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133. Special Instructions forFinancial Aid, Loan, andScholarship StudentsUnit requirementNo financial aid, loans, or scholarships will becredited to students’ BARC accounts until theyare registered in the minimum number of units.Students are encouraged to register for classesat their registration appointment times tofacilitate this process. Undergraduates must beregistered in a minimum of 6 units. Graduatestudents must be registered in a minimum of 4units.Class protection and payment of feesand other institutional chargesStudents who had financial aid, loans, orscholarships credited to their BARC accountsand who have a zero balance or credit balanceon their BARC accounts by 4 p.m. on December15 automatically receive a “fees paid” statusand will have their classes protected.All undergraduate students are subject tothe December 15 fee payment deadline.Undergraduate students who still have a“balance due” on this deadline must pay ordefer this balance by 4 p.m., December 15.Students who pay the “amount due” or enroll ina BARC payment plan by the fee paymentdeadline will have their classes protected.Undergraduate students who miss the feepayment deadline and who get dropped fromtheir classes must pay or defer their fees beforethey can re-register for classes. Financial aidcannot be credited to BARC accounts untilstudents are registered in sufficient units.The fee payment deadline for Graduatestudents is the first day of instruction onMonday, January 3, 2005.Graduate students who have not paid fees bythe first day of instruction are subject to a $50 latepayment fee and will not be allowed to continuewith registration until fee payment is made.Financial AidStudentsUse your NetID andPassword to check the statusof your 2004-2005 financialaid application with theUCSB Financial Aid Officeon the web at:www.finaid.ucsb.eduRegistration Fee Refund Schedules, Winter 2005The fee refund schedules are subject to revision, including retroactive revision during theacademic year, without notice by the Federal Government or the Regents of the Universityof California. Please check the Registrar’s website for the current fee refund schedule at:www.registrar.ucsb.edu/feerefunds.htm. Title IV financial aid includes Pell Grants, SupplementalEducational Opportunity Grants, College Work-Study, Perkins Loans, Direct Loans,Unsubsidized Direct Loans, and Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students (PLUS). Please notethat insurance premiums as well as MTD fees are non-refundable in case of withdrawal.Students are eligible to use these services through the end of the quarter paid.Schedule ANew students receiving federal Title IV financial aid who withdraw in their first quarter ofattendance are eligible to receive the following percentage:*1st day 2-7 8-14 15-21 22-28 29-35 36-42 43 daysor prior days days days days days days or over(thru 1/3) (thru 1/9) (thru 1/16) (thru 1/23) (thru 1/30) (thru 2/6) (thru 2/13) (2/14)100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 0%Schedule BAll other students (those not eligible for Schedule A refunds) are eligible to receive thefollowing percentage:*1st day 2-7 8-18 19-35 36 daysor prior days days days or over(thru 1/3) (thru 1/9) (thru 1/20) (thru 2/6) (2/8 or after)100% 90% 50% 25% 0%* Schedules refer to calendar days, including weekends. Cut off dates listed in parentheses.Refund checksAddress update: Update your local mailingaddress in GOLD by December 1 for theDecember 27, winter 2005 refund check mailing.(See “Address Verification” on page 11.) If youwant your refund check to be mailed to yourpermanent or billing address, please contact theUCSB Billing Office.All refund checks will be mailed by the BillingOffice. All students who have a credit balancedue to financial aid or graduate credits onDecember 1 will have refund checks mailed onDecember 27. Students who have creditbalances acquired after December 1 (due tofinancial aid being applied to their accounts) willhave their refund checks mailed to their localmailing address on a weekly basis starting onJanuary 3, 2005.4. Residency for FeePurposesA Statement of Legal Residence must be filedby all new and returning students. All studentsnewly admitted by the Graduate Division mustfile this statement even if they completed theimmediately preceding quarter at UCSB as anundergraduate student. Registration will besubject to lapse if the statement is not filed.The statement must be filed by both residentand nonresident students. All students who areincorrectly classified as residents are subject toreclassification and to payment of all nonresidentfees not paid at the time the error iscorrected.Students previously classified as nonresidentswho feel that they are eligible for reclassificationas California residents effective winter quarter2005 should request and file a Petition forResident Classification. Filing begins September23, 2004 and ends Janaury 3, 2005.For more information, refer to the UCSBGeneral Catalog Appendix which provides moredetailed information on residence regulations.Complete instructions and an online SLRprocess are available online at:www.registrar.ucsb.edu/residenc.htm.The Residence Deputy can be reached at(805) 893-3033.AB 540Students enrolled or in the process of enrollingat a University of California campus afterJanuary 1, 2002, who attended a high school inCalifornia for three or more years, and whograduated from a California high school (orattained the equivalent), may qualify for anexemption from the nonresident tuition.Undergraduate, graduate, and professionalstudents are eligible to apply for this exemption.Students who qualify will be exempt frompayment of the nonresident fee and theEducational Fee differential charged tononresidents. Eligibility for this exemption willcontinue until the student fulfills Universityrequirements for classification as a Californiaresident, or until this exemption is no longeravailable.5. Course FeesCertain courses (such as some in chemistry, filmstudies, physical activities, courses requiringfield trips, or certain laboratory science courses)require additional fees. These are identified inthe “Messages” column of the course listing inthis publication. Normally course fees areassessed through the campus billing system and