Final Semester Incidental 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.

Fees for Auditing Courses
Auditors are charged full fees and receive no academic credit.

Laboratory Breakage Fee
Breakage or loss of laboratory equipment due to personal negligence on the part of the student shall be assessed against the student when the actual value of the supplies exceeds $1. The amount of the charge shall be determined by the department chairperson.

Room and Board
The university offers many different room and board plans. For more information please contact the Office of Residential Life at (314) 516-6877.

Student Insurance: International Students (required)
International students in F-1 and J-1 status are required to purchase the health  insurance policy offered through the university. Information regarding waivers, premiums, and coverage is available through the Office of International Student Services.

Student Insurance: (optional):
An Accident and Sickness Insurance plan is available to students and their dependents. Information concerning premiums and coverage is available upon request from University Health Services.

Payment of Fees
Students receive a fee payment schedule at the time of their registration.  All fees are due and payable prior to the start of each semester.  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 1 percent 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.

Policy on Administrative Cancellation of Student Registration for Nonpayment  of Educational Fees:                                                                                                 A registered student is required to remit payment of assessed fees by deadlines that are announced each semester.  The University will cancel the registrations in all courses of students from whom the University has not received and processed either the full payment or the required minimum payment (a stipulated portion of the balance due after deducting approved financial aid) for assessed fees by announced deadlines.

Policies and Procedures Related to Cancellation of Student Registration

• The University will make efforts to notify any student whose registration is about to be administratively cancelled prior to taking this action.
• On or before the last day on which a student may enroll in a course, a cancelled  student's space in a course will be given to other students on that course's wait lists. The cancelled student will be placed at the end of the course wait list.
• Any student who has been administratively cancelled for nonpayment of assessed fees may not enroll in a class unless the required fees have been paid.
• Cancelled students who re-register on or after the first day of the semester will be assessed a nonrefundable late registration charge.
• Once a student's registration has been administratively cancelled for nonpayment of assessed fees, that student may not attend class unless s/he has officially re-registered.

The University reserves the right to modify by increase or decrease the fees charged for attendance and other services at the University, including but not limited to educational fees, at any time when in the discretion of the governing board the same is in the best interest of the University, provided that no increases can or will be effective unless approved by the governing board not less than thirty (30) days prior to the beginning of the academic term (semester, etc.) to which the fees are applicable and such increase does not exceed ten (10) percent over the fee level existing immediately prior to the increase, with all modification of fees to be effective irrespective as to whether fees have or have not been paid by or on behalf of a student prior to the effective date of the modification.

Personal Checks. Personal checks in payment of fees and 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.

Quick and Easy Ways To Pay Fees.

• Mail, using the mail-in coupon and envelope provided with the monthly statement.
• Using STAR, from a PC in your home, work or campus. Payment can be made by credit card only.
• Using TRAIN, from a touch-tone telephone. Payment can be made by credit card only.
• In Person at one of the service windows at the Cashier's Office.

Fee Assessment for Dropping Classes or Withdrawal
Fees are reassessed for students who officially withdraw from the University or who drop classes. It is the student's responsibility to formally notify the registrar's office and to follow proper procedures when withdrawing from the university or dropping a class or classes. Failure to receive financial aid or refusing financial aid does not constitute an official withdrawal from the university. Likewise, failing to attend class does not, in and of itself, mean a student has dropped a class.  Refer to the appropriate sections in this publication for specific information about these procedures. Fees included in the reassessment are the Educational Fee, Student Activity Fee, Instructional Computing Fee, Special Course Fee (if applicable) and Parking Fee (if applicable). Such fees are reassessed and reduced according to the schedule published in the Schedule of Courses each semester.

Teaching or research assistantship 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