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Summer 2008

Student Billing Information

Payment for Summer Session courses is due at Time of registration.*

Payment can be made via the IVR (Interactive Voice Response) system, 24 hours a day/ 7 days a week (Student ID# & PIN# are required).

IVR Line: (207) 780-5800

To obtain information regarding prices for Summer Session click the links below:

*If payment is not made at time of registration a late payment fee of $50.00 is assessed to the account (maximum of $200.00).

**These are mandatory fees assessed to students registering for the Summer 2008 semester.

Tuition Prices-2006/2007 Academic Year

Undergraduate Rates

Maine Residents	$198.00
Non-Maine Residents	$547.00
NEBHE	$297.00
Canadian	$297.00

Graduate Rates

Maine Residents	$297.00
Out-of-state Residents	$844.00
NEBHE	$446.00
Canadian	$446.00

Summer Unified Fee

The summer unified fee is a mandatory $13.00 per credit hour charge. The money generated by this fee is used to cover fixed costs of providing educational services that may not already be supported by tuition.

Summer Administration Fee

This is a mandatory $35.00 per student charge. (Credit bearing courses only.)

Summer Parking and Transportation Fee

A mandatory fee is assessed to all students registered for courses emanating from Portland and/or Gorham campuses. The fee structure is as follows:

0.5-5.5 credits..............$30.00

6.0-11.9 credits............$45.00

12+ credits...................$60.00

Lewiston Auburn College Parking Fee

This fee is assessed to students registered for courses being held on the LAC campus: $3.00/ credit hour

Online Course Enrollment Fee

Students registering for classes offered via the World Wide Web are assessed a $25.00 per credit hour fee.

Payment Plan-3 payments

The University offers a three payment plan for the Summer 2008 semester. At the time of registration, the student must pay one-third of the total balance due to enroll in payment plan. Subsequent payments are due on April 25, 2008 & May 23, 2008.

Students electing this option are assessed a non-refundable $30.00 payment plan fee. Payment plan bills will be e-mailed no less than five days in advance of the payment due date. If payment is late, a $50.00 late payment fee is assessed each month. Students who don't make timely payments may be prohibited from using the payment plan and required to make payment in full before future registrations are accepted.

Financial Aid Deadline:

Financial aid must cover the entire Summer 2008 balance no later than May 23, 2008, in order to be considered on-time. If financial aid doesn't arrive until after this date, late payment fees will be non-refundable. Please contact the Financial Aid office to make sure all documents are complete.

Financial Refund Schedule and Policy

Students who drop a course or withdraw from the University may receive partial refunds of tuition based upon the following schedule
Refund percentages for students in courses lasting SEVEN weeks:
Refund
Cancellation through the first day of class	100%
Withdrawal prior to the end of the second week	50%
Withdrawal prior to the end of the fourth week	25%
Withdrawal after the end of the fourth week	0%

Refund percentages for students in courses lasting FOUR weeks:
	Refund
Withdrawal on or before the first day of class	100%
Withdrawal prior to the end of the first week	50%
Withdrawal prior to the end of the second week	25%
Withdrawal after the end of the second week	0%

Refunds for courses that meet for less than 4 weeks or longer than 7 weeks will be determined manually by the Registrar's Office or the Portland Student Billing Office. Travel courses have special refund schedules. Please contact Summer Session directly.


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