• Determining Your Fees
• Other Fees
• Obtaining Your Fee Summary
• Fee Payment
• Fee Refunds
• Veteran Educational Benefits

The following schedule reflects fees as of January 2009.  All fees are subject to change with Montana Board of Regents approval.

Fees are based on a per credit-hour rate.

DETERMINING YOUR FEES

Registration, incidental and building fees are charged to all students (included in the tuition fee table below). Health fees, activity fees, and intramural fees are additional; the amount depends on attendance for the 6-week sessions, intersession, or the 12-week session. Some courses also require materials or special use fees; such fees are assessed at registration. The schedule below lists the fees up to 12 credits for all sessions. If the number of credits exceeds 12, the rate remains the same as 12 credits.

Students taking 7 credits or more are charged health, dental, activity, and intramural fees (included in the fee table above).

• New Student Fee—All new students pay a one-time New Student Fee, included in their fees during their first semester of attendance at MSU.  The fee is $65.00 for new freshmen and $50.00 for new transfer students.
  
  
• Auditors—Regularly enrolled students who enroll for courses without credit (audit) pay the same fees as students enrolled for credit.
  
  
• Non-Matriculated Students (Listeners)—Any adult not regularly enrolled at MSU may, with the permission of the instructor, register for a non­laboratory class as a non-matriculated student upon the payment of the same fees as regularly enrolled in-state students.  The person so registering may not participate in class discussion nor take examinations.  Applications for non-matriculated enrollment should be made through the Registrar, who will provide a Non-Matriculated Attendance Form for acceptance by the instructor.  Activity courses may not be taken by non-matriculated students.

OBTAINING YOUR FEE SUMMARY

Properly registered students may obtain their fee summary on the Web via MyInfo by following these links: Login; Student Services; Student Records; Web Bill Summary.

Fee payment for Summer Session will take place April 20 through May 18.  Payments may be made using one of the following options:

• Online (credit card payments) under MyInfo (Login, select Electronic Billing)
  or
• Mail payment to Student Accounts, P.O. Box 172640, MSU, Bozeman, MT, 59717
  or
  
• Drop payment in the student payment box at the Student Accounts cashier’s window, Montana Hall

Please make checks payable to Montana State University.

Bill confirmations for students who have zero or credit balances may be done on the Web under MyInfo.

Fee payments are due within three days from the beginning date of any given course.  Students who do not pay fees by this deadline may have their registration cancelled for that course.

Fee Payment Deadlines:

• First 6 weeks—May 20
• Second 6 weeks—July 1
• Full 12 weeks—May 20
• Intersession—June 17

Refunds for Summer Session are handled in the same manner as for other academic semesters. All fees except the Registration fee, ID fee, and Orientation fee are refunded to students who withdraw from MSU during the period of registration and before the beginning of classes, in which case the registration of the student is cancelled.  No refund of fees will be given for withdrawal from courses for which a “W” grade is given (see Drop/Add Regulations & Procedures page for more information about the “W” grade).

Refund checks for financial aid in excess of your university bill for Summer Session will be available by May 20.  Refund checks for the balance of funds will arrive at your Bozeman address approximately two days before the first day of classes if you have completed all necessary documentation and signed all promissory notes and returned these materials to the Financial Aid Office.  Be sure your address(es) is current at the Student Accounts Office, Registrar’s Office, or Financial Aid Office.  A refund check will not be printed until bill confirmation has been done with the Student Accounts Office.

• Refunds for Drop/Adds
  Courses added are retroactive to the first day of class instruction for fee assessment.  No refund of fees will be made after the sixth day of instruction in a 6-week or intersession, or after the 12th day of instruction in the 12-week session, including dropped courses.
  
  
• Refunds for University Withdrawals
  After the beginning of classes, fees are refunded according to the date the student completes the university withdrawal form received from the Dean of Students Office.

  The following special considerations will determine the amount of refund due, if any, for university withdrawal:
  

  • All refunds are based on the date of university withdrawal; whether or not a student attended class(es) has no bearing on the refund.  Refunds are further determined by enrollment in a 6-week, intersession, or 12-week session.
  • Short courses are a part of the Summer Session and are included in the total credit load for fee assessment and refund determination.  No refund is made for dropping a course of two weeks or less in duration unless it is dropped prior to the beginning of the class.

The following withdrawal refund schedule indicates the percentage of fees refunded according to the day of instruction:

• 6-Week Sessions and Intersession
  

  Day of Instruction	Percentage of Fees Refunded*
  Registration day	100%
  1st to 2nd day	90%
  3rd to 4th day	75%
  5th to 6th day	50%
  After the 6th day	No refunds

  
  
• 12-Week Session
  

  Day of Instruction	Percentage of Fees Refunded*
  Registration day	100%
  1st to 4th day	90%
  5th to 8th day	75%
  9th to 12th day	50%
  After the 12th day	No refunds

*Does not include Registration Fee, which is non-refundable.

Veterans, dependents, and members of the Guard/Reserve who are eligible for VA education benefits should apply directly to:

Office of Veteran Services
180 Strand Union
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT 59717
(406) 994-3661
vets@montana.edu
www.montana.edu/wwwres

Veterans who are Montana residents and who served on active duty during specified periods of war or conflict may be eligible for the Honorably Discharged Veteran Fee Waiver.  Check with the Office of Veteran Services for details.

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