Financial Information

Fees

The following fees are established by the Board of Trustees of the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. Fees are reviewed annually or as the need arises. A new fee schedule is normally established June 1st of each year.

Admission Fee

Applicants are required to pay a non-refundable application fee ($35 U.S. Students/$135 International Students). This fee does not apply toward tuition and is paid only once. Transcript evaluations will be done after admission application to the University has been made and the admission fee has been paid.

Tuition

Graduate — $750 per semester hour

Doctoral — $805 per semester hour

Other Required Fees

General Service — $60 per semester hour

Replacement Vehicle Tag — $15

Replacement Student ID — $15

Technology Fee — $15 per hour

Transportation Fee — $50 per semester

Special Fees

Audit (lecture course only) — $750 per graduate course; $805 per doctoral course

Graduation — $75 Graduate

$90 Doctoral

(filing for degree late — additional $25; refiling for degree — additional $30)

Independent Study Course — $750 per graduate semester hour; $805 per doctoral semester hour

Late Registration — $50

Non-scheduled Exam — $40

Removal of “I” (Incomplete) grade — $25

Returned Check Fee — $25

Late Payment Fee — $50 per month — (See late payment section below for more details.)

Yearbook — $45

Course Fees

Disclaimer: This is the current list of approved course fees as of the date the catalog was printed. Additional course fees or modifications may be made without notice.

Business Courses

Biology (BIOL)

Chemistry (CHEM)

Educational Administration (EDAD)

Marriage and Family Christian Counseling (MFCC)

Counseling/Psychology (PSCO)

Reading (READ)

Payment of Accounts

Tuition, fees, and room and board charges for each academic period are due by the first day of each semester. Students receiving any type of financial aid (scholarships, grants, loans, campus employment, etc.) must have completion of all such financial assistance from the Financial Aid Office prior to the first day of the semester. Registration is not complete until the Registration and Financial Confirmation online form is completed and all financial arrangements are made with the Bursar’s Office.

Payment may be made via check, cash in person in the Bursar’s Office, or credit card (VISA, Discover, MasterCard and American Express) when the card is presented in the Bursar’s Office. Credit card and E-check payments may also be made on the MyCampus website, http://mycampus.umhb.edu/ics. Credit card payments are not accepted over the telephone.

Students should have available funds for the purchase of books and other supplies as these expenses are not charged on the registration bill. Credit cards may be presented for payment in the UMHB Bookstore.

Exclusive arrangements have been made with Tuition Management Systems for families who would like to make monthly payments. The monthly budget program is not a loan and carries no interest. A participation fee of $55 enables the payer to make nine (9) equal payments to cover projected annual school costs. The first payment is due August 1, but the program may be entered into later by including all previously due payments with the application fee. For those students who will be attending only one semester, a four (4) payment plan is available for $40. Life insurance which covers the unpaid contract amount may be purchased at an additional cost.

The amount to be financed is determined by subtracting all financial aid (including campus work, if applied to account balance, and PLUS loans) from the total of tuition, fees, and room and board. Books and personal expenses may not be budgeted and must be paid for at the time they are incurred. Students may call Tuition Management Systems toll free at 1-800-722-4867 to assist them in calculating their monthly payment requirement. If a student is dropped from the monthly budget plan due to nonpayment, the balance owed on the student’s account will become due immediately.

UMHB will not release transcripts until all accounts have been settled. The University also reserves the right to withhold a student’s access to campus services, including MyCampus and UMHB email, and to restrict a student’s participation in university events, including commencement, for failure to make complete payment of a student account. UMHB may additionally withdraw a student for failure by the student to demonstrate proper responsibility in the handling of financial matters as related to the University.

Additional charges made to correct errors or omissions are payable upon receipt of statement.

For any check not honored by a bank, a returned check fee of $25 will be charged and check writing privileges on campus may be revoked.

Late Payment Fee

Payments are due no later than the first day of class each semester. Students who are not enrolled in the Tuition Management System (TMS) payment plan whose account balance is $100 or greater will be assessed a late payment fee of $50. Accounts must be paid in full by the dates below to avoid the late payment fee:

September 30 for the fall semester

February 28 for the spring semester

July 15 for all summer semesters

For students enrolled in the payment plan, if monthly payments are not sufficient to cover account balance by the last payment due date for the payment plan enrolled period, the late payment fee may still be assessed to the student’s account each month. Please verify monthly payments to TMS will be sufficient to cover the outstanding balance.

This non-refundable fee will be assessed each month thereafter until the account is paid in full or referred for collections.

Collection Costs

The student will remain responsible for all unpaid balances incurred. In the event an account becomes delinquent and is placed with an outside agency for collection, all collection costs and/or legal fees will be the responsibility of the student.

Refund Policy

Registration in the University is considered a contract binding the student for charges for the entire academic period. However, a student finding it necessary to withdraw from UMHB may secure an official withdrawal through the Registrar’s Office. This official withdrawal must be accomplished before any consideration can be given by the Business Office to granting refunds.

A student who must drop a course because of excessive absences, poor work, or similar causes, who withdraws without notice, or who is expelled or asked to withdraw is not entitled to a refund. Failure to attend class or simply notifying an individual instructor will not be regarded as an official withdrawal.

Tuition — Tuition refunds, when approved, will be granted according to the following schedule:

Fall or Spring semester:

100% refund of tuition prior to expiration of 4th semester day, (4 calendar days) scheduled from the first day of the start of the semester

80% refund of tuition prior to expiration of first 2 weeks (14 calendar days), scheduled from first day of start of semester

60% refund of tuition prior to expiration of first 3 weeks (21 calendar days), scheduled from first day of start of semester

40% refund of tuition prior to expiration of first 4 weeks (28 calendar days), scheduled from first day of start of semester

No tuition refunds will be made after the end of the 28th calendar day, counted from the first day of the semester.

Refunds for courses other than regular day classes will be prorated.

Summer terms:

100% refund of tuition prior to expiration of first 2 semester days (scheduled from first day of semester)

80% refund of tuition prior to expiration of first 4 semester days (scheduled from first day of semester)

60% refund of tuition prior to expiration of first 8 semester days (scheduled from first day of semester)

40% refund of tuition prior to expiration of first 10 semester days (scheduled from first day of semester)

No tuition refunds will be made after the end of the 10th semester day counted from the first day of semester.

Refunds for courses other than regular day classes will be prorated.

Fees — No refund will be made on required or special service.