section 6C1-3.037(2) University of Florida Regulations, a student is liable for all fees associated with all courses for which the student is registered at the end of the drop/add period or for which the student attends after that deadline. The fee payment deadline is 3:30 p.m. on the last day of the second week of classes.
Pursuant to Section 6C1-3.0375(1) University of Florida Regulations, resident and nonresident tuition shall be assessed on residency, first enrolled term of the current degree, course level and program.
Definitions of "first enrolled term of the current degree program" are as follows:
- A degree-seeking student admitted and enrolled before Fall 2005 and enrolled Spring and/or Summer 2005.
- Pre-Fall 2005 status ends upon receipt of a degree in Spring 2005 or thereafter.
- Pre-Fall 2005 status also ends upon the student's admission or readmission to a degree program requiring a new application.
- A first-time admitted and enrolled degree-seeking student registered for Fall 2005, Spring 2006 or a Summer 2006 term.
- A UF graduate admitted to a new degree program for Fall 2005, Spring 2006 or a Summer 2006 term requiring a new application.
- A former student who is readmitted after an absence of two or more consecutive terms, excluding military withdrawals.
- A first-time admitted and enrolled degree-seeking student registered for Fall 2006, Spring 2007 or a Summer 2007 term.
- A UF graduate admitted to a new degree program for Fall 2006, Spring 2007 or a Summer 2007 term.
- A former student who is readmitted after an absence of two or more consecutive terms, excluding military withdrawals.
- A first-time admitted and enrolled degree-seeking student registered for Fall 2007, Spring 2008 or a Summer 2008 term.
- A UF graduate admitted to a new degree program for Fall 2007, Spring 2008 or a Summer 2008 term.
- A former student who is readmitted after an absence of two or more consecutive terms, excluding military withdrawals.
- A first-time admitted and enrolled degree-seeking student registered for Fall 2008, Spring 2009 or a Summer 2009 term.
- A UF graduate admitted to a new degree program for Fall 2008, Spring 2009 or a Summer 2009 term.
- A former student who is readmitted after an absence of two or more consecutive terms, excluding military withdrawals.
- A first-time admitted and enrolled degree-seeking student registered for Fall 2009, Spring 2010 or a Summer 2010 term.
- A nondegree-seeking student.
- A UF graduate admitted to a new degree program for Fall 2009, Spring 2010 or a Summer 2010 term.
- A former student who is readmitted after an absence of two or more consecutive terms, excluding military withdrawals.
To estimate your tuition fees and determine your student status, visit www.fa.ufl.edu/ufs/cashiers/feecalc.asp.
For purposes of discussion, the word "term" refers to the fall semester, the spring semester and any of the summer semesters.
Students must assess and pay their own fees. Lack of written notification of the tuition fee debt does not negate the student’s responsibility to pay by the published deadline. University personnel will not be held accountable for assessment or accuracy of calculations.
Other Student Fees
Health Fee (6C1-3.0372 University of Florida Regulations) – All students must pay a health fee that is assessed on a per credit hour basis and is included in the basic rate per credit hour. The health fee maintains the university’s Student Health Service and is not part of any health insurance a student may purchase.
Athletic Fee (6C1-3.3072 University of Florida Regulations) – All students must pay an athletic fee that is assessed on a per credit hour basis and is included in the basic rate per credit hour. Graduate research and teaching assistants enrolled for eight (8) or more credit hours during the fall or spring semesters and all other students enrolled for nine (9) or more credits can purchase athletic tickets at the student rate.
Activity and Service Fee (6C1-3.3072 University of Florida Regulations) – All students must pay an activity and service fee that is assessed on a per credit hour basis and is included in the basic rate per credit hour.
Transportation Access Fee (6C1-3.009 University of Florida Regulations) – All students must pay a transportation access fee that is assessed on a per credit hour basis and is included in the basic rate per credit hour.
Material and Supply and Equipment Use Fee (6C1-3.0374 University of Florida Regulations) – Material and supply fees are assessed for certain courses to offset the cost of materials or supply items consumed in the course of instruction. The equipment use fee program allows units to charge for significant equipment that is used to prepare students for their careers or professions and is used for instructional purposes only with direct use by students in undergraduate courses. Material and supply and equipment use fee information is available from the academic departments or University Financial Services.
Audit Fee (6C1-3.0376(18) University of Florida Regulations) – Fees for audited courses are assessed at the applicable resident or non-resident cost as set forth in Regulation 6C1-3.0375.
Diploma Replacement Fee (6C1-3.0376(13) University of Florida Regulations) – Each diploma ordered after a student’s initial degree application can result in a diploma replacement charge not to exceed $10.00.
Transcript Fee (6C1-3.0376(12) University of Florida Regulations) - A complete transcript for current undergraduate, graduate and professional students can be purchased for a fee of $6.00. The cost is $12.00 for students who are not enrolled. The university releases only complete academic records.
Registration for Zero Hours (6C1-3.0376(17) University of Florida Regulations) – The student is assessed the applicable resident or non-resident cost as set forth in Rule 6C1-3.0375, for one credit hour.
Off-campus Educational Activities (6C1-3.3076(19) University of Florida Regulations) – The president of the University of Florida or the president’s designee will establish fees for off-campus course offerings when the location results in specific identifiable increased costs to the university. These fees will be in addition to the regular tuition and fees charged to students enrolling in these courses on campus. As used herein, off campus refers to locations other than regular main campus, branch campuses and centers.
All charges may be subject to change without notice.
Late Registration/Late Payment Fees
Late Registration Fee (6C1-3.037(3) University of Florida Regulations) – Any student who fails to apply and to qualify for admission prior to the late registration date published in the academic calendar will be subject to the late registration fee of $100.00.
Late Payment Fee (6C1-3.037(4) University of Florida Regulations) – Any student who fails to pay all fees due or to make appropriate arrangements for fee payment (deferment or third party billing) by the fee-payment deadline will be subject to a late payment fee of $100.00.
Waiver of Late Fees – A student who believes that a late charge should not be assessed because of university error or extraordinary circumstances that prevented all conceivable means of compliance by the deadline may petition for a waiver: Late registration fee – Office of the University Registrar; Late payment fee – University Financial Services. The university reserves the right to require documentation to substantiate these circumstances.
Repeat Course Fee
Beginning Fall 1997, any undergraduate course numbered 1000-4999 at the university (excluding individual study, courses numbered X900-X999, courses dropped or withdrawn without fee liability, cooperative education courses, military science courses with prefixes AFR, MLS and NSC and courses approved for multiple registrations) for which a student registers three or more times will be subject to a repeat course fee at 100 percent of the full cost of instruction, calculated annually (6C1-3.0375(4q) University of Florida Regulations). All students, regardless of classification or residency status, will be assessed the fee. Any courses taken before Fall 1997 are excluded.
Payment of Fees
Fees are payable on the dates listed in the academic calendar. Fee payments are processed by University Financial Services. Checks, cashier’s checks and money orders written in excess of the assessed fees will be processed and the difference refunded at a later date, according to university policy. Checks from foreign countries must be payable through a United States bank in U.S. dollars. The university can refuse two-party checks, altered checks and checks that will not photocopy.
Electronic check payments via Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) can be made online via the my.ufl.edu portal (My Campus Finances > Make-a-Payment) with no service charge.
Payments can be made via debit cards at the university cashier’s office. A personal identification number (PIN) is required to access the student’s bank account. Cash withdrawals against debit cards will not be processed.
Payments via MasterCard or American Express can only be made online via the my.ufl.edu portal (My Campus Finances > Make-a-Payment). A 2.6% service charge will be added to all my.ufl.edu credit card payments of tuition, fees and account receivable charges (i.e. laser print, library fines, infirmary, etc.). Payment via Visa credit card is not an option on my.ufl.edu as Visa does not allow this type of service charge.
Returned checks and returned EFT payments must be paid in cash, money order or cashier’s check. A minimum $25.00 service fee will be charged; $30.00 will be charged if the payment is $50.01-$299.99 and $40.00 will be charged for returned payments of $300.00 or more. A $10.00 service fee will be charged if the bank information provided for the EFT payment is inaccurate for electronic funds transfer.
The university also may impose additional requirements, including advance payment or security deposit.
All financial obligations to the university will be applied on the basis of age of the debt. The oldest debt will be paid first.
Florida PrePaid Tuition College Program
Students participating in the Florida Prepaid Tuition College Program will not have to show their Florida Prepaid cards to verify that they are participants. The Florida Prepaid/Third Party billing office, located in 113 Criser Hall (University Financial Services), works directly from an online access system provided by the Florida Prepaid College Program.
University Financial Services will automatically bill the Prepaid Program for UF tuition participants enrolled in the program. The program does not cover 100% of the student’s fees. Therefore, it is the student’s responsibility to pay the balance of the fees not covered by the program by the fee payment deadline to avoid a late payment fee of $100.00.
The day after drop/add ends, a student can log into my.ufl.edu to view the exact amount owed after the Florida Prepaid amount has been applied.
Eligible students can choose to decline the use of their Prepaid plan for a fall or spring term by going online to my.ufl.edu or by going to University Finances Services in 113 Criser Hall. The only time the program will not be billed is when the student completes the online opt out option or stops by University Financial Services to sign a decline notice. The online option to opt out for fall or spring must be completed by the fee payment deadline for the term. The opt out option will not be available on my.ufl.edu on fee payment deadline day. Students who opt out on the deadline day must contact University Financial Services at (352) 392-9545 or come to 113 Criser Hall. Only one academic year will be available online for the opt-out option.
Students choosing to decline the use of their Prepaid plan for a summer session or those who want to cancel their online opt out selection, must contact University Financial Services at (352) 392-9545 by the fee payment deadline of that term's deadline.
Students participating in overseas studies programs or receiving instruction through correspondence courses who are participants in the Florida Prepaid College Program can also have the program billed. Students participating in an overseas studies program or Division of Continuing Education (DCE) course who would like for the program to be billed would have to go to 170 HUB or 2209 NW 13th St, Suite D, respectively.
Should a student have additional questions about the Florida Prepaid billing process at the University of Florida, please call 352-392-9545. Information about this program also can be obtained by calling the Florida Prepaid Program at 1-800-552-GRAD (4723).
Deadlines - Deadlines are enforced. The university does not have the authority to waive late fees unless the university is primarily responsible for the delinquency or extraordinary circumstances warrant such waiver.
Nonpayment of Fees (6C1-3.037 UF Regulations) - The university shall temporarily suspend further academic progress of any student who has not paid the entire balance of his/her fee liability by the established deadlines. This will be accomplished by placing a financial hold on the student’s record which will prevent the student from receiving grades, transcripts and/or diploma, and the student’s registration will be denied for future terms until the account has been paid in full.
Students who have not paid any portion of their fee liability by the established university deadline will be assigned withdrawing grades for each course. They will continue to be held fee liable for these courses, but will not be allowed to attend these courses until arrangements have been made to make payment and the student has been re-registered.
To re-register for courses, students must submit a Course Schedule Correction form to the Registrar’s Office with all of required signatures after arrangements for fee payment have been made with University Financial Services. Students who re-register after being withdrawn for nonpayment of fees will also be subject to late registration and late payment fees.
Deferral of Registration and Tuition Fees - A fee deferment allows students to pay tuition fees after the deadline without cancellation of registration or late payment fee. The university may award fee deferments in the following circumstances:
- Students whose state or federal financial assistance is delayed due to circumstances beyond the control of the student.
- Students receiving veterans or other benefits under Chapter 30, Chapter 31, Chapter 33, Chapter 35, Chapter 1606 or Chapter 1607 of Title 38 U.S.C., and whose benefits are delayed; or
- Students for whom formal arrangements have been made with the university for payment by an acceptable third-party sponsor.
Deferment covers tuition fee payments only and must be established by the fee payment deadline. Fee deferments are granted based on information from the Office for Student Financial Affairs (financial aid deferments) or the Office of the University Registrar (veterans). Refer questions on eligibility to the appropriate office.
Waiver of Fees – UF may waive fees as follows:
- Participants in sponsored institutes and programs where the sponsoring agent pays direct costs.
- Any dependent child of a special risk member killed in the line of duty is entitled to a full waiver of undergraduate fees, per Sections 112.19 and 112.191, Florida Statutes.
- Intern supervisors for institutions within the State University System may be given one nontransferable certificate (fee waiver) for each full academic term during which the person serves as an intern supervisor, pursuant to 1009.26(2), Florida Statutes. The certificate is valid for three years from the date of issuance. The maximum hours allowed during a single semester will be six hours of instruction (including credit through continuing education). The certificate will waive the matriculation fee; the student must pay the balance of the fees by the deadline.
- Persons 60 years of age or older are entitled to a waiver of fees for audited courses (up to six credit hours), as provided by Chapter 1009.26(4), Florida Statutes.
- Any student for whom the state is paying foster care board payment or any student adopted from the Department of Children and Family Services after May 5, 1997, is entitled to a waiver of fees pursuant to Chapter 1009.25(2)(c), Florida Statutes.
- Certain members of the active Florida National Guard are entitled to a waiver of fees pursuant to Section 250.10(8), Florida Statutes.
- A student enrolled through the Florida Linkage Institutes Program is entitled to a waiver of fees pursuant to Section 288.8175(6), Florida Statutes.
- The non-Florida student financial aid fee may not be waived for students receiving an out-of-state fee waiver.
Tuition fees will be refunded in full in the circumstances noted below:
- Approved withdrawal from the university before the end of drop/add, with written documentation from the student.
- Credit hours dropped during drop/add.
- Courses cancelled by the university.
- Call to active military duty.
- Death of the student or member of the immediate family (parent, spouse, child, sibling).
- Illness of the student of such severity or duration, as confirmed in writing by a physician, that completion of the semester is precluded.
- Exceptional circumstances, upon approval of the university president or his designee.
A refund of 25 percent of the total fees paid (less late fees) is available if notice of withdrawal of enrollment from the university with written documentation is received from the student and approved prior to the end of the fourth week of classes for full semesters or a proportionately shorter period of time for the summer terms.
Refunds are issued by University Financial Services and will be applied against any university debts. The university reserves the right to set minimum amounts for which refunds will be produced for overpayments on student accounts.
Tuition refunds due to cancellation, withdrawal or termination of attendance for students receiving financial aid will first be refunded to the appropriate financial aid programs. If the student is a recipient of federal financial aid (ACG Grant, Grad Plus Loan, Pell Grant, SMART Grant, TEACH Grant, Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG), Perkins Loan, Federal Direct Stafford Loans or PLUS loans), federal rules require that any unearned portion of the federal aid must be returned to the U.S. Department of Education. The amount the student has earned is based on the number of days the student attended classes as compared to the number of days in the entire term (first day of classes to the end of finals week). Any remaining refund then will be returned according to university policy.
Students should bring sufficient funds, other than personal checks, to meet their immediate needs. Personal checks will be accepted at University Financial Services for the exact amount of fees and/or other amounts owed the university. Payments on all financial obligations to the university will be applied on the basis of age of the debt. The oldest debt will be paid first.
University Financial Services does not cash checks or make cash refunds. Checks written in excess of assessed fees or other amounts paid the university will be accepted and processed, but the excess will be refunded to the student at a later date, according to university policy.
It is the student’s responsibility to maintain a correct current address in the UF Directory. Address changes should be made online as often as needed.
Past-Due Student Accounts - All students’ accounts are payable at University Financial Services at the time such charges are incurred. Graduating students with outstanding financial obligations will have a hold placed on their records withholding release of a diploma, transcript and other university services until the debt is satisfied.
University regulations prohibit the following for any student whose account with the university is delinquent until the debt has been satisfied:
- Registration
- Release of transcript, diploma, grades and schedules
- Loans
- The use of UF facilities and/or services
- Admission to UF functions and athletic events.
Delinquent accounts, including those debts for which the students’ records have a financial hold, may require payment by cash, cashier’s check or money order.
Delinquent debts may be reported to a credit bureau and can result in placement with a commercial billing service and/or collection agency without further notice, at which time additional collection costs will be assessed in accordance with University of Florida Regulations 6C1-3.0376(20). All payments received are applied to the oldest debt first.