900823	Academic Grievance Procedures for Students
811006	Disabled Student Policy
861001	Student Absences on Religious Holy Days
810806	Student Educational Records
930226	Developmental Course Attendance
800521	Department Academic Distinction Program Policy

The University receives Instructional Funds from the State as follows. For the two long semesters, the total number of semester hours for which students have registered, as of the twelfth class day, is the number of hours on which the funds are based. For each summer session, funds are based on total registered hours as of the fourth class day of each session. Students who have not completed their registration by the above dates may not receive credit for work for the semester/session.

The Texas Legislature has authorized collection of tuition and fees during a Fall or Spring semester by one of two methods: payment in full or one-half payment of the tuition and fees at registration and separate one-quarter payments due prior to the sixth and eleventh class weeks. Parking permits, late registration fees, and yearbook fees are examples of charges which must be paid in full and are not eligible for installment payment. There is an additional processing fee for administration of the installment payment plans, $30 for Texas residents and $50 for nonresidents. Failure to make timely installment payments will cause accrual of late charges ($15 per installment) and reinstatement charges ($50).

Any financial aid, tuition waivers, grants or deferments will be used to reduce the amount owed by the student, with the remaining balance eligible for the installment payment plan. During a summer session, the tuition and fees are collectible in full. The Texas Legislature has reserved the right to discontinue the installment payment plan.

Students will not be admitted to classes by the instructors until their tuition and fees are paid.

PAYMENTS

Payments made for registration purposes may be made by cash, cashier's check, personal check, money order, or VISA or MasterCard credit card. All checks and money orders are accepted subject to final payment.

FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Students are expected to meet financial obligations to the University within the designated time allowed. Registration fees are payable at registration, except for that portion of the registration fee that may be temporarily deferred, but payable later in scheduled payments as part of an installment payment agreement. Students are not entitled to enter classes or laboratories until their appropriate fees and deposits have been paid. Other charges are due at registration or within ten days after a bill is rendered by the University, or according to special payment instructions that may be printed on the bill or agreement.

Failure to pay the amount owed in full, including appropriate penalty and late fee charges, prior to registration for a future semester or prior to the last class day for the current semester or summer session can result in any or all of the following sanctions: 1) withholding of future registration privileges; 2) withholding award of degree; and 3) withholding of an official certified transcript. Any grades earned by the student during the semester or summer session an indebtedness to the University remains unpaid will not be posted to the student's academic transcript until the amount due the University is paid in full, including appropriate penalty and late fee charges.

Students who pay fees with a returned check may suffer the above sanctions as well as those shown in the following section.

COLLECTIONS FOR NONPAYMENT

Non-payment by the end of the semester will result in transfer of the student's account to a contracted collection agency and assessment of a collection fee of at least 25 percent of the outstanding balance. The University may also choose to litigate an account on advice of University legal counsel. Should an account be litigated, the student will be responsible for all litigation expenses including attorney's fees and court costs. Accounts that are referred to a contracted collection agency may also be reported to credit bureaus.

RETURNED CHECK POLICY

A returned check is defined as one returned to the University rightfully unpaid due to no fault of the bank or the University. The check may be written by the student or the check may be written on his/her behalf by a spouse, guardian, friend or sponsor.

The University reserves the right to refuse personal checks of any student who previously has had checks returned.

Each returned check is subject to a $20 check processing fee. Students have 10 days from the date on which notice is sent from the Business Office in which to pay the returned check and the returned check processing fee or inform the Business Office of their intent. Thereafter, the student may be resigned from the University. (The student should not assume that we are resigning him/her. If the student discontinues going to class without officially resigning from school, he/she will be subject to the grade of F.) Students who have been resigned are eligible for reinstatement upon redemption of such check or checks, plus the returned check processing fee and the payment of a reinstatement charge of $50. A student who fails to make payment prior to the first day of final exams will not receive credit for the work done that semester and will not be allowed to register for future semesters until the delinquent amount is paid. In addition, the checks will be referred to the District Attorney of Walker County for prosecution and collection. Past due accounts are referred to the District Attorney of Walker County for prosecution and collection. Past due accounts are referred to a national credit company.

Students will be given the opportunity to be heard regarding any special circumstances. Such circumstances will be given full and fair consideration, and exceptions to the returned check policy may be granted by the Director of the Business Office or a delegated employee, based on the evidence presented.

EXPLANATION OF FEES

Tuition: Resident students pay $34 per semester credit hour with a minimum tuition of $120 per semester or $60 per summer session during fiscal year 1997-98; and $36 per semester credit hour with a minimum of $120 per semester and $60 per summer session during fiscal year 1998-99. Nonresident students pay $248 per semester credit hour.

Student Service Fee: The student service fee for fiscal year 1997-98 is $15 per semester credit hour (not exceeding $135 per semester and $67.50 per summer session) and, for fiscal year 1998-99, $16 per semester credit hour (not exceeding $140 per semester and $70 per summer session). The fee covers services at the University Health Center, the Intramural Program, the Student Life Support Programs, and the Extramural Programs. The fee provides admission to athletic events at Sam Houston State under the auspices of the Department of Athletics.

General Use Fee: The general use fee is required at the rate of $13 per semester credit hour for fiscal year 1997-98 and $15 per semester hour for fiscal year 1998-99. It funds the bonded indebtedness incurred for the Lowman Student Center, the University Health Center, the University Mall, the Bowers Stadium, and the Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum.

Student Center Fee: The student center fee is required at the rate of $20 per semester ($10 per summer session) is required and is used to fund the Lowman Student Center programs and activities.

Computer Use Fee: This fee will be charged at a rate of $5 per semester credit hour with a maximum of $50 per semester for fiscal year 1997-98 and a maximum of $60 per semester for fiscal year 1998-1999. It will be used for the training of students, faculty and staff, and for providing support services for operation, maintenance, and replacement of computer hardware and software.

Recreational Sports Fee: Legislative action authorizes a recreational sports fee not to exceed $33 per semester ($16.50 per summer session) for fiscal year 1997-98. For fiscal year 1998-99, the fee is $36 per semester ($18 per summer session). It may be used to purchase equipment for and/or to construct, operate, and/or maintain recreational sports facilities and programs.

International Education Fee: This fee of $1 will be charged each semester or summer session and will be used only to assist students participating in international student exchange or study programs.

Late Registration Fee: A late payment fee of $10 will be charged all students who register on or after the first class day of any semester or summer session.

Matriculation Fee: A matriculation fee of $15 is charged if a student resigns before the 1st class day of the semester or summer session.

Special Fees:

Laboratory Fee (per course)	$8
Music Fee for Individual Instruction (per course with suffix of "x"):
1 semester credit hour course	$30
2 semester credit hours course	$60
3 semester credit hours course	$75
4 semester credit hours course	$75
Audit Fee (per course)	$50
Add-Drop Fee (per course)	$ 2

General Property Deposit. Each student is required to make a General Property Deposit of $10 which will remain with the University through his/her career here except as noted below. All charges for property losses, damages, and breakages in libraries or laboratories must be settled promptly. However, any unpaid current charges will be deducted from the deposit before a refund is made.

Refund of General Property Deposit. The General Property Deposit, less charges, will be returned to the student at the end of his/her career as a student. However, any General Property Deposit which remains without call for refund for a period of four years from the date of last attendance at this university shall be forfeited. The deposit will then become a part of, and operative to, the permanent use and purpose of the University Student Deposit Fund.

Refund policies were established by Senate Bill No. 604 of the 65th Legislature and adopted by the Board of Regents, Texas State University System, in August of 1977 and by the applicable federal regulations dealing with first semester financial aid students.

NOTE: Class days are University class days, not the number of days an individual class meets. Class days are to be counted from the first class meeting of on-campus daytime courses as indicated in the Academic Calendar.

The student who officially withdraws from Sam Houston State University may be eligible for a refund of tuition and the specified fees, based upon the courses in which the student is enrolled on the official date of withdrawal. Refunds are made in accordance with the following schedules: the state's statutory refund schedule applicable to most students and, alternatively, the federal government's refund schedule applicable ONLY to first semester financial aid students at SHSU:

Before the 1st class day	100%--Less $15 Matriculation Fee
1st class day through 5th class day	80%
6th class day through 10th class day	70%
11th class day through 15th class day	50%
16th class day through 20th class day	25%
Thereafter	No refund

The pro rata refund policy established by the Federal Family Education Loan program applies to all first time students (first semester students at SHSU) who received Title IV and/or other Financial Aid (see list below) and resigned on or before the 60% point in time of the payment period (semester). The following pro rata refund schedules are applied to those students defined above:

Before the 1st class day	100%--Less $15 Matriculation Fee
1st class day through 5th class day	90%
6th class day through 15th class day	80%
16th class day through 20th class day	70%
21st class day through 30th class day	60%
31st class day through 35th class day	50%
36th class day through 45th class day	40%
Thereafter	No refund

Refunds are to be returned to lenders or program accounts in the following statutorily specified order provided the student has received funds from the account:

1. Federal SLS Loans

2. Unsubsidized Federal Stafford Loan

3. Subsidized Federal Stafford Loan

4. Federal PLUS Loans

5. Unsubsidized Federal Direct Stafford Loans

6. Subsidized Federal Direct Stafford Loans

7. Federal Direct PLUS Loans

8. Federal Perkins Loans

9. Federal Pell Grants

10. FSEOGs

11. Other SFA Programs

12. Other federal, state, private or institutional sources of aid

13. The Student

The above schedule assumes the student has paid his or her fees in full. A different schedule applies to the installment payment plan participants--the primary difference in the schedule being the requirement for the University to compute the refund based on the assumption that the full amount of tuition and fees have been collected. Therefore, it is possible, and probable, that a student in the installment plan could owe more in tuition and fees than already collected by the University. These extra amounts, if any, would be due and payable before the student would be allowed to resign from the University.

Before the 1st class day	100%--Less $15 Matriculation Fee
1st class day through 3rd class day	80%
4th class day through 6th class day	50%
Thereafter	No refund

Dropping Courses (see NOTE below)

A student who submits a request to drop one or more courses from a schedule of classes may be eligible for refunds. The refund schedule for dropping courses is stated below.

Fall and Spring Semesters Summer Sessions

First 12 class days	100%	First 4 class days	100%
After 12th class day	none	After 4th class day	none

NOTE: Class days are University class days, not the number of days an individual class meets. Class days are to be counted from the first class meeting of on-campus daytime courses as indicated in the Academic Calendar.

Resignations/Withdrawals (see NOTE below)

Students should refer to page 27 of this catalogue for addidional information regarding resignations (officially withdraw) from the University.

NOTE: Class days are University class days, not the number of days an individual class meets. Class days are to be counted from the first class meeting of on-campus daytime courses as indicated in the Academic Calendar.

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