Statements of Policy - UMUC Europe

Fees
Fees
Fees charged to UMUC-Europe students fall into several
categories, as outlined in this section. Payment may be made by
check, money order, or credit card (MasterCard or Visa). Checks
should be made payable to University of Maryland University
College.
Application
$30
Fee for establishing the student’s permanent record, the official
university document from which transcripts are issued.
Non-refundable. Payable at the time of first registration with
University of Maryland University College. Not required of
consortium students until they declare their intent to pursue a
certificate or degree through UMUC-Europe.
Tuition
Payable at the time of registration. A member of the Armed Forces
may be entitled to full or partial tuition assistance from the United
States Government. Students may also qualify for Veterans Affairs
education benefits and other forms of financial assistance. Further
information follows later in this Catalog.
Late Registration
$30
Charged to students who do not register and make full payment
of fees prior to the start of the term.
Change of Registration
$15
Charged to students who change registration from one course to
another after the start of the term.
Returned Check
$30
Charged when a check is returned unpaid by a bank. A student who
stops payment on a check for tuition is neither disenrolled nor relieved
of responsibility for paying tuition and fees.
Declined Credit Card
$30
UMUC-Europe’s processing fee for any credit card charge that is
declined by the student’s bank. A student who initiates a charge
back on a credit card payment is neither disenrolled nor relieved
of responsibility for paying tuition and fees.
Examination to Establish Credit
Current tuition rate per semester hour
Charged for each semester hour of credit that the student seeks to
establish through UMUC’s course-challenge examinations and
UMUC-Europe’s foreign language examinations. This fee should
accompany the application for examination.
Transcript
$5
Charged for each academic transcript issued by UMUC-Europe
except those sent to another Maryland public two- or four-year
institution.
Rush Transcript
$20
Special handling. Transcript processed within 24 hours.
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Diploma
$50
Payable for each diploma application filed. Non-refundable.
Refunds
The refund policy applies to tuition only. Other fees are not
refundable. A student who withdraws from a course before the
first class will receive a full refund. A student who withdraws
after classes begin may be refunded a portion of the tuition as
determined by the date of withdrawal. All refunds will be
computed from the date the Application for Withdrawal is
formally initiated at an education center (not from the date of the
last class attended) according to the following schedule:
• If no more than one-eighth of the class meetings have been
held at the time the withdrawal is initiated, the University
will refund 75 percent of the tuition.
• If more than one-eighth but not more than one-fourth of the
class meetings have been held at the time the withdrawal is
initiated, the University will refund 25 percent of the tuition.
• If more than one-fourth of the class meetings have been held
at the time the withdrawal is initiated, no tuition will be
refunded.
For 1 s.h. weekend seminars, no tuition will be refunded if the
withdrawal is initiated after the seminar has begun.
For distance education courses, a full refund of tuition will be
given if a cancellation is initiated prior to the starting date of the
course. Seventy-five percent of tuition will be refunded if no
more than one-eighth of the number of weeks for which the
course is scheduled have elapsed when the withdrawal is initiated.
If more than one-eighth but not more than one-fourth of the
number of weeks for which the course is scheduled have elapsed
when the withdrawal is initiated, UMUC-Europe will refund
25 percent of the tuition. If more than one-fourth of the weeks
for which the course is scheduled have elapsed at the time the
withdrawal is initiated, no tuition will be refunded.
Exceptions to the refund policy may apply during periods of
heightened military activity. Requests for exceptions will require
written documentation from an appropriate authority.
Student Indebtedness
All students who incur debts to UMUC-Europe during a
particular term must clear them to be permitted to register for the
next term. Requests for transcripts, evaluations, and diplomas
will be held until all financial obligations have been cleared.
Outstanding debts will be collected against any refunds due the
student. After 120 days, uncollected debts will be forwarded to
the State Central Collection Unit (SCCU) of the State of
Maryland. SCCU debt is a serious matter; SCCU reports
delinquent student accounts to major credit reporting entities.
This report can impair credit ratings for up to seven years.
2004-2005 Undergraduate Catalog