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ADMISSION AND ENROLLMENT
Dishonored Checks
For each paper or electronic check returned to UMUC by the
payer’s bank (whether because of insufficient funds, stopped
payment, postdating, or drawing against uncollected items),
UMUC assesses a service charge of $30 (over and above any
service charges levied by the financial institution).
If you stop payment on a check for tuition, you will be neither
disenrolled nor relieved of responsibility for paying tuition and
fees. Anyone whose checks for tuition or fees remain dishonored
may be barred from classes.
Monthly Tuition Payment Plan
UMUC offers a cost-effective alternative for students who are
budgeting for college tuition: an interest-free, monthly tuitionpayment
plan. This plan allows you to spread all or part of
your tuition bills into monthly installments on an academic
session basis. All UMUC students are eligible to participate in
the payment plan, regardless of financial need. More complete
information is available online at www.umuc.edu/payoptions.
Indebtedness to the University
If you incur debts to UMUC, you must clear them to be permitted
to register. Requests for transcripts and diplomas will be
denied until all debts have been paid. Outstanding debts are
collected against refunds due to you. After a reasonable period,
uncollected debts are forwarded to the Central Collection Unit
of the State Attorney General’s Office.
The Board of Regents has authorized UMUC to charge students’
delinquent accounts for all collection costs incurred by UMUC.
The normal collection fee is 17 percent plus attorney and/or
court costs. Delinquent accounts are reported to a credit bureau.
Employer-Provided Tuition Assistance
If an employer is going to pay for part or all of your tuition, at
the time of registration you must submit two copies of a document
(purchase order, tuition assistance form, or contract on
company letterhead) containing the following information:
A specific description of types of fees and charges (such as
tuition, application fee, or books) and the amount to be
assumed by the employer
Your full name and student identification number
The session covered by the document
The billing address
The signature and phone number of the authorizing official
If you do not have an authorizing document at the time of registration,
you must pay the bill in full and arrange for direct reimbursement
from your employer. UMUC cannot issue refunds
for authorizing documents submitted after registration.
Documents that restrict payment or are in any way conditional
will not be accepted. If the employer does not pay UMUC, you
are responsible for payment.
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