1998-1999_Law School Catalog.pdf - The Texas Tech University ...

34FeesTo enable students to estimate expenses at thetime of entering the Law School, the followinginformation is offered.Each applicant accepted for admission mustforward a $200 acceptance deposit. Tuition for firstyear students who are residents of Texas is $160 persemester hour. Students who are not residents ofTexas must pay tuition of $329 per semester hour.Al! students will have additional expenses ofapproximately $600 in fees and $350-$400 for booksand supplies in the fall semester. These additionalfees and expenses will be slightly less in the spring.All entering students must pay at least one-half oftheir fall tuition and fees in June in order to holdtheir place in class. This payment will be approximately$1,600 for Texas residents and $2,900 fornonresidents.Tuition and fees for long term semesters may bepaid using one of the following options:Option 1: Payment of total amount due;Option 2: Payment of one-half of the amount dueinitially and one-fourth by the fourth week of thesemester and one-fourth by the eighth week.Tuition for summer terms must be paid in full.Students who move to Texas after reaching theage of 18 are considered to be nonresidents unlessthey have resided in the state for other than educationalpurposes for a period of 12 months irrunediatelypreceding enrollment. Questions of residencystatus frequently arise concerning members of theArmed Forces assigned to duty in Texas and personswho have been Texas residents but have moved outof Texas for employment. Applicants in these andother circumstances involving questionable residencystatus should seek clarification of their statusfrom the Law School.Information on programs and costs for studenthealth services, student insurance, recreationalsports, and student parking is made available atorientation.For more detailed information regarding residency,fees, veterans' exemptions from fees, refundpolicies, and loans, please see the current UndergraduateCatalog of the University.Financial AssistanceScholarships, loans, and a number of part timepositions are available at the Law School and theUniversity. The Law School recommends thatstudents devote their entire time to the study of law.Students who are engaged in outside employmentmay be asked to withdraw from the school if theamount of time spent in outside employment isdeemed excessive or appears to interfere with fulltimestudy of law. Outside employment cannotexceed 20 hours per week. All accepted internationalstudents will have to provide documentationshowing financial responsibility. Before an 1·20 canbe approved, accepted international students willhave to show they will have access to $16,000. Anapproved 1-20 is required before an internationalstudent can obtain a student visa. Financial aid isavailable only to those students that are citizens orpermanent residents.• Financial Aid TranscriptsFederal regulations require that any student whohas attended a college or university other than TexasTech submit a financial aid transcript from each ofthe previously attended schools. This is a requirementregardless of how many hours were earned orwhether financial aid was received.• Review ProcessOnce the application has been received, theinformation will be reviewed to see if additionaldocuments are needed to complete the aid file. Ifadditional documentation is required, a letter will besent to the student's permanent address on file withthe Law School Registrar.• Application and EligibilityStudents applying for grants or loans mustcomplete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid(FAFSA) for 1999-2000. The application will bebased on 1998 income tax forms and current assetinformation. Students should follow the writteninstructions carefully as to which questions toanswer (no student will answer every question). Thecollege code number for Texas Tech is 003644. Listthe college name as Texas Tech University WestBroadway and University, Lubbock, Texas. Theapplication must be complete. Please complete ALLapplicable sections of the FAFSA application.