• Application Fee
• Tuition Per Credit Hour
• Mandatory Graduate Fees
• Residency Classification
• Payment of Fees
• Refund of Fees
• University Refund Statement

Application Fee:

$50.00 for all applicants, including U.S. Citizens, Permanent Residents, and International applicants.

A non-refundable application fee and a separate application must be submitted for each program in which entrance is sought. Therefore, applicants should be sure that the program to which they are applying is the correct program given their academic interests. For example, the College of Education has many different graduate programs. Hearing and Speech Sciences is different from the graduate program in Speech Communication. Public Affairs and Government and Politics are separate programs. Chemical Physics, Chemistry, Biochemistry and Physics are related but distinct graduate programs.

The University is pleased to waive the application fee if the student has been admitted to and has attended the University of Maryland, College Park, Graduate School previously. 

Tuition Per Credit Hour (Academic year 1999-2000)^*

In-State Resident Status	$272.00
Out-of-State Resident Status	$415.00

 

Students admitted to the Graduate School must pay graduate tuition fees whether or not the credit will be used to satisfy program requirements. A graduate student who wishes to audit a course must pay the usual graduate tuition. 

Mandatory Graduate Fees (Academic year 1998-99)^*

Students taking one to eight credits	$168.00
Students taking nine or more credits	$279.00

 

^*The fees listed here are those charged at the time this Catalog went to press and are offered as a general guide. They are subject to change. Fees charged in a particular semester, as well as the breakdown of "Mandatory Fees," are published in the Schedule of Classes for that semester. 

Residency Classification

An initial determination of in-state status for admission, tuition and charge-differential purposes will be made by the University at the time a student's application for admission is under consideration. The determination made at that time and any determination made thereafter shall prevail in each semester until the determination is successfully challenged in a timely manner. Please be advised that all students who are originally classified as out-of-state students when they begin their studies at the University retain that classification unless they file a petition for in-state status with the campus Residency Classification Office. The deadline for meeting all requirements for an in- state status and for submitting all documents for reclassification is the last day of late registration for the semester the student wishes to be classified as an in-state student.

The volume of requests for reclassification may necessitate a delay in completing the review process. It is hoped that a decision in each case will be made within ninety (90) days of a request for determination. During this period of time, or any further period of time required by the University, fees and charges based on the previous determination must be paid. If the determination is changed, any excess fees and charges will be refunded.

All Graduate Assistants and Graduate Fellows are responsible for the status of their own residency classification. Classification does not officially change when the student begins his or her appointment. Assistants and Fellows should be familiar with the policies regarding tuition remission and residency classification stated in the Handbook for Graduate Assistants and Graduate Fellows.

Persons who want assistance with their classification should contact: Office of Residency Classification, 1118 Mitchell Building, Uni copies of their bill in Room 1135, Lee Building, 8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Students can also obtain their account balances through MARS (phone) and TESTUDO (World Wide Web). For more information about student accounts, contact 301-405-9041.

It is the policy of the University not to defer payment on the basis of a pending application for financial assistance to an outside agency, including Veterans Administration benefits, bank loans, or guaranteed student loan programs.

Each student is individually responsible for his or her bill and for meeting payment deadlines. Failure to meet these deadlines may result in late charges or cancellation of registration. The University will suspend services to students for delinquent indebtedness and failure to pay bills. The University will also transfer delinquent accounts to the State Central Collections Unit, which will levy further late fees and take necessary steps to obtain payment.

See the most recent Schedule of Classes for more detailed information about payment, fees, and delinquent accounts. All payment deadlines are published in the Schedule of Classes. 

Refund of Fees

1.    A Cancellation of Registration submitted to the Office of Registration before the first day of classes entitles the student to a full credit or refund of semester tuition and fees.

After classes begin students who wish to terminate their registration and withdraw from all classes must follow the withdrawal procedures stated in the Schedule of Classes. Students will find the necessary forms for withdrawal in 1101 Mitchell Building. Contact (301) 314-8240 for more information. The effective date used in computing refunds is the date the withdrawal form is filed with the Registrar's Office.  Stopping payment on a check, failure to pay the semester bill, or failure to attend classes does not constitute withdrawal.

Students withdrawing from the University will be credited for tuition in accordance with the following schedule:

Period from date instruction begins	Refundable tuition*
Two weeks or less	80%
Two to three weeks	60%
Three to four weeks	40%
Four to five weeks	20%
Over five weeks	no refund

 ^*Additional fees are non-refundable 
 

2.    Graduate Students may obtain refunds for courses that are dropped during the first five days of classes.  Graduate students are charged by the credit hour.  A percentage charge and / or complete charge may be imposed if the schedule listed below is not followed:
 
 

Prior to the first day of classes  -- no charge	100% refund.
During the first five days of classes -- 20% charge.	80% refund.
After the first five days of classes.  --  100% charge.	0% refund.

 

3.   A student must file a request for a refund with the Office of the Bursar or any credit on the student account will automatically be carried over to the next semester.   Refund requests may be made by  (1) addressing a letter to the Office of The Bursar, Lee Building, University of Maryland, College Park, 20742,  (2) visiting the office in person:  Student Financial Service Center, Lee Building, Room 1135, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday-Friday, or (3) requesting a refund by phone.  Call MARS  301-403-0500 and start with option 3, (Financial Information) from the MARS main menu.  No credit balance is automatically refunded.  
 

University Refund Statement