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fees&fiancia2008–09 Bulletin 27Fees & Financial AidStudent expenses, other than those given in thefollowing schedules, will vary with the individual.For information about room rent, dining plans,refunds, and other special fees, see the “UndergraduateFees and Expenses” section of the LSUGeneral Catalog. Although fees and other costsare relatively stable, the University may changefees and costs for housing and dining plans atany time and without providing advance notice.Application FeeApplications for graduate admission must beaccompanied by a $25 nonrefundable applicationfee (check or money order) made payable to LSU.If you are applying for professional admission, youshould pay the appropriate fees as stated in theVMCAS application. A supplemental fee of $50must accompany the supplemental application.An additional nonrefundable late application fee of$25 will be assessed for all graduate applicationsreceived by the Office of Graduate Admissionsafter the following deadlines: summer term, May15; fall semester, May 15; spring semester,October 15. The late application fee also appliesto applications for readmission submitted after theabove dates.Professional FeesA microscope fee of $40 per semester isassessed each student during Years I and II of theprofessional curriculum. No fees are assessedregularly admitted students in the summer of YearIV, regardless of the elective blocks taken.Regularly admitted, contract students areaccepted only from contract states. These studentspay the same fees as residents of Louisiana,with respective states paying an additionalincrement as specified by contract. The nonresidentfee is applicable only to nonresident studentsfrom states other than contract states.Graduation FeesIf you are engaged in writing a thesis or adissertation, you are expected to register forresearch hours commensurate with the amountof University resources–faculty time, equipment,library facilities, and/or office space–to be usedthat semester. If you have completed all degreerequirements, including final examinations, youmust register for “degree only” and pay only thegraduation fee if your thesis or dissertation is submittedto the Graduate School on or before thelast day to add courses for credit. For full-time feebenefits and student-imposed allocations, see the“Required Fees” table.Other FeesAudit FeesFees for auditing courses are in accordancewith the “Regular Semester” and “Summer Term”fees. Maximum fees are $1,508 for the regularsemester and $1,216 for the summer term. If youenroll for combined credit and audit work, yourfees are assessed in accordance with total hoursscheduled.Graduation Fees• Master’s degree fee, $35; processing fee, $20• Doctoral degree fee, $55; processing fee, $35The processing fee includes microfilming oneofficial copy of your dissertation or monographby University Microfilms, Ann Arbor, Michigan,and the publication of an abstract in DissertationAbstracts or Research Abstracts. A multivolumethesis or dissertation requires payment of morethan one binding fee. One copy of the thesis ordissertation is retained in the Hill Memorial Library;the second copy is retained in Middleton Libraryfor circulation.Payment of the graduation fee entitles you to adiploma and a two-year subscription to LSU Magazine,the official publication of the LSU AlumniAssociation. If you apply for graduation and fail toreceive the degree at the specified time, you mustpay a $20 duplicate diploma fee; the replacementdiploma fee is $30.