Minutes of a Regular Meeting, June 22-23, 2004 - Digital Collections
Minutes of a Regular Meeting, June 22-23, 2004 - Digital Collections Minutes of a Regular Meeting, June 22-23, 2004 - Digital Collections
REGENTS’ POLICY MANUALSECTION 4—FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT4.5—OBLIGATION AND COLLECTION OFSTUDENT FEES AND CHARGESTuition and fees and other fees for special educational services are due prior to the first day of class.The University’s administration shall establish and publish a deadline when tuition and fees are payable,after which the payment may be subject to a service/late payment charge.4.5.1—ADD/DROP PERIODChanges of schedule may be made during the first two weeks of a regular semester and the first weekof a summer term with appropriate charges and charge removals.4.5.2—LATE PAYMENTLate payment will require payment in full and will be subject to a service/late payment charge in anamount determined and published by the University.The following procedures modify and clarify existing practices of the University governing financialobligations incurred by students, including both initial payments and delinquent debts. These proceduresmay be categorized as:• Obligation and collection of tuition and fees• Obligation and payment of other charges and fees• Insufficient funds checks• Delinquent housing paymentsOBLIGATION AND COLLECTION OF TUITION AND FEES1) A financial obligation is incurred at the time a student elects to register. Registrationmay be canceled without financial obligation at any time before the scheduled firstday of classes or during the first two weeks of a regular semester or first week of asummer term.2) Students may pay fees in the Bursar’s Office beginning one week prior to the firstday of the fall or spring semester or the first day of the summer term. Monthlystatements will be prepared and mailed prior to the fee payment deadline. Failure toreceive a statement will not exempt a student from late penalties. It is the student’sresponsibility to determine his or her financial obligation and how it is to be met.THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA 230
REGENTS’ POLICY MANUALSECTION 4—FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT3) To avoid penalties and/or service charges, students are required to pay all tuition andfees in total prior to the date designated by the Bursar’s Office as the last day to paytuition and fees without penalty. At the time of enrollment, students will receivedetailed information regarding tuition and fee payment.4) Students may pay their tuition and fees in four payments during each fall and springsemester. These payments are subject to the service charge as defined below.Students who do not pay their tuition and fees during the period noted above will beconsidered to have delinquent accounts. The Bursar’s Office will send “OverdueNotices” directly to the students when their tuition and fees are not paid on time.5) Students will be charged a monthly service charge on any unpaid balance on theirstudent accounts receivable that is one billing cycle past due. The monthly servicecharge rate is published by the Bursar’s Office each semester. The minimum monthlyservice charge shall be $.50.Service/Late Payment Charges may be waived if the University, through its action orinaction, has caused the payment for tuition and fees to be made beyond publisheddeadlines or if there are extraordinary circumstance (e.g., death in family, seriousillness, accident) which result in the student’s tuition and fees not being paid by thepublished deadlines. The extraordinary circumstance must be an event which thestudent could not reasonably control or foresee. Extraordinary circumstances do notinclude reasons such as failure to receive a bill, not having the funds to pay, carpayment or other payments due, or other reasons which could be reasonablycontrolled by the student. Students requesting a waiver of the Service/Late PaymentCharges due to an extraordinary circumstance should submit a written request to theBursar fully describing the circumstances and include copies of supportinginformation. Requests for waivers should be submitted prior to the publisheddeadline for tuition and fee payment whenever possible. The Bursar shall review therequest and supporting documentation and determine whether a Service/LatePayment Charges waiver is to be made. In addition, students requesting Service/LatePayment Charges waivers should contact the Office of Financial Aid to determine ifthe extraordinary circumstance makes them eligible for aid from any of theUniversity’s financial aid programs. Students paying tuition and fees with financialaid must obtain a Service/Late Payment Charges waiver from the Office of FinancialAid. Eligibility for this waiver will be determined by the Office of Financial Aid.6) Students with outstanding tuition and fees not in conformance with items 3 or 4above at the beginning of any enrollment period will not be permitted to enroll. TheBursar’s Office will notify the Registrar of the names of those students withoutstanding tuition and fees. Except for STOPS on students’ accounts that have beenreferred to the University’s Legal Counsel Office, the Bursar or his or her designeemay remove enrollment STOPS as an exception to this policy when, in the judgmentof the Bursar or his or her designee, there are extraordinary circumstances thatprevented the students from paying outstanding tuition and fees. A quarterly report ofSTOPS removed due to extraordinary circumstances shall be available to theUniversity’s Legal Office and to the Office of the President. This report shall include,as a minimum, the student’s name and the dollar value of the STOPS removed.THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA 231
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REGENTS’ POLICY MANUALSECTION 4—FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT4.5—OBLIGATION AND COLLECTION OFSTUDENT FEES AND CHARGESTuition and fees and other fees for special educational services are due prior to the first day <strong>of</strong> class.The University’s administration shall establish and publish a deadline when tuition and fees are payable,after which the payment may be subject to a service/late payment charge.4.5.1—ADD/DROP PERIODChanges <strong>of</strong> schedule may be made during the first two weeks <strong>of</strong> a regular semester and the first week<strong>of</strong> a summer term with appropriate charges and charge removals.4.5.2—LATE PAYMENTLate payment will require payment in full and will be subject to a service/late payment charge in anamount determined and published by the University.The following procedures modify and clarify existing practices <strong>of</strong> the University governing financialobligations incurred by students, including both initial payments and delinquent debts. These proceduresmay be categorized as:• Obligation and collection <strong>of</strong> tuition and fees• Obligation and payment <strong>of</strong> other charges and fees• Insufficient funds checks• Delinquent housing paymentsOBLIGATION AND COLLECTION OF TUITION AND FEES1) A financial obligation is incurred at the time a student elects to register. Registrationmay be canceled without financial obligation at any time before the scheduled firstday <strong>of</strong> classes or during the first two weeks <strong>of</strong> a regular semester or first week <strong>of</strong> asummer term.2) Students may pay fees in the Bursar’s Office beginning one week prior to the firstday <strong>of</strong> the fall or spring semester or the first day <strong>of</strong> the summer term. Monthlystatements will be prepared and mailed prior to the fee payment deadline. Failure toreceive a statement will not exempt a student from late penalties. It is the student’sresponsibility to determine his or her financial obligation and how it is to be met.THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA <strong>23</strong>0