Detailed information regarding current fees and residency regulations is furnished in the Schedule of Courses, a newspaper Schedule , distributed before each semester registration, available at the registrar's office. Students should be aware that fees shown are current as this publication goes to press, but fee changes may occur while this Bulletin is still in use.

The University reserves the right to change fees and other charges at any time without advance notice.

Educational Fees (1998-99)
All students enrolled in the University must pay an Educational Fee based on either the schedule for Missouri residents or the schedule for nonresidents which follows.

Missouri Residents $167.80 per credit hour
*Nonresidents $504.80 per credit hour.

Nonresident Graduate Students
A student who is admitted to the university as a nonresident must pay the above listed Nonresident Educational Fee as well as all other required fees.  The Tuition and Residence Rules and Petition is available at the Cashier's Office

Other Fees
Final Semester Educational Fee
Students must enroll in the semester in which they graduate.

Thesis and Dissertation Fee
Graduate students must also pay a fee for the binding and microfilming of the thesis or dissertation.

Payment of Fees
All fall semester fees are due and payable on August 23, 1999.  A minimum payment plan is available for students unable to complete their financial arrangements at the time of registration.  A finance charge will be assessed on the unpaid balance of all students at the rate of 1percent per month.   All accounts will be billed using this method; therefore, it is NOT necessary that a student choose the minimum payment plan at the time the charges are incurred.  Students with delinquent accounts will NOT be allowed to register in subsequent semesters

Personal Checks
Personal checks in payment of fees or other obligations to the university will be accepted only when the amount of the check does not exceed the amount due from the student.  Any checks payable to the university which are returned unpaid will be assessed a $20 return check charge.

Credit Cards
Valid MasterCard, VISA, and Discover credit and debit cards are accepted toward payment of fees

Delinquent Indebtedness
All delinquent indebtedness to the university must be cleared before transcripts or diplomas will be released, or before you can register in subsequent semesters.  The university will pursue any and all collection efforts and practices including referring the account to a collection agency and reporting to the credit bureau.  The account will be assessed an additional collection charge up to 50 percent of the balance, when it is referred to a collection agency

Refund of Fees
All refunds are made by mail or direct transfer to your bank and require two  to four  weeks processing time after withdrawal  or dropped classes.  Deductions will be made for any financial obligation due the University of Missouri.

Financial Assistance

Teaching Assistantships
.Most departments with established graduate programs offer teaching assistantships to qualified graduate students. Appointments are usually halftime appointments and carry stipends. Students receiving assistantships must pay 25 percent of the educational fees required of Missouri residents. Students with these assistantships must register for a minimum of 6 credit hours in semesters in which they hold the assistantship

Teaching assistant appointments are made directly by the departments.  Inquiries and applications for assistantships should be addressed to the director of the graduate program of the appropriate department. Applications should be submitted no later than March 15 for the fall semester. Occasionally a few teaching assistantships are available for the winter semester. Interested students should contact the director of the appropriate graduate program as soon as possible

Since some departments observe different deadlines, applications should be submitted as early as possible. Appointments are normally announced by April 1 for the fall semester and by November 1 for the winter semester