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Contents

• What's new, useful numbers, contact us, campus bldgs, map
• Using the schedule | Parts of a class listing, 3.54mb how-to video
• Registration | Sequence, waitlists, access periods
• Payment procedures
• Final exams | Index, policies
• Grades | Submission, grade reports
• Tuition and fees
• Advising and major codes
• Writing courses
• Glossary | A thru E, F thru J, K thru O, P thru T, U thru Z
• Department headnotes and registration rules
• Printing the schedule

What's new in the schedule for spring.

Dean of undergraduate studies. The Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Studies provides a diverse set of programs and resources that traverse boundaries between colleges and disciplines and enhance the quality of undergraduate education. The following fields of study can be found within the Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Studies: Bridging Disciplines Programs (BDP), First-Year Seminar (F S), and Undergraduate Studies (UGS).

Graduate tuition due date. Graduate and professional students who register by 17 January will have until 5:00 pm 17 January to pay their spring tuition/fee bills. Spring registration will be canceled due to non-payment after 5:00 pm on 17 January.

Tuition installment plans. A promissory note must be signed by the student before the first tuition installment plan payment will be accepted. To sign the note, go to My Tuition Bill - Promissory Note. Students who do not have a high-assurance UT EID may sign a paper note at the cashiers in MAI 8.)

Updates to class listings. When academic units update their class meeting information, the new information is available to students instantly on their class listing page as well as in this Course Schedule. Students are expected to double-check their classes prior to the first class meeting.

Electronic billing of tuition and fees. Since the spring 2006 semester, all tuition and fees have been electronically billed. Students no longer receive a paper bill in the mail. It is the students’ responsibility to make certain that their tuition and fees are paid by the deadlines listed in this Course Schedule. Only students who register in the first access period will receive a notification that their fee bills are ready to be paid, however all students may view their bills at My Tuition Bill. More information on eBilling is available from Student Accounts Receivable.

Official email policy. Electronic mail, or email, is a mechanism for official University communication to students. The University will exercise the right to send email communication to all students, and the University will expect that email communication will be received and read in a timely manner. The full policy is available here.

Useful phone numbers.

• 512 475-7575 Our office
• 512 475-7656 Registration helpline
• 512 475-7689 Transcripts
• 512 475-7399 Admissions
• 512 471-3434 UT directory assistance
• 512 475-7777 Cashiers
• 512 471-1201 Dean of Students Office
• 512 475-6282 Financial services
• 512 475-7348 General information and referrals
• 512 475-7391 Grad and international admissions
• 512 471-4955 Health services
• 512 471-3136 Housing and food
• 512 471-4334 ID center
• 512 471-1211 International office
• 512 232-9619 Lost and found
• 512 471-3032 Instructional Innovation and Assessment
• 512 471-3825 Ombudsperson
• 512 471-3304 Orientation
• 512 471-7275 Parking
• 512 471-6045 Rec Sports
• 512 475-7777 Student Accounts Receivable
• 512 471-8277 Texas Success Initiative
• 512 475-7777 Tuition and fee billing

Registration procedure.

Here we explain the overall registration process, which consists of registration, add/drop, and tuition/fee payment. If, after reading the detailed information in this Course Schedule, you have questions concerning any procedure, call Registration, (512) 475-7656.

You are strongly advised to use your earliest access period to obtain the best selection of classes and ensure access to the registration system. If you wait until the access periods immediately before the beginning of the semester, you may not be able to complete registration before classes begin and may have to pay a late registration fee. You must clear all bars—advising, financial, and nonfinancial—to be able to access the registration system. Your registration is not complete until you make payment, or confirm the deferment of your payment, via My Tuition Bill. Your registration will be canceled, including your standing on waitlists, if you do not make payment by the appropriate deadline.

Registration and payment details.

Step 1 Check your registration information sheet (RIS) online. This will show your access periods, information about advising, advising bars, and any other bars to your registration known at the time your RIS was created. Your RIS must be clear of all bars before you may access the registration system.

Advising locations are listed under advising and major codes.

Make certain that your personal data on your RIS is accurate. Address changes may be submitted online (UT EID and password are required).

Step 2 See your academic adviser, if required or desired (see your RIS or advising and major codes). If you are required to see an advisor and fail to do so, your access to the registration system will be prevented until the advising bar is cleared by your major department. Check with your major department for advising procedures and schedules.

To change your major, go to your dean's office. If the new major is in another college or school, go to the dean's office in that college or school for assistance.

Step 3 Clear financial and nonfinancial bars, if any. Financial and nonfinancial bars are noted on your RIS and will prevent your access to the registration system. It is possible that bars incurred after your RIS was created have been placed on your record. To clear a financial bar, use one of the following methods:

Go to My Tuition Bill or Tuition Loans to pay past due tuition or loans.

Go to What I Owe to pay all other past due balances.

Go to the administrative department that barred your registration or to the cashiers in MAI 8, pay the amount due, have the bar cleared, and obtain written proof of payment.

Use Western Union Quick Collect (cash transaction) by completing a blue Quick Collect Payment Form at a Western Union Office (call 1-800-325-6000 to locate the nearest office), indicating that the amount is payable to University Texas Austin, the code city is Longhorns, TX, and the type of payment is financial bars. You must also give your name and UTEID.

A nonfinancial bar must be cleared in the administrative department that imposed the bar.

If you have financial bars on your record when you attempt to access the registration system, you may be able to clear them by charging the amount due to your credit card. Because this process depends on agencies and technical systems other than those at the University, under some circumstances you may not be able to clear your bars by credit card and will therefore be denied access to the registration system. It is recommended that you clear your financial bars before your scheduled access times by following the procedures outlined above.

Step 4 Register for classes online. Current availability of seats in a class may also be checked online.

Step 5 Go to Registration at your scheduled time and follow the instructions given.
You may access the registration system more than once to alter your schedule of classes and your optional fee selections. However, if you want to make changes or additions to your optional fee selections after you have paid your tuition bill, you must go to the sponsoring department.

Step 6 Pay your registration tuition/fee bill in full or in installments (see Payment procedures) by using one of the following methods:

• Go to My Tuition Bill.
• Go to the cashiers in MAI 8 (open 8:30–4:30 weekdays only).

If you do not pay your tuition/fee bill, defer your payment to financial aid or a third party, or confirm your zero bill, your registration will be canceled including your standing on waitlists. If the amount due is zero or you are eligible to charge your tuition bill to financial aid, see Methods of Payment.

Add/drop and payment details.

You must complete registration, which includes paying tuition and fees or confirming a zero bill, before you can add/drop.

Step 1 Check your registration information sheet (RIS) online to determine your access period and access time.

Step 2 Go to Registration and follow the instructions given.

Step 3 You will not be sent a bill for added classes. After you have completed your add/drop transactions go to My Tuition Bill online or to the cashiers in MAI 8 (8:30am – 4:30pm weekdays only) for an add bill quote. The bills are automatically updated overnight, so if you add a class on your payment deadline, you must call Student Accounts Receivable at 475-7777 to have your bill manually updated so that you can pay before 5:00 pm. If the changes you made in your schedule result in the assessment of additional tuition and/or fees, you must make payment via My Tuition Bill or by check or money order. Checks or money orders may be deposited in the drop slot near the entrance to MAI 12. Failure to make payment by your deadline will result in the cancellation of your entire registration.

Refunds will be issued the week after the twelfth class day. See fee adjustments for details.

Using computer programs for registration or add/drops

The use of vendor software or other automated programs to perform registration or add/drop processes is prohibited by the University of Texas. Any student identified as using automated systems to perform registration or add/drops may be barred from the registration system.

Student ID cards.

The ID Center is located in FAC 102 and is open 8:30am to 5pm, Monday through Friday.

New students. You may obtain a University identification card at the ID Center. To have an ID card issued, you must present photo identification (e.g., driver's license, passport). A $10 fee is charged for each card issued and must be paid within thirty days at the cashiers in MAI 8, or on the Web by going to What I Owe.

Continuing students. If you have an ID card with a magnetic strip, it will be validated automatically after you have paid your fees. You do not need to report to the ID Center.

Online waitlist registration option.

An online waitlist can be turned on for any undergraduate class section by the department that offers the course. In sections with waitlists turned on, students will get the option of enrolling onto the waitlist when the class is full in order to be considered for a roster spot when seats become available. Students may enroll onto a waitlist only through the registration system. Signing up for a waitlist is not a guarantee that the student will be awarded a roster spot, but once a waitlist has been started, all additions to the class roster will happen from the online waitlist. Each waitlist is for a specific section of a course and does not change when seats become available in other sections of the same course. Signing up for an online waitlist constitutes an agreement to pay any additional fees associated with the class being added should a spot become available.

The following features have been developed to assist students in the monitoring and maintenance of their online waitlisted classes:

• Students can maintain their waitlists online at any time. This includes periods outside of registration or a student's access periods.
• Students will be given the option of indicating one of their scheduled classes to drop if the waitlist add is successful. This is known as a swap class.

The student will not be added to a class from an online waitlist if any of the following errors occurs:

• Time conflict: the meeting time(s) of the section to be added overlaps with the meeting time(s) of another class in the student's schedule and the student has not flagged the scheduled class as a swap.
• Maximum course load conflict: adding the class would make the student's course load higher than allowed by his or her college.
• Duplicate course: the student is already scheduled in another section of the course to be added, and the student has not flagged the scheduled class as a swap.
• Course restrictions: the student does not meet the enrollment restrictions placed on the course by the department offering the course.

Messages about these errors will be posted on the student's online waitlist maintenance page in UT Direct. The student will remain on the waitlist, but he or she will not be eligible for promotion to the class roster until the error has been corrected.

The student is not billed for any waitlisted class unless he or she is promoted to the class roster. Promotion from the waitlist onto a class roster may change the student's tuition bill; additional charges must be paid by the appropriate deadline.

When to register in spring 08

Here are timelines for the registration process, which includes adding classes, dropping them, and paying your bill.

You're given a time based on your last name and your classification last semester. (Your fall 2007 classes count in determining this.) Find access times by checking the dates below, or see your RIS registration info sheet for your exact times.

Once your first access period ends, you can register in later periods -- but to get the best classes, use your earliest time. If you wait, you might not finish before school starts, and will pay a fee. Remember that you have to clear all bars to register, and that your registration only ends when you've paid your bill.

Pay any time after you're billed. Pay at My Tuition Bill, or in ways described in payment procedures.

The university prohibits the use of proprietary computer programs to register or to add and drop classes. If you use vendor software or other automated systems to add, drop, or register, you can be barred from online registration.

Access periods 1 thru 7.

Period 1 | Mon 29 Oct to Fri 9 Nov 2007

Registration for continuing and readmitted students -- all those currently enrolled in fall 2007 and any readmitted for spring 2008.

Tuition notices are emailed on 13 Nov to the address in your student records. Undergrads must pay their bill by 4 Jan at 5pm. Grad and professional students must pay by 17 Jan at 5pm.

Pay by your deadline. If you don't, your registered and waitlisted classes will be canceled. If you're paying with financial aid, or if your bill is zero because someone else is paying, you must still confirm your registration by the deadline -- or lose your classes.

NOTE: Payment must be received prior to 5:00pm 21 December in order to be reflected on the students' 2007 IRS Form 1098-T.

WHEN You are assigned a registration time based on your classification and the first letter of your last name. Enrolled courses for fall 2007 are now used when determining classification for registration purposes. You can determine your access times by consulting the table below or you may view your specific access times on your registration information sheet (RIS).

REGISTRATION Register online.

PAYMENT Tuition/fee bill notices will be calculated and distributed to your designated e-mail address on 13 November. You may pay any time after you receive your bill notice and before your deadline via My Tuition Bill.

For undergraduates, payment must be received by 5pm 4 January; graduate and professional students must pay by 5pm 17 January. If you do not pay your bill (or confirm attendance for a zero bill) by your deadline, your registration and any waitlists you may be on will be canceled.

If paying with financial aid – If you are deferring payment to financial aid you must still confirm that you will attend via My Tuition Bill.

If tuition/fee bill indicates zero amount due (zero bill) – If you have a "zero bill," meaning that a grant or third party pays your tuition, you must still confirm that you will attend via My Tuition Bill.

Period 2: 7 and 8 Jan

Add/drops for paid undergraduates.
Registration for all continuing or readmitted graduate students.

Undergrads must pay their bill by 5pm 30 Jan. Graduate and professional students must pay by 5pm 17 Jan.

Pay by your deadline. If you don't, your registered and waitlisted classes will be canceled. If you're paying with financial aid, or if your bill is zero because someone else is paying, you must still confirm your registration by the deadline -- or lose your classes.

You won't be mailed a bill. After you register or adjust your classes, get your tuition/fee bill at My Tuition Bill. If your changes increase your tuition or fees, pay via My Tuition Bill, or by check or money order. Refunds are issued beginning the twelfth class day. See fee adjustments for details.

WHO Any undergraduate student who has registered and paid for spring 2008 classes.

Any continuing or readmitted graduate or professional (includes law) student.

WHEN You are assigned an access time based on the first letter of your last name.

You can determine your access times by consulting the table below or you may view your specific access times on your registration information sheet (RIS).

Note: Prior to the beginning of this add/drop period, open seats will be filled from waitlists in those sections with active waitlists.

WHAT Students may register or add/drop online.

PAYMENT You will not be mailed a bill for added classes. After you have completed your add/drop transactions, go to My Tuition Bill and make appropriate arrangements.
Students who are adding classes must pay by 5:00pm 30 Jan.
Graduate students who are registering must pay by 5:00 17 Jan.

If paying with financial aid – If you are deferring payment to financial aid, you still need to confirm your registration online.

If tuition/fee bill indicates zero amount due (zero bill) – If you have a “zero bill,” meaning that a grant or a third party pays tuition, you still need to confirm your registration online

Period 3: 9 Jan

Registration for all new and readmitted students.
Add/drop for registered and paid undergraduates and all graduate students.

Any new and readmitted and all graduate students may register. (New includes new to the Graduate School.) Paid students may add/drop. Note that before the start of this period, open seats are filled from active waitlists.

Pay by your deadline. If you don't, your registered and waitlisted classes will be canceled. If you're paying with financial aid, or if your bill is zero because someone else is paying, you must still confirm your registration by the deadline -- or lose your classes.

You won't be mailed a bill. After you register or adjust your classes, get your tuition/fee bill at My Tuition Bill. If your changes increase your tuition or fees, pay via My Tuition Bill, or by check or money order. Refunds are issued beginning the twelfth class day. See fee adjustments for details.

WHO Any new or readmitted students who have not yet registered for the spring semester.
Any students who have completed registration by paying tuition and fees may add/drop during the open access time.
Graduate and professional students who have registered but not yet paid may continue their registration.

WHEN Eligible students are assigned a registration time based on the first letter of their last name.
You can determine your access times by consulting the table below or you may view your specific access times on your registration information sheet (RIS).

REGISTRATION Eligible students may register or add/drop online.

PAYMENT Tuition/fee bills will not be sent. Payment must be received by 5:00pm 11 Jan for undergraduate students registering for the first time.
Graduate students’ first payment must be received by 5:00pm 17 Jan.
Payment for added classes must be received by 5:00pm 30 Jan.

If paying with financial aid – If you are deferring payment to financial aid, you still need to confirm your registration online.

If tuition/fee bill indicates zero amount due (zero bill) – If you have a “zero bill,” meaning that a grant or a third party pays tuition, you still need to confirm your registration online.

Period 4: 10 Jan

Registration for continuing students not yet registered.
Add/drop for registered and paid undergraduates and all graduate students.

For all paid by 4 Jan and any from access period 3. Note that before the start of this period, open seats are filled from activated waitlists.

Pay by your deadline. If you don't, your registered and waitlisted classes will be canceled. If you're paying with financial aid, or if your bill is zero because someone else is paying, you must still confirm your registration by the deadline -- or lose your classes.

You won't be mailed a bill. After you register or adjust your classes, get your tuition/fee bill at My Tuition Bill. If your changes increase your tuition or fees, pay via My Tuition Bill, or by check or money order. Refunds are issued beginning the twelfth class day. See fee adjustments for details.

WHO Continuing students who attended in fall 2007 and who have not yet registered for the spring semester.
All students who have completed registration by paying tuition and fees may add/drop during the open access time.
Graduate and professional students who have registered but not yet paid may continue their registration.

WHEN You are assigned a registration time based on the first letter of your last name.
You can determine your access times by consulting the table below or you may view your specific access times on your registration information sheet (RIS).

REGISTRATION Eligible students may register or add/drop online.

PAYMENT Tuition/fee bills will not be mailed. Payment must be received by 5:00pm 11 Jan for undergraduate students registering for the first time. Graduate students’ first payment must be received by 5:00pm 17 Jan.
Payment for added classes must be received by 5:00pm 30 Jan.

If paying with financial aid – If you are deferring payment to financial aid, you still need to confirm your registration online.

If tuition/fee bill indicates zero amount due (zero bill) – If you have a “zero bill,” meaning that a grant or a third party pays tuition, you still need to confirm your registration online

Period 5: 11 Jan

Registration for all students not yet registered.
Add/drop for registered students.

Pay by your deadline. If you don't, your registered and waitlisted classes will be canceled. If you're paying with financial aid, or if your bill is zero because someone else is paying, you must still confirm your registration by the deadline -- or lose your classes.

You won't be mailed a bill. After you register or adjust your classes, get your tuition/fee bill at My Tuition Bill. If your changes increase your tuition or fees, pay via My Tuition Bill, or by check or money order. Refunds are issued beginning the twelfth class day. See fee adjustments for details.

WHO Any students who have not yet registered for spring may do so in this registration period.
All students who have completed registration by paying tuition and fees may add/drop during this open access time.
Graduate and professional students may continue their registration.

WHEN All eligible students may access the registration system at any time during this access period.
You can determine your access times by consulting the table below or you may view your specific access times on your registration information sheet (RIS).

REGISTRATION You may register or add/drop online.

PAYMENT Tuition/fee bills will not be mailed. Payment must be received by 5:00pm 11 Jan for undergraduate students registering for the first time. Graduate students’ first payment must be received by 5:00pm 17 Jan.
Payment for added classes must be received by 5:00pm 30 Jan.

If paying with financial aid – If you are deferring payment to financial aid, you still need to confirm your registration online.

If tuition/fee bill indicates zero amount due (zero bill) – If you have a “zero bill,” meaning that a grant or a third party pays tuition, you still need to confirm your registration online.

Period 6: 14 to 17 Jan

Add/drop for registered and paid students.
$25 late registration for all students not yet registered.

Students pay a $25 late fee to register now. Note that before the start of this period, open seats are filled from active waitlists.

Pay by your deadline. If you don't, your registered and waitlisted classes will be canceled. If you're paying with financial aid, or if your bill is zero because someone else is paying, you must still confirm your registration by the deadline -- or lose your classes.

You won't be mailed a bill. After you register or adjust your classes, get your tuition/fee bill at My Tuition Bill. If your changes increase your tuition or fees, pay via My Tuition Bill, or by check or money order. Refunds are issued beginning the twelfth class day. See fee adjustments for details.

WHO Any students who have not yet registered for spring may do so in this registration period; a late registration fee of $25 is in effect.
All students who have completed registration by paying tuition and fees may add/drop during the open access time.

WHEN You are assigned a registration time based on the first letter of your last name for the 14 Jan registration periods. On 15-17 Jan you may access the registration system at any time.
You can determine your access times by consulting the table below or you may view your specific access times on your registration information sheet (RIS).

REGISTRATION Eligible students may register or add/drop online.

PAYMENT Tuition/fee bills will not be mailed. Undergraduate students must pay by 5:00pm on the same date as the you register if you are starting a new registration.
Graduate students’ first payment must be received by 5:00pm 17 Jan.
Payment for added classes must be received by 5:00pm 30 Jan.

If paying with financial aid – If you are deferring payment to financial aid, you still need to confirm your registration online.

If tuition/fee bill indicates zero amount due (zero bill) – If you have a “zero bill,” meaning that a grant or a third party pays tuition, you still need to confirm your registration online.

Period 7: 18 to 30 Jan, weekdays only

$50 late registration for all students.
Add-drop by permission for all paid students.

Pay by your deadline. If you don't, your registered and waitlisted classes will be canceled. If you're paying with financial aid, or if your bill is zero because someone else is paying, you must still confirm your registration by the deadline -- or lose your classes.

You won't be mailed a bill. After you register or adjust your classes, get your tuition/fee bill at My Tuition Bill. If your changes increase your tuition or fees, pay via My Tuition Bill, or by check or money order. Refunds are issued beginning the twelfth class day. See fee adjustments for details.

WHO Any students who have not yet registered for spring may do so in this registration period; a late registration fee of $50 is in effect.
Undergraduate students who have completed registration by paying tuition and fees may drop classes online or change their enrollment status in a class to or from the pass/fail basis.
Undergraduates who wish to add a class and graduates who wish to add or drop a class must start the process in the department offering the class.

WHEN Students may access the registration system 8:00am to 12:00midnight on weekdays except on 30 Jan when the system closes at 5:00pm.
You can determine your access times by consulting the table below or you may view your specific access times on your registration information sheet (RIS).

REGISTRATION Undergraduate students begin the registration process in Registration, room 16 in the Main Building.
Graduate students begin the registration process with their graduate coordinator.

ADDs/DROPs Undergraduate students may only drop online.
To add a class during this period, both undergraduate and graduate students must go to the department offering the class.
Permission to add a class is at the discretion of the department offering the course. In some colleges and schools, the approval of the student’s adviser and dean are required.

Note: Graduate students are ineligible to use the system during this period to add, drop, or change enrollment status to or from the credit/no credit basis. To make these changes graduate students must go to the department offering the course.

PAYMENT Tuition/fee bills will not be mailed. Payment must be received by 5:00pm. To pay online, go to My Tuition Bill. To pay in person, go to the cashiers in MAI 8, 8:30am–4:30pm, on the same date registered.

Note: Failure to pay for registration by the 5:00pm deadline will result in the schedule being canceled. Students who are permitted to register after January 30 will incur a $200 late registration fee.

If paying with financial aid – If you are deferring payment to financial aid, you still need to confirm your registration online.

If tuition/fee bill indicates zero amount due (zero bill) – If you have a “zero bill,” meaning that a grant or a third party pays tuition, you still need to confirm your registration online.

Payment procedures.

Your registration is not complete until you have gone to My Tuition Bill and made arrangements to have your tuition/fee bill paid. Whether you are paying directly, via financial aid, or via a third party (grants, scholarships, Texas Guaranteed Tuition Plan, etc.), you must indicate that you will attend and/or arrange for payment. If you do not pay your fee bill in full or in accordance with an approved installment plan or indicate that you are paying via financial aid or a third party, you are not registered and you may not attend classes or use University services. It is your responsibility to ensure that your registration has been completed.

To obtain a tuition/fee bill quote or to verify completion of registration, go to My Tuition Bill. If you have questions about tuition and fees, contact Tuition and Fee Billing at fbic@austin.utexas.edu or by phone at (512) 475-7777.

Undergraduate students who register by 4 January must make payment or confirm attendance by 5:00 pm on 4 January; those who register after 4 January must make payment or confirm attendance by the deadline given in the appropriate access period. Graduate and professional students who register by 17 January must make payment or confirm attendance by 5:00 pm on 17 January; those who register after 17 January must make payment or confirm attendance by the deadlines given in the registration sequence table.

Payment Plans.

Full Payment Plan. For undergraduates who register by 4 Jan, full payment or confirmation of attendance must be received by 5pm on 4 Jan. Undergraduates who register after 4 Jan must make payment or confirm attendance by the deadline specified under Registration Procedure Summaries or as instructed at the time of registration. Graduate and professional students must make payment by 5pm on 17 Jan or as instructed at the time of registration.

Three-payment installment plan. Tuition and required fees may be paid in three installments. The first installment consists of one-half of tuition and required fees, a nonrefundable $8 service charge, and the full amount of fees that cannot be paid on the installment plan, such as optional fees, general deposit, late registration fee, and international student health insurance fee. For students who register by 4 Jan, the first installment is due by 5:00pm 4 Jan. For student who register after 4 Jan, the first installment is due by the deadline specified in the registration sequence table or as instructed at the time of registration. No late initial installment payments will be accepted; failure to pay the first installment by the due date will result in cancellation of registration. The installment plan is not available to students who register after the twelfth class day.

Students must sign a promissory note before the first installment plan payment will be accepted. To sign the note, go to My Tuition Bill - Promissory Note. Students who do not have a high-assurance UT EID may sign a paper note at the cashiers in MAI 8.

The second and third installments each consist of one-half of the remaining balance, adjusted for adds and drops. Bills for these payments are sent to the student's e-mail address. Paper bills are not mailed. These installments are due 15 Feb and 21 Mar, whether or not the student receives the bill.

Selection of the three-payment payment installment plan constitutes an agreement to pay the remaining tuition and fees on time. A $10 late charge is assessed for second and third installment payments received after 5pm on the due date. If you select the installment plan and subsequently receive a financial aid award, your total tuition and fees will be deducted from your award at the time of disbursement.

To check for receipt of a tuition payment, go to Official Fee Receipts.

Direct questions about tuition bills to Tuition and Fee Billing, MAI 4, (512) 475-7777. E-mail inquiries may be sent to fbic@austin.utexas.edu.

Methods of payment.

NOTE: Payment must be received prior to 5pm 21 Dec in order for it to be reflected on the student's 2007 IRS form 1098-T.

Electronic Bank Payment. There are two options available for paying online directly from your bank account. To select either option, go to My Tuition Bill online. Electronic payments that are returned to the University, regardless of the reason, will be treated the same as returned checks. Tuition and financial bars cannot be paid by electronic funds if you have a "no personal check" restriction with Student Accounts Receivable.

• eCheck. You may pay online just as though you were using a traditional paper check. No authorization form is required. This option does not require a high-assurance EID and can be used by anyone acting as an eProxy.
• Electronic funds transfer. You may pay by direct transfer of funds from your bank using a pre-established account if you have completed an Electronic Funds Transfer Authorization form. Authorizations may be completed online.

Discover or MasterCard. Go to My Tuition Bill online to charge the total amount due to your MasterCard or Discover.

If payment is approved, the registration system will give you an authorization code confirming the transaction. A 1.75% convenience charge will be added to all tuition and mandatory fee payments made by credit card.

Check or money order. All checks must be drawn on US banks in US dollars. Collection charges resulting from checks drawn otherwise will be charged to the student.

Payment must be placed in the drop slot near the entrance to MAI 12 or, for early registration only, may be mailed. (See early registration below.) Your payment must be received by the payment deadline or your registration will be canceled. Include your UTEID on your check. Send multiple checks together to ensure proper account posting.

If your check is returned to the University, your registration will be incomplete. If payment is not received within ten calendar days of the returned check notice, you will not be registered for classes.

Cash. Do not mail cash payments. Cash payments must be presented to the cashiers in MAI 8 before 5pm on the payment deadline.

Western Union Quick Collect. To use Quick Collect, complete a blue Quick Collect Payment Form at a Western Union Office (call 1-800-325-6000 to locate the nearest office), indicating that the amount is payable to University Texas Austin, the code city is Longhorns, TX, and the type of payment is registration. You must also give your name and UTEID.

Tuition loan. You may apply for tuition loans online. A high assurance EID and password are required to create the promissory note and electronically "sign." Students with low to medium assurance UT EIDs may apply for a loan and then go to the cashiers in MAI 8 by 4:30pm the same day or the next business day (but by 5:00pm on the payment deadline) to sign a promissory note and complete your registration. You will be required to present a photo ID. Questions concerning tuition loans should be directed to Student Accounts Receivable, (512) 475-7779 (option 2).

Zero bill. If your fees are zero, you must still confirm your attendance before the payment deadline. If a third party, such as the Texas Guaranteed Tuition Plan or a grant or scholarship, pays your tuition/fee bill, you must still confirm attendance before the payment deadline. You may do this via My Tuition Bill online or by calling (512) 475-7777. If you do not plan to attend classes, do not confirm and we will cancel your registration; Student Accounts Receivable will not bill the agency, scholarship, or account for the fees. If you have confirmed and then choose not to attend, you must follow normal withdrawal procedures.

Financial aid. If you are eligible to charge your fee bill to your financial aid, you may request this charge via the My Tuition Bill site by the payment deadline.
Questions about eligibility should be directed to the University of Texas at Austin, Office of Student Financial Services, General Accounting Section, 100 W Dean Keeton St, Austin TX 78705, (512) 475-6282.
If you are eligible for financial aid and choose to have registration fees paid directly from your financial aid account by the payment deadline, you will be tentatively registered. If, for any reason, the expected financial aid is not available to pay the registration fees by the twelfth class day, you must make other arrangements to pay fees by that date.

29 Oct – 9 Nov | early registration

You are expected to register at your earliest opportunity. Your tuition/fee bill notification will be sent to your e-mail address on file in the registrar's office. If your addresses are not correct on the RIS, or if you wish to update your address after your initial registration access, update your address online by 5pm, 12 Nov. If you do not receive your fee bill, it is still your responsibility to complete registration by the deadline on the Student Accounts Receivable Web site.

Your fee bill will be emailed to your designated address on 13 Nov. If you do not receive your fee bill, it is still your responsibility to pay by the deadline. Fee bill quotes may be requested from Student Accounts Receivable.

Undergraduates must make payment no later than 5pm, 4 Jan.
Graduate and professional students must make payment no later than 5pm 17 Jan.

See above for information regarding payment plans and methods of payment. If fee payment is not received by the deadline, your registration will be canceled. One week prior to the payment deadline, the University will send e-mail notifications to students who have not made payment. Notification will be sent to the e-mail address on the student's official record. No other notification regarding nonpayment will be sent.

Make your payment online.

If you are paying by eCheck or electronic funds transfer, go to My Tuition Bill online.

If you are paying by MasterCard or Discover, go to My Tuition Bill online .

If you are paying by financial aid, go to My Tuition Bill online.

The address for overnight delivery (except US Postal Service Express Mail) is

• Student Accounts Receivable
  Main Building, Room 4
  24th and Guadalupe Streets
  The University of Texas at Austin
  Austin TX 78712

Send US Postal Service Express Mail to

• The University of Texas at Austin
  Student Accounts Receivable
  PO Box 7398
  Austin TX 78713-7398

Add/Drop.

Tuition/fee bills will not be sent. You will not be sent a bill for added classes. After you have completed your add/drop transactions, go to My Tuition Bill for an add bill quote. These bills are recalculated overnight. If the changes you made in your schedule result in the assessment of additional tuition and/or fees, you must make payment via the Web as in the preceding paragraph, or by check or money order. Checks or money orders may be deposited in the drop slot near the entrance to MAI 12. Payment must be received by 5pm, 30 Jan. Where applicable, your installment balance will be adjusted; adjusted installment payments are due by the specified deadlines. Failure to make payment by the appropriate deadline may result in the cancellation of your registration.

Late registration.

Tuition/fee bills will not be sent. To pay your fee bill online, to confirm attendance for a zero bill, or to pay using financial aid go to My Tuition Bill. If you are paying by check or money order, deposit your payment in the drop slot near the entrance to MAI 12 or go to the cashiers in MAI 8 (weekdays only 8:30am–4:30pm). Include your student ID number on your check.

Payment must be received by 5pm on the payment deadline. Fee bills will not be distributed. If you do not pay your fee bill, you will not be registered.

Final examinations.

Final exam schedules online.

Students can access their final exam schedules for current classes via the Web. Go to Rose and select “Final Exam Schedule for a Student.” Identification and password are required. A public display of final exam information by unique number is also available via the Web site listed above. These services are available approximately one month before the end of the semester.

Index of Final Examination times.

Wednesday, May 7–Saturday, May 10
Monday, May 12–Tuesday, May 13

The final examination date and time for a class is determined by the class meeting time as listed in the above index. Final examinations for classes that meet at times not listed in the above index are normally scheduled with classes meeting at the indexed time that most closely corresponds to the beginning day and time of the class. For example, the exam for a class that meets T 3:00–6:00 PM will be at the same time as exams for classes that meet TTH 3:30–5:00 PM. If the beginning time of the class is halfway between two standard class beginning times, the class will be grouped with those meeting at the later time. For example, the exam for a class that meets MW 2:30–4:00 PM will be at the same time as exams for classes that meet MWF 3:00–4:00 PM.

Uniform examinations and their correspondent makeup exams are scheduled for certain courses that administer examinations at the same time for all students enrolled in the course. Generally, these examinations are given at times other than the regular examination time. A list of uniform and makeup examinations will be printed in the final examination schedule distributed prior to the end of the semester.

Questions about the final examination schedule should be directed to the Room Scheduling section of the Office of the Registrar at 475-7600.

Final examination policies.

In accordance with Policy Memorandum 3.201, class-related activities, with the exception of office hours, are prohibited on designated no-class days and during the final examination period. These dates are set aside for students to prepare for and take scheduled final examinations. During this period, papers and projects are not to be due, review sessions are not to be scheduled, quizzes are not to be given, and there are not to be any other class-related activities, with the exception of office hours.

The final examination days for the spring semester 2008 are Wednesday, May 7, through Saturday, May 10, and Monday, May 12, through Tuesday, May 13. The designated no-class days are Monday, May 5; Tuesday, May 6; and Sunday, May 11.

There is no University policy that provides relief to students who have three examinations scheduled the same day; in that situation, students may seek the assistance of the course instructor(s), department chair, and/or dean of the college.

The following final examination policies are taken from General Information, chapter 4:

Examinations should begin promptly at the scheduled hour and should not continue beyond the three hours allocated in the official schedule.

No final examinations may be given before the examination period begins, and no change in time from that printed in the official schedule is permitted. An instructor with a compelling reason to change the time of an examination must obtain the approval of the department chair and the dean of the college or school in which the course is taught before announcing an alternative examination procedure to the students.

No substantial examinations may be given during the last class week or during the reading days or no-class days preceding the final examination period. An examination counting for more than 30 percent of the final course grade is considered to be substantial.

A change in the room assignment for a final examination may be made only with the approval of the registrar.

With the approval of the department chair, an instructor may choose not to give a final examination. However, if an examination is given, all students must take it and no exemptions may be allowed except pursuant to a uniform exemption policy announced to the class.

For good cause, an instructor may give a student permission to take an examination with a different class section than the one in which the student is registered.

For good cause, a student may petition his or her academic dean for permission to change the time or place of an examination from that specified in the official schedule. If permission is given by the dean and the instructor, no penalty (such as a reduction in grade) may be assessed.

In a course extending over two semesters, when the subject matter is continuous, the second-semester final examination may include the subject matter of the first semester.

A student may address complaints related to the final examination procedures in a course to the chair of the department or the dean of the college or school in which the course is offered, or to the Office of the Ombudsperson.

Grade reporting.

Submission of grades to registrar.

Faculty are required to submit grades according to the following schedule and policies:

• Final grades for classes that have regularly scheduled meeting times but no final examinations are due at the same time they would have been if examinations had been scheduled.
• Final grades for classes with no officially scheduled meeting times are due by 10:00 am on Wednesday, May 7.

Final grades should be submitted online by the instructor of record by going to Grade Reporting. Online grade submission is available at all times during grade reporting.

Grade reports to students.

Grade reports are available to all students, except students in the School of Law, at the end of each semester and summer session.

Tuition, fees, charges, and deposits.

The following information is not intended to be comprehensive and is subject to change. Tuition, fees, and charges are subject to change by administrative, legislative, or regental action, and changes become effective on the date enacted. The following information should be used only as a guideline for estimating costs. For clarification of any matter relating to payment or refund of tuition, fees, charges, and deposits, contact the office or administrative unit from which the charge or refund originated or consult General Information.

A student must complete registration by the deadline by making a payment, paying with financial aid, or confirming attendance if the amount due is zero. Registrations that are not complete by the deadline will be canceled, and students will not have access to University services.

Tuition.

Flat rate tuition for undergraduates.

The flat rate tuition for each college covers the student’s academic program costs, including tuition, mandatory fees and charges, and college and course incidental fees. It does not include the general property deposit, the international student health insurance program fee, the international student services fee, the international student orientation fee, or fees for extended field trips that require students to live off campus.

The flat rates are based on the average per-hour charges for tuition and fees previously paid by students in each college. Because fees previously varied, flat rate tuition varies by college. There is no restriction on the number of hours a full-time student may take when registered at the full-time rate, as long as the student complies with the quantity of work rule given in General Information.

Students who pursue simultaneous majors in more than one college are charged the higher of the two colleges’ rates.

Flat rate tuition for each college for fall 2007 and spring 2008 is listed by Student Accounts Receivable, Undergraduate Flat Rate Tuition. After selecting classes, the student may view his or her tuition and fee bill at the Student Accounts Receivable Web site.

Tuition for graduate and professional students.

For graduate and professional students, the cost of a semester’s enrollment consists of tuition, which varies by discipline; required fees; optional fees chosen by the student; program and service related fees; course related fees; and special registration fees, when applicable. Total tuition and required fees for fall 2007 and spring 2008 are listed by Student Accounts Receivable, Tuition and Required Fees, Fall 2007 and Spring 2008. Course related fees are given in the class listings in this Course Schedule; the remaining fees are described in General Information, chapter 3. After selecting classes, the student may view his or her tuition and fee bill online.

Nonresident tuition for resident students.

Because the University is a state-assisted institution, tuition rates are lower for Texas-resident students than for nonresidents, including both out-of-state and international students. Rules affecting residency are given in General Information, chapter 2. In the following circumstances, a student who is classified as a Texas resident may be charged nonresident tuition.

Undergraduates. State law allows colleges and universities to charge a Texas-resident undergraduate the nonresident tuition rate if the student has attempted an excessive number of hours beyond the number required for his or her degree. In addition, a higher tuition rate may be charged if a student enrolls again in a course he or she has completed. (The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board publishes information about charges for excessive undergraduate hours at www.collegefortexans.com/getting/additionalcharges.cfm.)

As of the academic year 2007-2008, the University does not charge undergraduates additional tuition for an excessive number of hours or for repeated courses.

Graduate students. A student who has earned more than ninety-nine semester hours of credit at the doctoral level is subject to the nonresident tuition rate, even if the student is a Texas resident or holds an appointment that would normally entitle the holder to pay resident tuition. This policy, sometimes called the ninety-nine-hour rule, is authorized by section 54.012 of the Texas Education Code. More information about charges for excessive graduate coursework is available from the Office of Graduate Studies at www.utexas.edu/ogs/publications/policies/99in99.html, or at (512) 471-4511.

Exemptions, waivers, and third-party billing.

Exemptions.

Fee exemptions are issued only for the period in which a student is currently enrolled; therefore, applications must be submitted no later than the date of Commencement at the end of the spring semester or the official graduation date at the end of the summer session or fall semester.

Required fees include laboratory fees, supplementary fees, incidental fees, the aquatic complex fee, the Gregory Gymnasium renovation fee, the health services building fee, the information technology fee, the international education fee, the library fee, the medical services fee, the recreational sports fee, the registration fee, the student services fee, the student services building fee, and the Texas Union fee.

• Accredited School Scholarship | Fees exempted: Tuition during first two long session semesters following graduation. | Eligibility: Highest ranking graduate of an accredited Texas high school. | Where to apply obtain certification from high school and present to Student Accounts Receivable, Main Bldg room 4.
• Blind and deaf students | Fees exempted: Tuition, required fees, and general deposit. | Eligibility: A blind disabled person, or a person whose sense of hearing is nonfunctional. The student must be a Texas resident. | Where to apply, if blind: The University of Texas at Austin Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, Division of Blind Services, P O Box 7639, Austin TX 78713-7639. If deaf: Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, 5811 Berkman Dr Ste 105, Austin TX 78723-2665.
• Children of disabled or deceased Texas firefighters and peace officers | Fees exempted: Tuition and required fees. | Eligibility: Children under 21 years of age of disabled or deceased full-paid or volunteer firefighters, full-paid municipal, county, or state peace officers, custodians of the Department of Corrections, and game wardens. | Where to apply Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Attn: Student Services, P O Box 12788, Austin TX 78711-2788.
• Children of prisoners of war or persons missing in action | Fees exempted: Tuition and required fees. | Eligibility: Dependent person under 25 years of age who receives majority of support from parent classified by Department of Defense as a Prisoner of War or Missing in Action at time of registration. | Where to apply The University of Texas at Austin, Student Accounts Receivable, Special Billing, P O Box 7398, Austin TX 78713-7398.
• Children of professional nurse faculty and staff members | Fees exempted: Tuition. | Eligibility: The student must be a Texas resident under 25 years of age. The faculty or staff member must be a registered nurse and must be employed or under contract at the School of Nursing during all or part of the academic term for which exemption is sought. Children of part-time faculty and staff members receive an exemption equivalent to the parent’s percentage of employment. Eligibility ends when the student has received an exemption for 10 semesters/summer sessions at any institution(s) or has received a baccalaureate degree. | Where to apply The University of Texas at Austin, School of Nursing, Assistant Dean for Administration, 1700 Red River St, Austin TX 78701 (512)471-9906.
• Clinical nursing preceptors and their dependents | Fees exempted: Tuition up to $500. | Eligibility: The student must be a Texas resident under 25 years of age and must be enrolled at the University. The preceptor must be a registered nurse and must be under a written preceptor agreement with the School of Nursing during the semester for which an exemption is sought. Eligibility ends when the student has received an exemption for 10 semesters/summer sessions at any institution(s) or has received a baccalaureate degree. | Where to apply The University of Texas at Austin, School of Nursing, Clinical Placement Coordinator, 1700 Red River St, Austin TX 78701, (512)471-8039.
• Firefighters enrolled in fire science courses | Fees exempted: Tuition and laboratory fees | Eligibility: Students enrolled in a course as a part of fire science curriculum. | Where to apply The University of Texas at Austin, Student Accounts Receivable, Special Billing, P O Box 7398, Austin TX 78713-7398.
• Foster and adopted children | Fees exempted: Tuition and required fees. | Eligibility: A student who was in the care or conservatorship of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) on the day before his or her eighteenth birthday or the day of his or her graduation from high school or receipt of a GED; or was in the care or conservatorship of DFPS through his or her fourteenth birthday and was then adopted. The student must enroll within three years of the relevant date, but no later than his or her twenty-first birthday. Also for a student who was adopted and was the subject of an adoption assistance agreement under subchapter D, chapter 162, Texas Family Code. | Where to apply obtain documents from the Department of Family and Protective Services and present them to Student Accounts Receivable, Main Bldg room 4.
• Hazlewood Act exemption for children of Texas veterans | Fees exempted: Tuition and required fees (except student services fee, general deposit, and field trip fees). | Eligibility: Natural and adopted children of members of the United States armed forces who were Texas residents when they entered service and who died while in service, are missing in action, or whose deaths are documented to be directly caused by illness or injury connected to service in the armed forces of the United States during the Spanish-American War or World War I, World War II, the Korean Conflict (27 Jun 1950 to 27 Jul 1953), the Cold War (began 27 Jun 1950), the Vietnam era (21 Dec 1961 to 7 May 1975), the Grenada and Lebanon era (24 Aug 1982 to 31 Jul 1984), the Panama era (20 Dec 1989 to 21 Jan 1990), the Persian Gulf War (2 Aug 1990 to 3 Mar 1991), the National Emergency by Reason of Certain Terrorist Attacks (began 11 Sep 2001), or any future national emergency declared in accordance with federal law. – Natural and adopted children of members of the Texas National Guard or the Texas Air National Guard who were killed since 1 Jan 1946 while on active duty in the service either of Texas or of the United States. – Student must have exhausted federal survivor benefits based on the death of a veteran parent and must be classified by the University as a Texas resident for the semester for which the exemption is sought. – Student must not be in default on an education loan made or guaranteed by the federal government or the State of Texas. – Student must have attempted fewer than 150 credit hours using the Hazlewood Act exemption beginning with fall 1995. | Where to apply The University of Texas at Austin, Office of the Registrar, P O Box 7216, Austin TX 78713-7216. Request for exemption must be received by 30 Jan 2008.
• Hazlewood Act exemption for Texas ex-servicemembers | Fees exempted: Tuition and required fees (except student services fee, general deposit, and field trip fees). | Eligibility: The applicant must: have served in the armed forces of the United States during the Spanish-American War or World War I, World War II, the Korean Conflict (27 Jun 1950 to 27 Jul 1953), the Cold War (began 27 Jun 1950), the Vietnam era (21 Dec 1961 to 7 May 1975), the Grenada and Lebanon era (24 Aug 1982 to 31 Jul 1984), the Panama era (20 Dec 1989 to 21 Jan 1990), the Persian Gulf War (2 Aug 1990 to 3 Mar 1991), the National Emergency by Reason of Certain Terrorist Attacks (began 11 Sep 2001), or any future national emergency declared in accordance with federal law; at the time he or she entered the service, either resided in Texas as indicated by his or her place of entry on a Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD214) or been a resident of Texas as determined in accordance with the Texas Education Code; have served at least 181 days of active military duty and received an honorable discharge from service, a general discharge from service under honorable conditions, or an honorable separation from service; have exhausted his or her federal veteran’s educational benefits; not be in default on an education loan made or guaranteed by the federal government or the State of Texas; have attempted fewer than 150 credit hours using the Hazlewood Act exemption beginning with fall 1995; be classified by the University as a Texas resident for the semester for which the exemption is sought. | Where to apply The University of Texas at Austin, Office of the Registrar, P O Box 7216, Austin TX 78713-7216. Request for exemption must be received by 30 Jan 2008.
• Senior citizens | Fees exempted: Tuition up to six credit hours. | Eligibility: Those age 65 or older. Applicant must submit copy of birth certificate. | Where to apply The University of Texas at Austin, Student Accounts Receivable, Special Billing, P O Box 7398, Austin TX 78713-7398.
• Surviving spouse and dependent children of certain deceased public servants (employees) | Fees exempted: Tuition, required fees, and room and board (includes textbook stipend). | Where to apply The University of Texas at Austin, Student Accounts Receivable, Special Billing, P O Box 7398, Austin TX 78713-7398.

Waivers.

A waiver allows for a portion of a student’s tuition and/or required fees not to be paid. The student is responsible for payment of the remaining tuition and/or required fees not covered by the waiver. Waivers are issued only for the period in which a student is currently enrolled; therefore, applications must be submitted no later than the date of Commencement at the end of the spring semester or the official graduation date at the end of the summer session or fall semester.

Required fees include laboratory fees, supplementary fees, incidental fees, the aquatic complex fee, the Gregory Gymnasium renovation fee, the health services building fee, the information technology fee, the international education fee, the library fee, the medical services fee, the recreational sports fee, the registration fee, the student services fee, the student services building fee, and the Texas Union fee.

• Competitive scholarship recipients | Fees waived: Nonresident portion of tuition. The student is responsible for payment of resident tuition. Waivers are granted to a limited number of students. | Eligibility: Nonresident or international students receiving competitive scholarships for at least $1,000. Recipients must have competed with other students, including Texas residents, for the award, which must be administered by a school-recognized scholarship committee. | Where to apply Student's department (undergraduate or graduate student service office).
• Economic diversification | Fees waived: Nonresident portion of tuition. The student is responsible for payment of resident tuition. | Eligibility: Nonresident and domiciled international students whose families transferred to Texas as part of the state’s Economic Development and Diversification Plan. | Where to apply online at www.collegefortexans.com/paying/finaidtypes.cfm, or by mail to The University of Texas at Austin, Office of Admissions/GIAC, P O Box 7608, Austin TX 78713-7608.
• Faculty members, teaching assistants, and research assistants | Fees waived: Nonresident portion of tuition. The student is responsible for payment of resident tuition. | Eligibility: Employee, or employee’s dependent. The employee must have a qualifying job title for at least twenty hours per week and must be appointed monthly. The beginning employment date must be on or before the twelfth class day (fourth class day for a summer term). If the dependent is the spouse of the employee, a marriage license must be on file with Special Billing, Student Accounts Receivable, Main Bldg room 4. | Where to apply https://utdirect.utexas.edu/acct/fb/waivers/ Enrolled students apply directly to the hiring department. Graduate School applicants may indicate interest in a teaching or research assistantship when they apply for admission.
• Good Neighbor Scholarship | Fees waived: Tuition. | Eligibility: Native-born citizens and residents from nations of the Western Hemisphere other than the United States. Applicant must furnish certified evidence of native-born citizenship and scholastic qualifications. | Where to apply The University of Texas at Austin, International Office, P O Drawer A, Austin TX 78713-7206.
• International students who hold visas allowing for domicile in the United States | Fees waived: Nonresident portion of tuition. The student is responsible for payment of resident tuition. | Eligibility: International students establishing domicile in Texas and meeting residency requirements. | Where to apply online at www.utexas.edu/student/admissions/residency, or by mail to The University of Texas at Austin, Office of Admissions/GIAC, P O Box 7608, Austin TX 78713-7608.
• Mexican nationals | Fees waived: Nonresident portion of tuition. The student is responsible for payment of resident tuition. | Eligibility: A limited number of students from Mexico who have financial need. | Where to apply online at www.utexas.edu/international, or by mail to The University of Texas at Austin, International Office, P O Drawer A, Austin TX 78713-7206 | International Office
• Military personnel stationed in Texas | Fees waived: Nonresident portion of tuition. The student is responsible for payment of resident tuition. | Eligibility: Active-duty military personnel stationed in Texas, their spouses, and their children. | Where to apply online at www.utexas.edu/student/admissions/residency, or by mail to The University of Texas at Austin, Office of Admissions/GIAC, P O Box 7608, Austin TX 78713-7608.
• Nonresidents enrolled in Texas Guaranteed Tuition Plan | Fees waived: Nonresident portion of tuition. The Texas Guaranteed Tuition Plan pays resident tuition and required fees. The student is responsible for program, service, and course related fees. | Eligibility: Nonresident students whose tuition and fees are paid by the Texas Guaranteed Tuition Plan. | Where to apply The University of Texas at Austin, Student Accounts Receivable, Special Billing, P O Box 7398, Austin TX 78713-7398.
• Staff Educational Benefit | Fees waived: Tuition for the college in which the employee is enrolled for one eligible course or more than one course not to exceed three credit hours. | Eligibility: Active employee appointed as full-time for at least twelve continuous months as of the first class day. Check eligibility at www.utexas.edu/hr/staff/edben.html. | Where to apply online at www.utexas.edu/hr/staff/edben.html, or by mail to The University of Texas at Austin, Student Accounts Receivable, Special Billing, P O Box 7398, Austin TX 78713-7398.

Third-party billing.

Agencies outside the University may set up third-party billing arrangements that pay all or part of a student’s tuition and fees. The student is responsible for any amount not covered by the third party. Arrangements must be made in advance with the Special Billing Office, Main Bldg room 4.

Required fees include laboratory fees, supplementary fees, incidental fees, the aquatic complex fee, the Gregory Gymnasium renovation fee, the health services building fee, the information technology fee, the international education fee, the library fee, the medical services fee, the recreational sports fee, the registration fee, the student services fee, the student services building fee, and the Texas Union fee.

• Early High School Graduation Scholarship | Fees exempted: Tuition and required fees up to $3,000. | Eligibility: Students who completed the recommended or advanced high school program in less than the normal time and meet additional eligibility requirements. More information is available from high school counselors and at www.collegefortexans.com/paying/finaidtypes.cfm. | Where to apply Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Attn: Student Services, P O Box 12788, Austin TX 78711-2788.
• Educational aides | Fees exempted: Resident tuition and required fees except laboratory, supplementary, and incidental fees. | Eligibility: School employees who have recently worked as educational aides and are enrolled in courses required for teacher certification. | Where to apply The University of Texas at Austin, Office of Student Financial Services, P O Box 7758, Austin TX 78713-7758.
• TANF students | Fees exempted: Tuition and required fees for one year. | Eligibility: The student must be a Texas-resident Texas high school graduate enrolling in college within twenty-four months of high school graduation. He or she must be less than 22 years old at the time of enrollment and must have received financial assistance under Chapter 31, Human Resources Code (TANF), for not less than six months during the last year of high school. | Where to apply Texas Health and Human Services Commission. Students should contact their local office.
• Texas Guaranteed Tuition Plan | Fees exempted: Resident tuition and required fees. The student is responsible for program, service, and course related fees. | Eligibility: Students enrolled in the Texas Guaranteed Tuition Plan. Plan enrollment, requirements, and payments determined and maintained by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. | Where to apply The University of Texas at Austin, Student Accounts Receivable, Special Billing, P O Box 7398, Austin TX 78713-7398. Membership cards may be faxed to (512) 471-0212.
• Teaching Assistant (TA)/Assistant Instructor (AI) Tuition Assistance | Fees exempted: Tuition assistance amount is indexed to the number of hours employed and is subject to tax withholding. | Eligibility: Students employed as teaching assistants or assistant instructors. | Where to apply At www.utexas.edu/ogs/employment/tuition or with student’s academic department regarding employment.

Fee adjustments.

Refunds are applied to any current and outstanding debts owed to the University. Section 54.006(d) of the Texas Education Code requires that the University refund tuition and fees paid by a sponsor, donor, or scholarship to the source, rather than directly to the student, if the funds were made available through the University. All refund orders are cashed at the Office of Accounting Cashiers in Main Bldg room 8.

Refunds for students withdrawing from the university.

Students who withdraw from the University receive a refund of a percentage of their tuition and required fees. The percentage varies according to the student’s effective withdrawal date:

Withdrawal refunds are based on the student’s schedule on the effective date of withdrawal; adds and drops are included in the calculation. In some cases, a student may receive two refund checks, one based on dropped courses and one based on withdrawal percentages for remaining courses.

Students withdrawn by the University because of a returned check are assessed a $25 service charge and a matriculation fee. A student withdrawn by the University for scholastic reasons, class cancellations, or other reasons receives a full refund of fees paid that semester; the matriculation fee is not charged.

A student who withdraws as a result of being called to active military service may choose to receive a refund of tuition and fees. More information is given in General Information.

A student who withdraws after receiving any cash payment from the Office of Student Financial Services may be required to make full or partial repayment. Funds received through the Federal College Work-Study Program are not subject to repayment. Students should contact the Office of Student Financial Services for information regarding repayment obligations.

Student Accounts Receivable initiates refunds for all eligible students who submit approved withdrawal petitions to the Office of the Registrar as described in General Information. A refund is issued no earlier than thirty days after the date the student paid the initial tuition and fee bill. The refund is sent to the address specified on the withdrawal petition.

Adjustments for added and dropped classes.

Charges for added classes must be paid by the end of the twelfth class day in the fall and spring semesters and by the end of the fourth class day in the summer. Nonpayment of tuition for added classes will result in the cancellation of the student's entire registration. Students can determine what they owe by visiting My Tuition Bill.

The University will refund tuition and required fees for classes that a student drops (1) during the first twelve class days in a fall or spring semester; (2) during the first twelve class days of a whole-session class in the summer session; or (3) during the first four class days of a first-term, second-term, or nine-week class in the summer session. No refunds are made for classes dropped after these dates. Refunds are issued the week after the twelfth (or fourth) class day. They are mailed to the student’s local address or deposited into the account the student has designated if an electronic funds transfer authorization is in effect. The student may contact Student Accounts Receivable at (512) 475-7777 to verify account information.

Optional fee refunds.

Refunds of the Cactus yearbook fee should be requested at the Texas Student Media office.

Parking permit refunds should be requested at the Parking and Transportation Services office.

Longhorn All-Sports Package refunds should be requested at the Intercollegiate Athletics for Men office.

Tuition rebates for certain undergraduates.

An undergraduate may be eligible for a tuition rebate of up to $1,000 if, at graduation, he or she has attempted no more than three semester hours beyond the minimum number of hours required for the degree. Eligibility requirements are given in General Information. Students apply for the tuition rebate at their dean’s office when they apply for graduation.

Academic advising.

The University of Texas at Austin views sound academic advising as a significant responsibility in educating students. Academic advisers assist students in developing intellectual potential and exploring educational opportunities and life goals. Many people in the campus community contribute to the advising process, including faculty, staff, student, and professional advisers. Through the relationship established between adviser and student within a friendly, helpful, and professional atmosphere, a student has the opportunity to

• learn about educational options, degree requirements, and academic policies and procedures;
• clarify educational objectives;
• plan and pursue programs consistent with abilities, interests, and life goals; and
• use all resources of the University to best advantage.

Ultimately, the student is responsible for seeking adequate academic advice, for knowing and meeting degree requirements, and for enrolling in appropriate courses to ensure orderly and timely progress toward a degree. Frequent adviser contact provides students with current academic information and promotes progress toward educational goals. The University supports that progress and encourages effective academic advising campus-wide.

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