Tuition and Fees

Cancellation of Tuition

Fees, Student

Payment of Tuition and Fees

Residency (State of Michigan) Regulations

Residency Review Procedures

Tuition and Fees, Undergraduate

Listed below are the Tuition and Fees per semester in effect at the time of publication of this Bulletin. Tuition and Fees are subject to change without notice by action of the Board of Governors. In accordance with action of the Board of Governors, a portion of these fees is used for operation of the Student Center. The most current information is available on our website at: http://www.classschedule.wayne.edu

Tuition and Fees, Undergraduate

Freshmen and Sophomores:

Resident: Registration Fee plus $226.10 per credit.

Non-Resident: Registration Fee plus $517.80 per credit.

Juniors, Seniors and Post-Bachelors:

Resident: Registration Fee plus $266.50 per credit.

Non-Resident: Registration Fee plus $612.80 per credit.

Fees, Student

Contingency Fee

(This fee was eliminated effective Winter 2008 due to the restoration of deferred state funding.) This is a per-credit-hour fee charged to students beginning Fall Term 2007 to replace lost/deferred state funding. $13.00 per credit hour for undergraduate students, $29.00 per credit hour for graduate/professional students, and $1059 flat rate for MD program students.

Omnibus Fee

Undergraduate students are assessed a $17.90 fee per credit. Graduate, Law School, and Pharmacy and Health Sciences students are assessed a $26.90 fee per credit per term. M.D. students are assessed a flat $642.50 fee per year. The Omnibus Fee is used primarily to maintain, upgrade and replace student computing and technology resources on campus. A small portion is also used to fund student activities on campus, and to enhance programs directed toward improving on-campus activities, including athletics.

Fitness Center Fee

As of Fall Term 2007, the Fitness Center Fee is assessed to all students each term of enrollment. The revenue is used for maintenance. The fee is subject to cancellation only when all courses are dropped within the tuition cancellation period. For additional information contact Business Operations at (313) 577-1996.

Application Fees

Applications for admission to any undergraduate, graduate or professional program must be accompanied by the non-refundable application fee. The fee is $30.00 for an undergraduate application and $50.00 for a graduate or professional application. The non-refundable application fee for international students is $50.00 There is no application fee for members of the Alumni Association, their spouses and/or dependents, or for applicants sixty years of age or older, except for applicants to the Law School and School of Medicine.

School of Medicine Application Fee

Persons who have submitted a first application to the School of Medicine through the American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS), and who are invited to submit additional material (secondary application), must pay a non-refundable fee of $30.00 for the processing of the secondary application.

Registration Fee

There is a $139.30 non-refundable registration fee, except that students enrolled in the Visitor Program shall pay half of the regular non-refundable registration fee.

Late Registration Fee

Any student registering after the Priority registration date (as indicated in the Schedule of Classes website: http://www.classschedule.wayne.edu for the applicable term) must pay either a non-refundable $35.00 Late Registration Fee if registration is completed before the start of classes or $70.00 if completed after the start of classes. Late Registration Fees will be waived for new students in their first term of WSU enrollment.

Late Payment Fees

A student who does not satisfy his/her tuition and fee assessment by the prescribed dates on the invoices (and as indicated in the Schedule of Classes website: http://www.classschedule.wayne.edu or WSU Pipeline for the applicable term) shall be assessed a $25.00 Late Payment Fee if the past due balance is less than $500.00, or a $40.00 Late Payment Fee if the past due balance is $500.00 or more

Partial Payment Fee

Students are expected to pay their full tuition and fee invoices by specified dates, depending upon when they register. A $20 partial payment fee will be assessed on all balances owed as of the last day of late registration.

Course Material Fees

These fees are required of some classes (the fee is noted in the fee column after the course listing on the Schedule of Classes website (http://www.classschedule.wayne.edu) in which a relatively large portion of instructional costs is due to the necessary use of consumable resources. The fee is automatically assessed; a fee card is not required. The fee may be cancelled when a course is officially dropped within the tuition and fee cancellation period specified in each semester's Term Calendar. For additional information, contact the Department offering the course. Courses listed as having special fees require payment of the fee in addition to the tuition.

Returned Check Fee

A $35.00 fee will be assessed to students' accounts for any check and/or ACH check payments returned to the University for any reason.

Examination Fee for Credit by Examination

The fee for an examination taken to establish credit by examination is $10.00 per credit. Such examinations will be approved under provisions established by the Schools and Colleges. Credit allowed on the basis of transcript entries from another institution is not applicable to this provision.

Music Fees

Students registering for music courses taken as private lessons pay a fee of $160.00 for one credit. For three credits, the additional fee is $320.00. In the event of withdrawal, the student will receive a refund of the difference between the fee assessed and the cost to the University of any lessons that were provided.

Graduation Fee

There is a $40.00 non-refundable fee for students who apply for a degree or certificate.

Certificate Fee

There is a $40.00 non-refundable fee for students who apply for a certificate.

Transcript Fees

Transcripts are issued free-of-charge, up to ten copies. A fee of $5.00 per transcript is charged for copies in excess of ten. A fee of $20.00 is assessed for each emergency transcript. An emergency transcript is one which is picked up or mailed out the same day as requested.

Locker Fees

Students registering for certain activity courses in physical education who wish to use locker facilities are charged.

Bowling Fee

Students electing a course in bowling must pay a bowling lane rental fee. This fee is paid at the first meeting of the class and is not refundable.

Payment of Tuition and Fees

Checks, Money Orders, and Cash

Wayne State University accepts personal and certified checks, money orders, and cash as payment for tuition and fees. Payment can be mailed; however, please DO NOT MAIL CASH. Checks or money orders should be made payable to Wayne State University. Student's name and AccessID number should be written on the check or money order. Fee-free ACH payments are also accepted. Returned checks are subject to collection fees.

Credit Cards and Other Payment Options

Installment Payment Plans: Wayne State University offers interest free installment plans for the semester or on an annual basis through two companies:

Academic Management Services (AMS)
1-866-884-8466
www.tuitionpay.com

Tuition Management Systems (TMS)
1-800-722-4867
www.afford.com

Delinquent Prior Term Balances

Students who register for classes owing a prior term balance are subject to course cancellation if payment if full is not received by the last day of the term for which the balance is due. Personal checks will not be accepted for prior term balances. Payment must be made by cash, certified check, or money order.

Students who do not officially drop their courses within the tuition cancellation period for the term are financially obligated to pay for the courses even if they have not attended any class sessions.

See the Schedule of Classes Website at: http://www.classschedule.wayne.edu/ for tuition and fee deadline dates applicable to a particular term.

Registration - Exceptional

Registration is not permitted beyond the prescribed registration date unless extenuating circumstances beyond the control of the student warrant an exception to University Policy as determined by the University Registrar. In such cases, full tuition, Registration Fee and Late Registration Fee must be paid in advance of registration.

Short Term Courses

Payment of the full tuition and the non-refundable Registration Fee is required on the date of registration or no later than the first class meeting date. Late Payment Fees are assessed to any student who has not paid his/her tuition and fee assessment by the due date.

Sponsored Tuition Programs

If an employer participates in direct tuition billing as part of an employee benefits program, the student should contact the Student Accounts Receivable Office for information: 313-577-6837.

Special Adjustments

The Registrar is authorized to make adjustments in the application of the policies stated in this section of the Bulletin when unusual circumstances warrant. Examples of circumstances which may warrant special consideration are: serious illness or death of the student or of someone closely related, or mis-advisement by a University representative. Tuition cannot be cancelled for reasons such as changes in work schedule or other employment demands, claim of lack of information, insufficient funds, unawareness of the difference between tuition and student financial aid, undocumented reasons, or reasons that are within the control of the student. Students (or an authorized representative in the case of death or serious illness) who wish to have their requests reviewed must submit a completed `Request for an Exception to Enrollment Policy' application and supporting documentation to Registration and Scheduling, Suite 5101, 5057 Woodward.

Holds on Records

Initial eligibility to register for classes each semester is based on a student's admission status with the University. All students must be authorized by the University in order to enroll in classes. `Holds' may be placed on student records, and registration denied to a student, for academic reasons (e.g., probation or dismissal), a disciplinary problem, money owed to the University, failure to return library books and/or other supplies and equipment, and/or non-compliance with program, Departmental, School/College, or University regulations.

A `Hold' will be placed on the records of any student who has past due indebtedness to the University. While the hold is in effect, registration for a subsequent term will not be permitted, official transcripts of academic work taken at the University will not be furnished, degree or enrollment certification will not be provided, nor will a diploma be issued. Student grades may be recorded but are not considered as being earned nor is a degree earned until the student has satisfied all unpaid tuition as well as money borrowed from student loan programs.

Cancellation of Tuition

Tuition, not including the non-refundable Registration Fee, may be canceled in accordance with the following schedule when students officially drop the classes by the Web, by submitting a properly completed Register/Drop/Add form, or by sending a certified letter to Registration and Scheduling, in the Office of the Registrar. A certified letter to drop a course or courses sent through the U.S. Postal Service shall be considered effective by the U. S. Postal Service postal cancellation date, provided the date is legible. If the postal cancellation is dated Saturday or Sunday, it will be accepted as of the preceding Friday. The Registration Fee will be refunded when students officially withdraw from all classes during the early Priority Registration period, as defined in each term's calendar.

Students who officially drop classes before the conclusion of the first two weeks of classes (for the Fall and Winter terms) are entitled to 100% tuition cancellation, and the classes do not appear on the academic record.

Students are contractually liable for tuition unless they take official action during the tuition cancellation period to drop classes. The registration fee is not subject to cancellation and is non-refundable.

Students who officially drop fifteen-week classes after the second week of classes (for the Fall and Winter terms) are not entitled to any tuition cancellation; however, classes dropped prior to the conclusion of the fourth week of classes do not appear on the students' academic record.

The tuition cancellation schedule shown below applies to courses that start in accordance with the Official University Academic Calendar. The tuition cancellation schedule for courses with specially approved starting dates is dependent upon the starting date of the course. Questions about the tuition cancellation schedule should be referred to the University Registrar.

Classes meeting fewer than four weeks

Students who officially drop the scheduled classes before the first day of classes are entitled to a 100% tuition cancellation and 0% thereafter.

Classes meeting four to eight weeks

Students who officially drop the scheduled classes before the second week of classes are entitled to a 100% tuition cancellation and 0% thereafter.

Classes meeting nine to fifteen weeks

Students who officially drop the scheduled classes before the third week of classes are entitled to a 100% tuition cancellation and 0% thereafter.

Classes meeting sixteen to twenty-seven weeks

Students who officially drop the scheduled classes before the fourth week of classes are entitled to a 100% tuition cancellation and 0% thereafter.

Classes meeting twenty-eight or more weeks

Students who officially drop the scheduled classes before the seventh week of classes are entitled to a 100% tuition cancellation and 0% thereafter.

Residency (State of Michigan) Regulations

The following regulations and review procedures are established by Wayne State University for tuition and fee purposes. The University recognizes that a variety of definitions exist for the term `resident' and applicants are encouraged to give careful attention to these regulations which define residency for University purposes.

1. No student is eligible for residence classification unless (s)he or, if (s)he is a minor, the person from whom (s)he derives residence (pursuant to paragraph six below), meets the qualifications prescribed herein for residence and has lived in this state continuously for at least six months immediately prior to the first day of classes of the term for which resident classification is being sought, save for temporary absences as defined in paragraph two below.

2. For the purposes of these regulations, the terms `residence' and `domicile' are synonymous. In general, domicile is the place where a person actually resides with the intention of making it the person's true, fixed, permanent home and principal establishment and to which, whenever (s)he is temporarily absent, (s)he has the intention of returning. Full-time attendance at school outside Michigan and initial enlistment in a military service are examples of temporary absences. Other absences for more than six months will be presumed to be non-temporary. The fact of physical presence at the dwelling-place and the intention to make it a home must concur and the intention must be to make a home in fact in a certain place, and not an intention to acquire a domicile in order to obtain the benefit of the legal consequences of having a domicile there. A person may have but one domicile at a time, and a domicile, once established, continues until it is superseded by a new domicile.

3. Normally, the sojourn in this state of a student from another state for the primary purpose of attending school is not residence and it is presumed that a non-resident at the time of his or her enrollment continues in that classification throughout his or her presence as a student, except where it can be established that his or her previous domicile has been abandoned and a new one established. If a student enrolls in undergraduate school for more than eight credits, or in graduate school for more than six credits, or in Law School for more than ten credits in any one full length term, within six months after arrival in Michigan, it is normally presumed that the student's sojourn is for the purpose of attending school and not to establish domicile.

4. The following facts, although not conclusive, have probative value in support of a claim for residence classification: acceptance of an offer of permanent employment in this state; former residence in the state and the maintenance of significant connections therein while absent; economic or social compulsion causing a person to abandon a former residence and acquire residence in the state with attendance at the University only an incident to such residence.

5. The following facts, standing alone, are not accepted as sufficient evidence of domicile: employment by the University as a fellow, scholar, assistant, or in any position normally filled by students; a statement of intention to acquire a domicile in this state; voting or registration for voting; the lease of living quarters; payment of local and state taxes; automobile registration; driver's license; or continued presence in Michigan during vacation periods.

6. For purposes of these regulations, the age of majority is 18 years. A minor does not have the capacity to establish his or her own domicile. Normally, the domicile of a minor follows:

(a) That of the parents or surviving parent; or

(b) That of the parent to whom custody of the minor has been awarded by a divorce or other judicial decree; or

(c) That of the parent with whom the minor in fact makes his or her home, if there has been a separation without a judicial award of custody; or

(d) That of an adoptive parent, where there has been a legal adoption, even though the natural parents or parent may be living; or

(e) That of a `natural' guardian, such as grandparent with whom the minor in fact makes his or her home, where the minor has permanently left his or her parental home and reasonable expectation of substantial financial support from the parents has been dissolved.

(f) If a Michigan resident parent or guardian of a minor moves his or her residence to another state, the minor shall remain eligible for resident tuition status as long as (s)he continues to attend school regularly in this state.

7. Where a general guardian has been appointed by the state of the ward's domicile, at the time of appointment the ward's domicile presumption remains in that state. The appointment by a Michigan court of a resident guardian of a minor not domiciled in this state at the time of appointment has no effect upon the domicile of the ward.

8. A minor who has permanently left his or her parental home, and who has no reasonable expectation of substantial financial support from his or her parents or legal guardian, etc., may qualify for residency status as if (s)he were of majority age.

9. An alien student may apply for resident status under one or more of the following regulations in the same manner as a citizen, if he/she is in the United States for other than a temporary purpose. In order to demonstrate that he/she is here for other than a temporary purpose, the alien student must be either a permanent resident alien with an I-151 or I-551 Alien Receipt Card or an applicant for adjustment to permanent resident alien status whose application has been approved by the Immigration and Naturalization Service; OR an alien with a G-4 visa; OR an alien with an I-94 Arrival-Departure Record Card, endorsed either `refugee' or `applicant for adjustment'; OR an alien with documentation from the Immigration and Naturalization Service that he/she has been granted asylum in the United States; OR an alien with other documentation from the Immigration and Naturalization Service that reflects status equivalent to one of the above denominated categories.

Residency Review Procedures

1. Initial Classification and Appeal

(a) Registering under proper residence and advising the Office of Admissions of changes in circumstances which might affect residence classification is the responsibility of the student. Questions concerning a student's residency should be raised initially with the Office of Admissions.

(b) A student may challenge the initial classification by filing an Application for Residence Classification with the Registration and Scheduling Office, where such forms are available. Except for delays caused by University personnel, Applications for Residence Classification must be filed within the term for which resident classification is claimed.

(c) A student may appeal from the administrative classification by filing a written notice of appeal with the Registrar's Office within sixty calendar days after the student is notified of the administrative classification. The notice of appeal shall include reasons for the appeal, the period for which resident status is claimed, and a complete statement of the facts on which the appeal is based, together with supporting affidavits or other documentary evidence. Failure to file notice within sixty calendar days shall constitute a waiver of the right to appeal from the administrative classification.

(d) The Office of the General Counsel shall review the appeal and render a decision. A student may appeal an adverse decision by filing a written notice of appeal with the Office of the General Counsel within fifteen calendar days from the date of the decision. Failure to file a written notice of appeal with the Office of the General Counsel shall constitute a waiver of the right to appeal to the President or his designee. While the student has the right to consult the University Ombudsperson at any time, the student may particularly want to utilize the Ombudsperson's services at this point in the review procedure.

(e) After a student appeal, the President or his designee shall review the student's appeal on the record and render a final decision.

(f) If an erroneous classification has occurred, a refund for the appropriate period and amount will be made.

2. Reclassification and Appeal

(a) A student, having been initially classified as a non-resident and having decided that (s)he has since become a resident may initiate action in the same manner as for challenging an initial classification pursuant to 1(b) above.

(b) If the petitioner is dissatisfied with the finding of the Registrar's Office, (s)he may appeal to the Office of the General Counsel in the same manner as prescribed for appeals from administrative classification as in 1(c) above.

3. Erroneous Classification

If any student having been classified as a resident student shall be determined to have been erroneously so classified, (s)he shall be reclassified as a non-resident student, and if the cause of his or her incorrect classification shall be found to be due to any material concealment of facts or false statement made by him or her at or before the time of his or her original classification, (s)he shall be required to pay all tuition fees which would have been charged except for such erroneous classification and shall be subject also to appropriate discipline in accordance with University policies. If it is determined that there is no such concealment of facts by the student, fees shall be adjusted only for current and future terms.

4. Classification Date

These procedures became effective November 9, 1979.

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