Tuition and Fees

**E-tuition
UIS has implemented a special tuition rate that applies only to online courses.  This rate is termed "electronic tuition," or simply "e-tuition."    E-tuition is applied as follows:
(1) All Illinois residents automatically qualify for the e-tuition rate.
(2) An individual who is not a resident of Illinois, but who has applied and been admitted to an online degree program at UIS and who only takes online classes in a given semester, qualifies for the e-tuition rate.

Non-residents of Illinois who do not meet the criteria itemized in (2) above are charged out-of-state tuition rates when they enroll in online courses.  For the Fall 2003 semester, the e-tuition rate is:
Undergraduate:    $115.00 per credit hour
Graduate:              $129.50 per credit hour

Mandatory Fees
Part-time is 1-11 hours/Full-time is 12 or more hours

Springfield Campus

Full-time	$ 236.00
Part-time	76.00 plus $7 - per semester hour

*Insurance (may apply for exemption)

Up to age 35	$ 194.00
Age 35 and over	296.00

Peoria Campus

Full-time	$  99.00
Part-time	15.00 plus $7 - per semester hour

On-line Courses Only

Online Course Fees	$  25.00 per semester hour
Intercollegiate Athletics Fee	7.00 per semester hour

Other Fees

Capital Scholars	$ 150.00
Graduation Fee
Bachelor's Degree:	$   20.00
Master's Degree:	25.00
Doctoral:	25.00
Health Immunization Non-Compliance	25.00
Late Registration Fee (per course)	5.00
Parking: Annual	48.00
Spring	24.00
Student to Student Grant (may apply for waiver)	4.00
Transcript Request Fee **	4.00
Undergraduate Assessment Non-Compliance	25.00

**Fee subject to change pending campus approval
Late payment based on billed and past due balance 1 percent/month.

MANDATORY STUDENT FEES: are charged to all students, whether they plan to benefit from the fees or not. Intercollegiate Athletics Fee funds all intercollegiate athletics programs. Course fee funds such charges as laboratory, art supplies, and telecourse access fees. Online Courses are considered to be off campus, but there is an online course fee and the athletic fee.

STUDENT-TO-STUDENT GRANT: This fee provides financial support to undergraduate and graduate students who demonstrate high financial need. The fee is assessed each term but may be waived if requested. For Spring 2004 the waiver must be requested between January 12 and January 23 at the Bursar's Office.

PAYMENT METHODS: You may choose to pay your bill in full by the due date on your original statement or you will automatically be placed on the installment  plan for tuition, fees and housing. The installment plan and due dates are listed on the original statement. If you do not pay the entire balance in full by the due date, you will be placed on the installment plan for the eligible charges. The installment plan has a one-time deferment charge of 1.5% on the amount deferred. These charges are payable in three installments for the Fall and Spring semesters and two installments for the Summer semester.

    The charges eligible for the installment plan are payable in three installments for the Spring 2004 semester; the first installment is due by February 20, 2004, and the remaining installments are due by March 22, 2004, and April 22, 2004. An installment payment becomes delinquent on the first day of the month following the date payment was due.

    A delinquent service charge of 1.75% (subject to change) is added per month to past due charges. The delinquent service charge is applied to all items charged to the student account that are past due.

     At any point in the semester, a student who has a delinquent account exceeding the dollar limitation may not be permitted to register for further classes. If you are in debt to the University, you are not entitled to receive either a diploma or an official transcript.

     Credit and debit card transactions are no longer accepted at the Bursar's Office. UIS accepts credit and debit cards online at www.uis.edu/studentaccounts (a 2% convenience fee will be charged for this service). Regardless of the payment plan selected, financial aid disbursements will be applied to all allowable charges due from the student, including, but not limited to, tuition, fees, housing, and any financial aid advances in the form of a short term loan for the current period of enrollment. UIS reserves the right to require payment of all charges at the time they are incurred.

        If you are permitted to pay tuition and fees on the installment plan, or if you make no payment at all and then withdraw from UIS, you are liable for the full amount of tuition and fees originally assessed, less applicable credits to the account, according to the Board of Trustees policy.

        Students will be held responsible for paying all attorney's fees and other reasonable collection costs and charges necessary for the collection of any tuition, fees, and/or other charges assessed by the University that are not paid when due.