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13Class 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 September15 automatically receive a “fees paid” statusand thus will have their classes protected.All undergraduate students are subject tothe September 15 fee payment deadline.Undergraduate students who still have a“balance due” on this deadline must pay thisbalance by 4 p.m., September 15. Students whopay the “balance due” or enroll in a BARCpayment plan by the fee payment deadline willhave 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, September 22.Graduate students who have not paid fees bythe first day of instruction are subject to a $50late payment fee and will not be allowed tocontinue with registration until fee payment ismade.Refund Schedules, Fall 2003The 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 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 9/22) (thru 9/28) (thru 10/5) (thru 10/12) (thru 10/19) (thru 10/26) (thru 11/2) (11/3 or after)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 9/22) (thru 9/28) (thru 10/9) (thru 10/26) (10/27 or after)100% 90% 50% 25% 0%* Schedules refer to calendar days, including weekends. Cut off dates listed in parentheses.Refund checksAll refund checks will be mailed by the BillingOffice. Students should be sure their permanentmailing address is current for the firstcheck mailing. (See “Address Verification” onpage 11.) All students who have a creditbalance due to financial aid or graduate creditson September 4 will have refund checks mailedon September 12. Students who have creditbalances acquired after September 5 (due tofinancial aid being applied to their accounts) willhave their refund checks mailed to their localmailing address on a weekly basis starting onSeptember 15, 2003.Financial AidStudentsUsing your PERM and PINnumbers, you can now checkthe status of your 2003-2004financial aid applicationwith the UCSB Financial AidOffice on the web at:www.finaid.ucsb.edu4. 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 spring quarter2003 should request and file a Petition forResident Classification. Filing begins March 31,2003 and ends September 22, 2003.For more information, refer to the UCSBGeneral Catalog Appendix which provides moredetailed information on residence regulations.Complete instructions and a PDF version of theform 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 andwill appear on the student’s BARC statement.Questions concerning fee payment proceduresshould be addressed to the appropriatedepartment office.6. Fee RefundsWhen you pay your fees, receive enoughfinancial aid credit to put you in paid status, orsign a BARC or UCSB payment agreement, youhave committed yourself to the completion ofthe enrollment process. If you subsequentlydecide not to fulfill this commitment, you mustpetition for a complete withdrawal. (See“Leaving and Returning to UCSB” on page 18)Simply stopping payment on a check or moneyorder will not relieve you of this commitment. Acharge of $25 will be billed for any paymentreturned for NSF or stopped payment. There isa service charge of $10 for refund processing if