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.