Description of Fees:

General University Fee
The General University Fee (GUF) was instituted at the University to help support student related programs and institutional services of those programs.  These programs are, by definition, ancillary to the educational mission of the University and are expected to generate a portion of their operating revenue through fees for services or sales charges.  The General University Fee provides support for such programs as recreational activities, Jorgensen auditorium, Student Health Services and other campus activities and programs.

Infrastructure Maintenance Fee
The Infrastructure Maintenance Fee (IMF) supports debt service related to new residence halls and other projects.  It also supports Operating and Maintenance (O&M) costs related to UCONN 2000 construction projects.

UConn PIRG
(Public Interest Research Group) is a student activism group that works on a number of issues relating to the environment, campaign finance reform, corporate watchdog causes and other issues.  Every student is automatically billed $5 on their fee bill, which goes directly to PIRG.
  If you wish to waive the PIRG fee you must check the appropriate box on the top of your fee bill indicating that you do not want to pay the $5 fee. This is called a “negative check-off” system because the student must make the effort to check off the box. If you do not check the box, PIRG automatically receives the money. Some of the money that PIRG raises does not stay on campus, but rather goes to state and national chapters.

Graduate Matriculation Fee
Each degree-seeking student under the jurisdiction of the Graduate School pays a Graduate Matriculation Fee. This fee is payable regardless of the credit load or the campus of registration, and applies to students registering for Continuing Registration or other zero-credit courses as well. Graduate students who enter graduate school with more than six credits of advanced course work and apply it to their degree requirements are responsible for payment of the Graduate Matriculation Fee for those semester(s) in which the excess non-degree work was taken, unless the fee is waived by the Dean of the Graduate School.

Graduate Student Activity Fee
A non-refundable fee is charged each semester to all students taking courses at the Storrs campus. The proceeds from this fee are used by the Graduate Student Senate for its programs for graduate student welfare and recreation.

Student Transit Fee
Students on the Storrs campus are charged a Transit Fee of $20 per semester. This fee supports the campus shuttle bus service.