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Financial Information

All fees are established by the Board of Trustees and may be changed periodically.

Financial Aid
Tuition Rates for On-Campus Credit Courses
Enrollment and Late Registration Fees
Student Activity Center Fee
Student Technology Fee
Additional Fees
Graduate Studies Fees
Paying Tuition and Fees
Residency Status Policy
Tuition Status for Graduate Fellows and Assistants
Residency Status for Migrants
University Policy for Use of Motor Vehicles
Vehicle Registration Fee
Vehicle Registration Refund
University Housing and Dining Services
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

Tuition Rates for On-Campus Credit Courses
 

Rates Per Credit Hour: 2003-2004
Level of Courses	Michigan Residents	Non-Michigan Residents
Undergraduate	$148.75	$379.75
Master's/Specialist's	$200.05	$397.40
Doctoral	$216.35	$429.10

A special course fee of $60 per credit will be assessed for all Physical Therapy (PTH) courses. A special course fee of $30 per credit will be assessed for some audiology courses, all speech pathology courses and all Physician Assistant (PHA) courses.

NOTE: Students who audit courses are assessed tuition at the regular rates. Special course fees are published in the university’s Undergraduate Bulletin. Students who enroll for credit by examination are assessed $40/credit hour.
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Enrollment and Late Registration Fees
All students who have been admitted to Central Michigan University and who are planning to register for one or more on-campus courses are charged a non-refundable Enrollment Fee each semester or session. The fee for 1-6 semester hours is $40.00; for 7 or more semester hours, the fee is $80.00.

Late Registration. Students registering on or after the first day of classes for the semester or session will be assessed a $100 late registration fee.
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Student Activity Center Fee
Students enrolled in seven or more credit hours will be assessed a $50.00 Student Activity Center fee for each of the fall and spring semesters. Those whose course work requires them to be away from campus full-time will be exempted from paying this fee. Students who pay the SAC fee in both fall and spring semesters have free use of the Student Activity Center in the summer.  

For students enrolled in fewer than seven credit hours in fall and winter semesters, the Student Activity Center fee of $50 per semester is optional, and there is an additional optional Summer fee of $25.00 per six week session. There is a family fee available for $25.00 per semester regardless of the student’s enrollment status.
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Student Technology Fee
Graduate students enrolled in 7 or more credits will be assessed a $110 technology fee per semester. Students enrolled in 1-6 credits during a given semester or summer session will be assessed a $55 technology fee per semester or summer session.
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Additional Fees
For the Fall and Spring terms, all students will be assessed a $75 per semester library fee, and a campus improvement fee of $37.50 per semester.  Students enrolled in seven or more credit hours will be assessed a $25 per semester campus programming fee. During the Fall and/or Spring semesters, all students pay a $5.00 student publication fee. Students may obtain a refund of this fee by applying to the Student Publications Office, Anspach 008, within a 10-day refund period as listed in the Class Schedule.
 

Graduate Studies Fees
Application for Admission Fee	(non-refundable)
U.S. Citizens or Resident Aliens	$35.00
International Applicants	$45.00
Change of Program Fee	$30.00
Application for Graduation Fee	$35.00
(per degree)

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Paying Tuition and Fees
CMU offers two options for paying tuition. Tuition and fees for registration may be paid in full when billed. Tuition and fees for Phase II Registration, as well as fee adjustments made necessary by changes during the Drop and Add period, will result in later refunds or billings. Any past due financial obligations must be paid prior to the time of registration. Registration will not be accepted until such obligations are met.

As an alternative, students may budget and pay all or part of the academic year (fall and spring semester) fees in nine equal monthly installments without interest charges through AMS, a third party. The plan may be used to cover tuition and/or on-campus housing charges and can supplement all other forms of financial aid such as grants, loans and scholarships.

Enrollment in this AMS plan and payments begin in the spring preceding the covered academic year. For more information about this option, contact the Receivable Accounting Office, 126 Warriner Hall, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859.
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Tuition Status for Graduate Fellows and Assistants
For the purposes of determining tuition rates, doctoral level fellows and assistants are given in-state tuition for the duration of their program of study. Master's and specialist's level fellows and assistants are classified as Michigan residents only during the academic year of the award (including subsequent summer).
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Residency Status for Migrants
Migrant status is one factor considered when determining if a student is domiciled in Michigan for tuition purposes. Michigan migrants are defined as individuals who have made their livelihood in seasonal work in the State of Michigan and have traveled interstate for this purpose. Migrant students will meet the residency requirement if they, or their parents, or legal guardians, were employed in Michigan for at least two months during each of three of the preceding five years. Verification of employment as migrant workers should be secured from the Michigan Farm Labor and Rural Manpower Services Office. Other appropriate evidence may also be used by migrant workers to prove their residency.
Michigan residence is claimed by means of self-certification by the student, giving names of employer, date of employment, and location.
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University Policy for Use of Motor Vehicles
Students must register with the CMU Police Department any motor vehicle which they park on the university campus, except that students attending only Saturday classes and evening classes beginning after 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday need not register their vehicles. Registration must be completed by the first day of classes, as soon as the student parks a vehicle.

Any student who has a vehicle on campus is expected to become familiar with, and to abide by the Mount Pleasant and university traffic regulations and procedures. The university parking regulations, as well as parking areas designated for specific groups, are published with the campus map in a brochure available at the CMU Police Department.

Bicycles should also be registered at the CMU Police Department.

Vehicle Registration Fee
 

	Academic year	Summer
Student Commuter	$175	$35
Student Resident	$150	$30
Student w/ Zone A Privileges	$175	$35

Vehicle Registration Refund
Students leaving the university within two weeks after the close of the fall semester or prior to the spring semester will be entitled to a fifty percent motor vehicle registration refund. Applications must be made prior to the end of the first week of classes of the second semester. Students withdrawing from the University within two weeks of the first day of classes are entitled to a full refund of the motor vehicle registration fee for the semester if the decal is unused. If the student puts the decal on the vehicle and cannot remove it, the student will only receive a half refund. Applications for refunds should be made to the CMU Police Department and be accompanied by identifiable portions of the parking decals.
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University Housing and Dining Services
Graduate students may live in housing of their own choice, but CMU does offer a variety of housing and board accommodations to both single students and students with families.

On-campus university-owned apartment housing is available for graduate students: single or married, with or without children. Housing office staff will identify apartment-mates for those who wish to share an apartment but do not have a particular person in mind. In order to create a community of graduate students, the university’s housing office, when possible, places graduate students residing in university-owned apartments in close proximity to one another. The rates for the 2004-05 academic year are as follows:

• One-bedroom, two-person apartments are $358 per person per month. Fees for a two-bedroom, two-person apartment are $412 per person per month.
   
• One, two, and three-bedroom university family apartments are assigned according to date of application for apartment housing. Most units are furnished. The approximate monthly rates for students range from $514 to $593.
   
• Graduate students may also live in residence halls. Residence halls provide several lifestyle options, quiet study areas, and often such extras as weight rooms and computer labs.
   
• Room/board rates vary depending on the meal plan chosen. The 19-meal plan is approximately $6,160. All students residing on- or off-campus are eligible for residence hall board options. Several areas in the Bovee University Center serve meals on a daily basis.

Application for all university housing should be made well in advance. Listings of off-campus accommodations are available in the Office of Residence Life. Questions concerning housing and board arrangements should be addressed to the Office of Residence Life, Bovee University Center, Room 201, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI, 48859-0001; (989) 774-3111.
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Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 was established to protect the privacy of student records.  CMU is, therefore, not allowed to release details of a student's financial account without prior written consent from the student.  Authorization to Release Information forms, which will allow release of information to specific individuals, are available in the Receivable Accounting Office, the Student Service Court (Bovee UC 119) or online.

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) affords students certain rights with respect to their educational records. They are: 

1. the right to inspect and review the student's educational records within 45 days of the date the University receives a request for access.
   
   Students should submit to the registrar, dean, head of the academic department, or other appropriate official, written requests that identify the record(s) they wish to inspect. The University official will make arrangements for access and notify the student of the time and place where the records may be inspected. If the records are not maintained by the University official to whom the request was submitted, that official shall advise the student of the correct official to whom the request should be addressed.
    
2. The right to request the amendment of the student's educational records that the student believes are inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise in violation of the student's privacy rights.
   
   Students may ask the University to amend a record they believe is inaccurate or misleading. They should write the University official responsible for the record, clearly identifying the part of the record they want changed, and specify why it is inaccurate or misleading.
   
   If the University decides not to amend the record as requested by the student, the University will notify the student of the decision and advise the student of his or her right to a hearing regarding the request for amendment. Additional information regarding the hearing procedure will be provided to the student when notified of the right to a hearing.
    
3. The right to consent to disclosures of personally identifiable information contained in the student's educational records, except to the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosures without consent.
   
   One exception which permits disclosure without consent is disclosure to University officials with legitimate educational interest and/or needs to review an educational record in order to fulfill his or her professional responsibility. A University official for the purpose of this policy is defined as follows:

• members of the faculty;
• members of the professional, executive, and administrative staff, excluding any member of the Central Michigan University Police Department;
• students, when properly appointed as members of a hearing panel or screening committee;
• representatives of the State Auditor General when performing their legal function;
• a person or company with whom the University has contracted (e.g. attorney, auditor, or collection agent) but limited to only the specific student information needed to fulfill their contract;
• others as designated in writing by the President, a University Vice President, or Dean.

Upon request, the University discloses educational records without a student's consent to officials of another school in which a student seeks to enroll.

Another exception which permits disclosure without consent is when the information consists solely of "Directory Information." Directory information may be published or released by University faculty and staff at their discretion. Unless a student specifically directs otherwise, as explained more fully in paragraph (4) below, Central Michigan University designates all of the following categories of information about its students as "Directory Information":

1. name, campus address, home address, telephone listing, and campus e-mail;
    
2. state of residence;
    
3. age, date, and place of birth;
    
4. major field of study, including the college, department, or program in which the student is enrolled;
    
5. classification as a freshman, sophomore, junior, senior, or graduate student;
    
6. enrollment status (full-time, half-time, less than half-time);
    
7. participation in officially recognized activities and sports;
    
8. weight and height of members of athletic teams;
    
9. dates of attendance and graduation, and degrees received;
    
10. the most recent educational institution attended;
     
11. honors and awards received, including selection to the Dean's or President's list, honorary organization, or the GPA range for the selection.

4. A student has the right to refuse the designation of all categories of personally identifiable information listed above (a. through j.) as Directory Information. If a student exercises this right, it will mean that no Directory Information pertaining to the student will be published or otherwise released to third parties without consent, a court order, or a subpoena.
   
   Any student wishing to exercise this right must inform the Registrar's Office in writing by the end of Phase II registration regarding the withholding of all categories of personally identifiable information with respect to that student. Once a student has requested the withholding of information, "Directory Information" will be withheld until one year after the student's last attendance at the University. Students who do not attend the University for a period of one year will need to file a new request at their return if they wish to reinstate the withholding of directory information.
    
5. The right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by Central Michigan University to comply with the requirements of FERPA. The name and address of the Office that administers FERPA is:
   
   Family Policy Compliance Office U.S. Department of Education
   600 Independence Avenue, SW
   Washington, DC 20202-4605
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