Graduate Student Deadlines for your Tuition and Fee Bill

Tuition and Fees

• Fee bill charges are e-mailed to your HuskyMail account as you register and are payable on or before the first day of the semester. Failure to make payment on time may result in late fees, cancellation of registration and residence hall, and other privileges accorded a student (see Financial Responsibility below).

• A graduate student may defer payment of his/her fee bill if one of the following criteria is met:

• • The student has a graduate assistantship and has applied on-line for a payroll deduction contract and has been approved
  • A third party (government sponsor or company) is paying the bill
  • The student has a scholarship designated to pay the bill (student must request a deferment on-line and follow-up with a copy of the scholarship letter)
  • The student is receiving a waiver as part of a collective bargaining contract
  (Note: Students taking only GRAD 398, 399, 498, or 499 are not eligible for a deferment).

• A receipt for payment or evidence of an approved deferment must be presented to complete registration. Partial payment of tuition and fees will be accepted however the bill must be paid in full for holds to be released.

Financial Responsibility

• Failure to receive a bill does not relieve a student of responsibility for payment of fees by the specified due date. A student who fails to make timely payment of an outstanding balance may be barred from all privileges normally accorded to a student in good standing. These include but are not limited to: advance registration, registration, class attendance, advisement, dormitory room (for which any assignment may be cancelled), dining hall, library, infirmary, certification-of-status, and academic transcript privileges. Additionally, any pending University of Connecticut employment authorization may not receive approval or may be subject to cancellation. If there is a question concerning a bill, it is the student’s responsibility to contact directly the Office of the University Bursar for clarification and resolution.

Late Payment Fee

• A late payment fee of $6 per day is payable by all graduate students whose tuition and fees are not paid in full by the first day of the semester. A maximum of ten late fees are charged per fall and spring semester. Checks returned by the bank for any reason will be removed from the account and late fees will apply.

Returned Check Fee

Checks returned by the bank for any reason are considered late payment and are assessed a $25 fee. Students may have services denied if all fees have not been paid by the due date.

Reinstatement Fee

• Graduate School regulations require registration in each semester by all graduate degree program students. Students at the Storrs campus, at the Avery Point regional campus, or at the Health Center in Farmington who fail to complete initial course registration by the end of the first day of classes of any semester may be dropped from active status and will be required to pay a penalty fee of $65. (Additions to and deletions from a student's initial registration and payment of the resulting adjusted fee bill can occur freely through the end of the tenth business day of the semester.) The reinstatement fee is added to a student's bill along with any late registration/ payment fee that has accrued.
• A student with an unpaid reinstatement fee is not allowed to register, have an official transcript issued by the Registrar's Office, obtain a deferment of any fee payment date, retain a key to a room in the Graduate Center, or use the services of the Babbidge Library. A student with an unpaid reinstatement fee is not considered to be in good standing by the Graduate School.

Board Fee

• Graduate students living in a graduate residence hall may purchase meals on a cash basis at Jonathan's (a campus restaurant located in the Student Union) or at the guest rate in a University dining hall, or may choose to subscribe to the board plan in a University dining hall.
• Failure to pay the board fee as billed does not relieve the student of the financial obligation. If a student gives notice of cancellation to the Department of Residential Life, the student will be held responsible for payment of the board fee.

Health Insurance

• All full time students are required by the University to maintain health insurance coverage. If you are covered by your private health insurance (or parent’s) and a student health insurance charge appears on your student fee bill, go to the Student Health Services website to waive the charge.

• Students who fail to provide proof of coverage via submission of a waiver card will be enrolled automatically in the University sponsored plan and will be charged a premium on their student fee bills.
• Full-time students should inform the Student Health Service whenever a change occurs in their health insurance coverage, including any termination of health insurance benefits provided to graduate assistants.
• All non-immigrant international students will be required, at the time of registration, to show evidence of adequate insurance coverage for basic medical, major medical, and repatriation expenses. This requirement is a condition of admission and registration. International students should consult the Division of International Affairs, Department of International Services and Programs, regarding compliance with this requirement and assistance in enrolling in an approved insurance program, if necessary.