Student
Fees, Fee Payment, Cancellation
of Registration, Advanced Registration,
Regular
Registration, Delinquent Accounts, Refund
of Fees and Charges, Vehicle Parking Fee, Academic
Credit by Examination,
Graduation Fee, International
Student Health Insurance, Regents' Requirement for
Georgia Residence Classification, Students Sixty-two
Years of Age or Older
Student Fees
The Board of Regents of
the University System of Georgia establishes matriculation and non-resident
matriculation fees annually. All Georgia resident, undergraduate
students enrolled at the university are required to pay a matriculation
fee.
Undergraduate students who are not legal residents of Georgia are required to pay non-resident matriculation. Applicable Matriculation or Non-Resident Matriculation are due on the day of registration or no later than the "deadline to pay" date published each term in the Registration Bulletin.
All students enrolled, regardless of residency status, are required to pay:
Other non-mandatory fees such as vehicle parking, laboratory and special course fees, etc., are established by the university and approved by the President. All fees and other charges are subject to change without prior notice; however, the university will make every effort to communicate changes as they occur.
All matriculation charges, board, room rent, or other charges are subject to change at the end of any academic term.
Important Note: Fees can vary from term to term and a table of fees for each term is posted on the Internet.
Undergraduate matriculation fees for a full-time (12 hours or more) student:
| Resident | $1377 |
| Non-resident | $4845 |
| Resident | $1608 |
| Non-resident | $5769 |
Dorm fees:
Single occupancy - $1695 per semester.
Double occupancy - $1330 per semester.
Rental for the University Commons apartments (770-792-8246):
$415 per month per student for a 2 bedroom apartment, plus utilities
$355 per month per student for a 4 bedroom apartment, plus utilities
Meal Plans:
14 meals per week $ 950 per semester
19 meals per week $1103 per semester (includes Sat. & Sun. brunch and dinner)
For additional information,
point your browser to: http://www.spsu.edu/registrar/registration.htm
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Fee Payment
Registration and fee payment
dates are published in the registration bulletin. Payment of fees
and other charges may be made with:
Registration fees may be paid on the SPSU web site using the same credit cards. On-line transactions are fully encrypted for the safely of both the student and the university.
Students who register for courses and pay appropriate fees using any acceptable method of payment shall be considered enrolled and space shall be reserved in the class(s) for the duration of the term.
Payment of matriculation or non-resident matriculation shall not be accepted after the close of business at the end of the official drop/add period. Students are encouraged to register and pay fees as early as possible to avoid potential problems. Students who pay residence hall fees after the official drop/add period will be assessed a non-refundable late payment fee of $45.
All payments returned to
the University due to insufficient funds are subject to a $25.00 returned
check fee. Any outstanding returned check payments will be turned over
to either a collection agency or the State Attorney General's Office for
further legal collection action. All accounts turned over to a third party
for legal collections will be subject to an additional collection cost
of twenty five percent in addition to the original debt owed to the University.
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Cancellation
of Registration
Failure to pay tuition and
fees by the published deadline date can cause the cancellation of your
registration.
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Advanced
Registration
SPSU offers an advanced
registration period for currently enrolled students to give them the opportunity
to secure a schedule for a coming term before new and returning students
register. In order to keep a schedule that is produced during advanced
registration, students must:
Regular
Registration
Regular registration is
the period immediately before the beginning of a term when a student registers
for classes.
The registration process is not complete until payment of fees is completed. Students who have signed an official award letter, (which signifies acceptance of the financial aid) and have registered for classes, are assumed to be students who will attend classes.
The fee payment deadline
for regular registration is published each term in the registration bulletin.
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Delinquent
Accounts
All delinquent debts and/or
obligations to the University will be turned over to either a collection
agency or the State Attorney General's Office for further legal collection
action. All accounts turned over to a third party for legal collections
will be subject to an additional collection cost of twenty five percent
in addition to the original debt owed to the University.
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Refund of Fees
and Charges
Refunds of fees and charges
will be made only upon official withdrawal from all classes through the
Registrar’s Office. A student who partially withdraws (withdraws
from some classes, but is still registered in other classes) after the
official drop/add period does not receive a refund.
The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia and the Department of Education establishes the refund policy for the university. The refund schedule is published in the Registration Bulletin.
Residence hall charges are refunded on a pro-rata basis, only by separate application to the Director of Housing and Residence Life. Refunds are subject to the rules and regulations regarding student responsibilities in the residence halls, as outlined in the Student Handbook.
Where applicable, any refunds
resulting from unearned financial aid will first be returned to the Title
IV programs, other sources of aid, and/or finally to the student.
The student must repay all funds to the university that are determined
to be “unearned financial aid” that resulted from the calculated refund.
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Vehicle Parking
Fee
Students who are currently
enrolled may purchase a parking permit each term at a cost of $15.
Permits valid for the academic year (fall, spring, and summer terms) are
available at a cost of $45. A limit of one vehicle per student is
allowed on campus at any given time. To avoid traffic fines, parking
permits must be purchased prior to the end of the first week of classes.
For additional information and a copy of university parking regulations,
contact the University Police Department.
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Academic Credit
by Examination
Students who wish to attempt
academic credit by examination shall be charged a testing fee of $50.00.
An official receipt from the Business Office must be presented prior to
taking the examination.
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Graduation
Fee
Every student receiving
a degree must pay a graduation fee of $25. The final due date for payment
of this fee is published in the registration bulletin.
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International
Student Health Insurance
Based on the guidelines
provided by the American College Health Association and NAFSA: the Association
of International Educators, Southern Polytechnic State University requires
international students on F-1 and J-1 visas to purchase the endorsed SPSU
International Student Insurance policy. Payment of this fee is mandatory
and should be paid directly to the Office of Business and Finance along
with payment of tuition and miscellaneous fees. Purchase of this
insurance policy is mandatory each semester.
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Regents' Requirement
for Georgia Residence Classification
A person's legal residence
is his or her permanent dwelling place. It is the place where he or she
is generally understood to reside with the intent of remaining there indefinitely
and returning there when absent. There must be a concurrence of actual
residence and of interest to acquire a legal residence.
Because the overwhelming proportion of financial support for the operation of the public institutions of higher education in Georgia comes from the citizens through the payment of taxes, the determination of whether a student is classified as a resident or a nonresident of the state is a significant matter. The fees paid by resident students cover only about one-fourth of the total cost of their education in the University System. Therefore, Georgia taxpayers are contributing three-fourths of the necessary funds to provide quality education for the citizens of the state.
Students are responsible for registering under the proper residency classification. Any student classified as a nonresident who believes that he or she is entitled to be reclassified as a legal resident may petition to the Registrar’s Office for a change of status.
The Board of Regents establishes
all rules regarding residency classification.
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Students Sixty-two
Years of Age or Older
Citizens of the State of
Georgia who are 62 years of age or older may attend Southern Polytechnic
State University without payment of matriculation and fees (except for
supplies and laboratory or shop fees) when space is available in
a course scheduled for resident credit.
To be eligible for participation under this amendment to the Georgia Constitution, such persons: