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Rebecca Hyde, Managing Director
Student Business Services

Student Business Services
Texas Tech University
301 West Hall
Box 41099
Lubbock, TX 79409-1099
(806) 742-3272, toll free (866) 774-9477
Fax: (806) 742-5910
www.sbs.ttu.edu

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Texas Tech University reserves the right, without notice in this or any other publication, to change, amend, add to, or otherwise alter any or all fees, dues, rates, or other charges set forth herein and subject to action by the Texas State Legislature, the Board of Regents of the Texas Tech University System, or other authority as the case may be.

Texas Tech University reserves the right to deny credit for coursework completed in a semester or term and/or registration in a future semester or term for unpaid balances. This also includes the release of official academic transcripts.

The university accepts no responsibility for billings or refund checks sent to incorrect addresses or difficulties caused by the postal service or other delivery services.

It is the student’s responsibility to ensure that payment is in the possession of Student Business Services by the university established due dates announced each semester.

Tuition Rates

Undergraduate Students
Undergraduate students are charged tuition using a modified tuition structure designed to reward students for taking a greater number of semester credit hours. A complete explanation of the plan and its benefits is available at www.sbs.ttu.edu.

Graduate Students
A complete explanation of tuition and fees is available online at www.sbs.ttu.edu.

Law Students
A complete explanation of tuition and fees is available online at www.sbs.ttu.edu.

Residency Status Determination

For rules governing the determination of residency status as defined by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, see the Web site: www.thecb.state.tx.us/Rules/tac3.cfm?Chapter_ID=21&ubchapter=X.

General Fees

All fees are mandatory and authorized by state statute or the Board of Regents of the Texas Tech University System. Please see the Student Business Services Web site at www.sbs.ttu.edu for a complete list of current fees and amounts.

Academic Fees

• Laboratory Fee: Per laboratory section fee to cover the cost of laboratory materials and supplies.

• Information Technology Fee: Per semester credit hour fee. Funds the information technology infrastructure within the university.

• Library Fee: Per semester credit hour fee used to provide continued support for the acquisition and access of materials used for teaching and research.

• Advising, Retention, and Placement Fees: Per semester credit hour fees that are college specific and will allow the college to provide enhanced student advising, retention programs, and to provide funding for recruitment of potential employers for students graduating from programs within these colleges. Those charging this fee are the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, the Rawls College of Business, and the College of Engineering.

• Cultural Activities Fee: Per semester credit hour fee used to fund all aspects of the presentational elements for the College of Visual and Performing Arts so that all students are able to fully participate in the widely diverse presentations without an additional charge.

• Course Fee: Per semester credit hour not to exceed the cost of materials or services directly associated with the course.

• Special Instruction Fee: Fee charged for one-time cost associated with a particular or special section of a course.

• Field Trip Fee: Fee assessed to students for courses that require travel by students for field trips associated with the course.

• Off-Campus Travel Fee: Set fee that reflects the cost of faculty members traveling off campus to deliver a course.

• Auditing Fee: Students enrolled for fewer than 12 semester credit hours in a semester (6 hours in summer) must pay a fee for the privilege of auditing a course. Written permission from the dean of the college in which the course is being taught and from the course instructor is required. No charge is assessed for enrollment of 12 or more semester credit hours. (Senior citizens 65 years of age and older are exempt from payment of this fee regardless of the number of semester credit hours.)

• Law School Deposit: Each accepted applicant is required to pay a deposit soon after being accepted to hold a place in the class.

• Law School Academic Support and Advising Fee: Per semester credit hour fee for all law school students to provide funds to implement a formal academic support system and to enhance student placement and career services at the School of Law.

• Probation/Post Suspension Assistance Fee (XL-Strategies): Fee that allows the XL: Strategies for Learning Program to offer sections of the non-credit study strategy assistance course required of freshmen on probation and first-return suspension students.

• Library Fines: Fee charged to cover costs ranging from late return fees to lost, stolen, or damaged interlibrary loan books.

Student-Related Fees

• Student Services Fee: Per semester credit hour fee to support student services.

• Student Union Fee: Per semester fee to support the Student Union.

• Medical Services Fee: Per semester fee to support medical services.

• International Education Fee: Per semester fee to support international education.

• Student Recreation Center Fee: Per semester fee to support Student Recreation Center.

• Student Transportation Fee: Per semester credit hour fee to support bicycle, bus, parking, shuttle, and taxi services.

• Identification Card Maintenance Fee: Per semester fee to support identification card maintenance.

• Identification Card Replacement Fee: Per semester fee to support replacement of identification card.

Other Fees

• Intercollegiate Athletic Fee: Per semester fee to allow students to access the student seating for all home sporting events on a first-come basis.

• Student Business Services Fee: Per semester credit hour fee to support the student support areas of the university. Funds the Office of Admissions, Office of the Registrar, Student Business Services and New Student Relations.

• Application Fee: Varied fee charged for applications from prospective students.

• New Student Orientation Fee: A one-time fee for all incoming freshmen and transfer students to support the cost of orientation.

• Diploma Replacement Fee: Fee charged for printing and mailing a replacement diploma.

• Diploma Insertion Fee: Fee charged for reapplication for graduation.

• Duplicate Copy of Registration Fee Receipt: Fee charged for each duplicate copy of registration fee receipt.

• Fee for Binding Theses and Dissertations: Varied fees charged for official copies, personal copies, packets for enclosure and mailing charges.

• Sponsored International Student Administrative Fee: A semesterly fee assessed to each international student.

• Education Abroad Fee: A flat fee to support the Study Abroad Program.

• International Student Fee: A semesterly fee assessed to each non-immigrant international student.

• Option Fee for Installment Payment of Tuition/Fees: Service charge for processing and maintenance of the Payment Option Plan.

• Late Charges on Emergency Loans: A late fee assessed after the due date for emergency enrollment loans and charged monthly on outstanding emergency loan amounts.

• Late Payment Fee: Fee assessed the first working day after the billing due date for tuition and fees.

• Late Registration Fee: Fee assessed for registration after the first class day, including registration and re-enrollment in the event of cancellation.

• Reinstatement Fee: Fee assessed for registering, reregistering or re-enrolling after the 12th class day (4th class day in summer).

• Returned Check Charge: Fee charged for each check or webcheck that is returned from the bank unpaid.

• Facilities Fee: Per semester credit hour fee to support the cost of facilities maintenance and renewal at off-campus educational sites. Applies only to those students enrolled in courses at any of the following sites: TTU at Abilene, TTU at Amarillo, TTU at Fredericksburg, TTU at Highland Lakes, and TTU Center at Junction.

• Parking Fee: A fee is required for all vehicles parked on campus. A schedule of these fees may be obtained from University Parking Services.

• Distance Learning/Electronic Instruction Fee: For nonresident students residing out of state, the fee rate may be an amount not to exceed twice the amount of nonresident tuition. Contact the department offering the course to determine the exact fee.

Please see Student Business Services Web site at www.sbs.ttu.edu for current fee amounts.

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General Information

Tuition Rate for Excess Doctoral Hours. Doctoral students registering with 130 or more doctoral hours (150 in the areas of clinical psychology and counseling psychology) will pay out-of-state tuition (full cost of education). These fees may not be waived by virtue of employment or scholarship.

Tuition Rate for Excess Undergraduate Credit Hours. Texas Education Code, Section 54.068, states that a resident student who has attempted 45 semester credit hours in excess of the number of hours required for completion of the degree program in which the student is enrolled may be charged a higher tuition rate not to exceed the rate charged to a nonresident.

Tuition Rebate for Certain Undergraduates. A qualified student is eligible for a rebate of a portion of the undergraduate tuition the student has paid if the student is awarded a baccalaureate degree and has attempted no more than 3 hours in excess of the minimum number of semester credit hours required to complete the degree, including transfer credits and course credit earned exclusively by examination. The amount of tuition rebated is $1,000 unless the total amount of undergraduate tuition paid by the student awarded the degree was less than $1,000, in which event the amount of tuition rebated is an amount equal to the amount of undergraduate tuition paid by the student. To qualify, the student must have been a resident of Texas and entitled to pay tuition required of a resident student at all times while pursuing the degree and submit application prior to graduation. Student Business Services should be contacted for information regarding outstanding student loans and how the rebate will be applied toward them. If the student has an outstanding student loan, including an emergency loan, owed or guaranteed by this state, including the Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation, the amount of the rebate shall be applied to the student’s loan. If a student has more than one outstanding loan, the institution shall apply the amount of the rebate to the loans as directed by the student. If the student fails to provide timely instructions on the application of the amount, the institution shall apply the amount of the rebate to the loans according to priorities established by the coordinating board. All application forms must be submitted to Student Business Services prior to the completion of the degree.

Estimated expenses for undergraduate students can be found at www.sbs.ttu.edu. For questions or further information, contact Student Business Services at 806.742.3272
(toll free 866.774.9477) or email sbs@ttu.edu.

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