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of any refund and may result in a failing grade. If you are receiving
financial aid and fail to withdraw in the required manner,
you may find your financial aid rewards reversed or canceled.
You should contact a financial aid advisor before withdrawing
to determine whether or how this will affect your financial aid.
Enrollment Across Programs
In general, you are not allowed to enroll in coursework that
does not fulfill prerequisites or requirements for your specified
program. If you wish to change your degree program or
specialization, you should first contact a graduate advisor, and
you must wait until the next standard term before enrolling in
classes. In no case may you take coursework for different programs
in the same session or term or in overlapping sessions
or terms (e.g., when the winter term overlaps the standard
spring term).
If you are interested in taking courses outside your academic
program, you should first consult Graduate Advising. Information
on advising is provided on p. 148. The complete text
of UMUC policy 211.00 on cross-enrollment is available at
www.umuc.edu/policies.
Financial Information
Tuition and Fees
Tuition rates and fees are available online at www.umuc.edu/
tuition. You should review the fee schedule carefully to see
which ones apply. Information on student classification and
residency is provided at www.usmd.edu/regents/bylaws/SectionVIII.
You are expected to make payment at the time of registration. If
your payment is not received by the due date, you may be penalized
by being disenrolled from courses or by having your account
balance transferred to the State Central Collections Unit.
If you are unable to make payment at the time of registration,
several payment options are available. To find out more about
payment options, visit www.umuc.edu/payoptions.
Payment may be made by cash, check, money order, or American
Express, Discover, MasterCard, or Visa credit cards. Checks
should be payable to University of Maryland University College.
If you qualify for tuition assistance, financial aid, or veterans
benefits, you should consult the appropriate sections of this
catalog. If you are interested in the monthly payment plan, visit
www.umuc.edu/payoptions or call 866-927-1438.
CURRENT TUITION AND FEES
Tuition rates and fees are published each term in the graduate
schedule of classes and are available at www.umuc.edu/tuition.
You should review the fee schedule carefully to see which ones
apply. Fees are commonly charged for admission and graduation
applications, makeup testing, technology, and transcripts.
Site-specific fees may apply for courses taken at certain locations.
There also is a service charge for dishonored checks.
Refunds
If you drop a course during the official drop period, you will
receive a full tuition refund. If you withdraw after the drop
period, you will be refunded a portion of the tuition, the
amount to be determined by the date of the withdrawal. The
schedule for partial refunds is provided online at www.umuc.
edu/refundpolicy. See the online academic calendar (www.umuc.
edu/calendar) for deadlines for dropping courses.
The official date used to determine a refund is the date of the
drop or withdrawal transaction. The official date for federal
financial aid recipients is the last date of class attendance as
determined by federal regulations.
REFUNDS FOR COURSE CANCELLATIONS
The university refunds 100 percent of tuition, technology,
and registration fees for courses canceled by the university.
The admission application fee is nonrefundable, even when a
course is canceled.
REFUNDS AND FINANCIAL AID
If you withdraw from a course and your tuition was paid
by employer contract, the refund will be returned to the
employer. If the tuition assistance was a partial payment, it
will be returned to the employer, and excess payments will
be refunded to you. Financial aid awards may be canceled or
reduced for financial aid recipients who withdraw from classes.
Financial aid recipients should check with a financial aid advisor
when withdrawing from a course to determine the impact on
their awards.
No offer of financial aid is considered an active, final award
until the refund period has ended. If you withdraw before the
end of that period, you are liable for all costs incurred and you
will be billed accordingly.
Note: Students in their first enrollment period at UMUC who
are receiving financial aid (grants or loans) and withdraw from
the institution (not merely from a course) before completing
60 percent of the enrollment period for which they have been
charged are subject to a federal pro-rata refund policy. Financial
aid advisors can provide further information.
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