Tuition - Distance Education - The University of Iowa

Tuition, Billing, and Payment

Tuition/Fees
Billing
Tuition Responsibility (when you drop a course or withdraw your registration)
Retroactive Registration
Tuition Appeals

Tuition and Mandatory Fees

2011-2012 Academic Year (beginning Summer 2011)

Note: when viewing tuition tables, undergraduate nondegree (extension) students belong to program of study OCP (refer to Program of Study column in the tuition table) and should refer to Table 29; graduate nondegree (extension) students should refer to Table 32.

Once you are officially registered, you can view your Tuition and Fee Assessment in ISIS.
To do this, go to: Student Records > Finances & Billing “Tuition and Fees”

Students who enroll in distance education courses only (**see list of exceptions below) will be assessed tuition and the mandatory computer fee based on their program of study and semester hours of enrollment.

Students who enroll in distance education courses and one or more on-campus courses will be assessed tuition and ALL mandatory fees based on their program of study and their total semester hours of enrollment.

**Exceptions. Refer to page 2 of the Academic Fees Table for tuition rates for the following courses:

Workshops
Extension (Public Health only)
Lakeside Lab courses

Workshops (section identifiers WK*)

Undergraduate standing	$270 per semester hour
Graduate standing	$424 per semester hour

College of Public Health Distance Education Courses

Undergraduate students	$346 per semester hour
Graduate students (except MPH, MHA)	$500 per semester hour
Master of Public Health (MPH) students	$716 per semester hour
Master of Health Administration (MHA) students	$725 per semester hour

Lakeside Lab courses

Undergraduate standing	$270 per semester hour
Graduate standing	$424 per semester hour

Fees

In the event your course(s) require course-specific materials or resources, fees will be assessed, in addition to tuition, to cover these costs.

The cost of textbooks is in addition to course tuition and fees. Some required course materials are available only through our office and are provided upon enrollment.

All Guided Independent Study (GIS) courses are delivered online with an option to purchase print materials in addition or instead. Students requesting the print option are charged a $75 fee to cover production costs for printed study guides, readings, and media (such as CD-Rom or DVD) and shipping. A replacement study guide costs $25.

A late registration fee is assessed if you enroll in your first course for the session after that course has begun. Late registration fees are assessed on the following schedule:

$30 for Day 1 to Day 5

$60 for Day 6 to Day 10

$100 after Day 10

Billing

The University of Iowa no longer mails paper copies of University bills (U-bills) to students. Instead, students receive e-mail notification when U-bills are available for review and payment online through ISIS. E-mail notification is sent to your University e-mail address (your-name@uiowa.edu). You are responsible for reviewing your U-bill and making sure it is paid.

See the University Billing Office Web site for additional information on billing dates and deferred payment plans.

If you do not pay your University bill on the due date noted on the bill, your registration is restricted. You are not permitted to register again, no grades or transcripts are released and no charges may be made to your student account until all indebtedness is paid.

A reinstatement fee of $25 is charged per restriction.

You are not automatically withdrawn when your enrollment is restricted for nonpayment.

Tuition Responsibility When You Drop or Withdraw

DROP means to terminate enrollment in one or more courses but to remain enrolled in at least one other course

WITHDRAW means to terminate enrollment in every course (even if enrolled in only one course)

When you drop a course

If you drop one or more courses before or on the last day for tuition and fee adjustment (i.e. the last day to drop individual courses to reduce tuition and fee assessments), but remain registered for at least one other course, you will not be responsible for paying tuition for the course you dropped.

However, if you drop after the last day to reduce tuition and fee assessment, you will be responsible for paying the full tuition for the course you dropped, and a $12 change-of-registration fee will be charged. (See Academic Deadlines or Course Deadline Lookup for specific dates.)

Note: Advisor's and/or instructor's approval may be needed to drop a course after it has begun. See Student Handbook: Registration Information on ISIS for futher instructions.

When you withdraw your registration

You are responsible for full tuition and fees unless you officially withdraw by the appropriate tuition waiver deadline indicated below:

Fall and Spring Sessions:

Withdrawal Received	Tuition/Fee Responsibility
Prior to first class	0%
Through first week	10%
Through second week	25%
Through third week	50%
Through fourth week	75%
After fourth week	100%

Summer Sessions and Winter Session:

3-week Summer Session and Winter Session
Withdrawal Received	Tuition/Fee Responsibility
Prior to first class	0%
Through first week	10%
After first week	100%

6-week and 8-week Summer Sessions and summer Guided Independent Study courses (sections EXY & EXZ)
Withdrawal Received	Tuition/Fee Responsibility
Prior to first class	0%
Through first week	10%
Through second week	50%
After second week	100%

Off-Cycle Courses:

Courses that meet the full session will follow the deadlines outlined above. Courses that do NOT meet the full session are considered “off-cycle.”

Off-Cycle: Course length three weeks or less
Withdrawal Received	Tuition/Fee Responsibility
Prior to first class	0%
On Day 1	10%
After Day 1	100%

Off-Cycle Courses longer than three weeks
Withdrawal Received	Tuition/Fee Responsibility
Prior to first class	0%
Through first week	10%
Through second week	50%
After second week	100%

Not attending class or not submitting course work does not constitute course withdrawal.

To withdraw your enrollment and avoid academic penalty, you must formally notify The Division of Continuing Education in writing (by mail, fax, or e-mail) before the appropriate deadline. You will still be responsible for paying tuition and fees for the course(s) in which you were enrolled according to the effective date of your withdrawal (see charts above).

Your withdrawal is effective on the date we receive your notice. Refer to Distance Education Significant Dates and Deadlines to be certain you meet the academic deadline for the change you are requesting.

Retroactive Registration

Retroactive registration (registration for course work in a given term after that term has ended) is not allowed. However, in the rare instance that academic approval is given in response to a student's appeal for retroactive registration, the University requires that all fees for that registration be paid in advance or at the time of registration processing.

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