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Fall Spring Summer Tuition & Fees **

As UNITE Distributed Learning is a self-supporting unit within the College of Science and Engineering, students enrolling in courses through UNITE pay a UNITE Special Fee for UNITE services in addition to regular tution and fees assigned to a course. Note that students that enroll only in courses through UNITE and take no other courses from the University pay the in-state tution rate.

Tuition | Additional Fees | Payment | Refunds | Student Complaint Resolution

** Fees and Regulations are subject to change without notice; the University's tuition rate is typically announced in July or August for the upcoming academic year (Fall-Spring-Summer cycle).

Graduate and Undergraduate Tuition

• If students are only taking a UNITE course they are charged resident tuition;
• If students are taking an on-campus course and are classified in the University's system as a non-resident, they are charged non-resident tuition rates for ALL courses);
• As of Fall 2012, the tuition amount includes the University Fee, which was previously billed separately;
• Tuition amounts are the same for students taking the class for A-F, Pass/Fail, or Audit grading;

Graduate Resident Tuition (Fall 2019/Spring 2020/Summer 2020)

Credits	Graduate	Per Credit Rate
1	1,465.00	1,465.00
2	2,930.00	1,465.00
3	4,395.00	1,465.00
4	5,860.00	1,465.00
5	7,325.00	1,465.00
6**	8,790.00	1,465.00
7	8,790.00
8	8,790.00
9	8,790.00
10	8,790.00
11	8,790.00
12	8,790.00
13	8,790.00
14	8,790.00
Each Credit over 14		1,465.00

**   Six or more graduate credits is full time graduate status

Undergraduate Tuition (Fall 2019/Spring 2020/Summer 2020)

Undergraduate tution is based on both the 13-credit policy (for University of Minnestoa degree-sekking students) and residency. Undergraduate students with residency or only taking courses through UNITE (no other courses) pay resident tuition. For those paying non-resident tuition, the University bases your tuition on class year.

See Undergraduate Tution section at https://onestop.umn.edu/finances/tuition for specific information.

ADDITIONAL FEES:

UNITE SPECIAL FEE

UNITE Distributed Learning is a self-supporting office at the University of Minnesota. In order to operate, we must charge a UNITE Special Fee in addition to tuition and other University of Minnesota fees.

This fee covers administrative, technical and maintenance costs of running the program. This fee will be charged directly to students and appear on your University billing.

The fee is $100 per credit for A-F or S-N grading, and $100 per credit for audit students.

UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE FEES

These are University and College fees common to students who enroll in courses through UNITE Distributed Learning, though there are other fees which may apply based on indidivual enrollment.

A more complete list of University and College fees may be found at https://onestop.umn.edu/finances/fees .

Fee information listed is for 2019-20 academic year and is subject to change.

University-sponsored Student Health Benefit Plan
(http://shb.umn.edu/health-plans/shbp-home )
Beginning fall semester 2012, all students who are 1) admitted to a degree program, and 2) registered for six or more credits per semester (or three or more credits during summer term) that count toward the automatic assessment of the Student Services Fee, are required by the University of Minnesota to have health plan coverage. Students who meet both of these criteria are automatically enrolled in the University-sponsored Student Health Benefit Plan.

Note that UNITE courses are EXCLUDED from the automatic assessment of the Student Services Fee (see criterion number 2, above).

If you are only enrolled in UNITE courses but want to be enrolled into the University-sponosored Student Health Benefit Plan, you need to voluntarily opt-in to the plan.

If you are enrolled in both UNITE and non-UNITE courses, you may be automatically enrolled into the University-sponosored Student Health Benefit Plan based on the non-UNITE courses.

The official policy (remember - UNITE courses are excluded because the Student Services fee is not assessed on UNITE courses) is that all Student Services Fee-paying University students will be automatically enrolled in the University-sponsored Student Health Benefit Plan and billed a non refundable semester coverage fee.

To avoid being charged, students who have active health plan coverage that meets certain existing coverage requirements may request to waive the University-sponsored Student Health Benefit Plan by 1) completing a waiver request and 2) providing proof of insurance.

Approved waivers will be valid for two years. If the credits for which they are registering meet the eligibility requirement and they DO NOT submit a waiver request by the posted deadline, they will be responsible for the cost of the University-sponsored Student Health Benefit Plan.

College of Science and Engineering: Collegiate Fee
(listed under Collegiate Fees at https://onestop.umn.edu/finances/fees )
All CSE students will be charged the College of Science and Engineering: Collegiate Fee. The proceeds from the fee will be used to support the CSE Public Labs, standard instructional technology needs in all CSE units, and maintenance of robust student services for CSE students.

• $330 - 6+ credits in a semester
• $165 - fewer than 6 credits in a semester

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PAYMENT

At the beginning of the fall and spring semesters, the UNITE office makes adjustments before the first bill is due. If you have questions please contact our office. We will not be able to make any changes after the last week of class. You are responsible for paying all fees by the University's deadlines, we can not waive any late fees if you do not pay by their dates.

Student Accounts Receivable Billing System for Tuition and Fees
The University of Minnesota uses electronic billing and payment of your student account bills (tuition, fees, housing, books, etc.). This means that paper bills will no longer exist for enrolled students.

The electronic billing and payment system will automatically send an e-mail notification to the student's University e-mail address when the bill is ready to be viewed online. Students will need their University Internet ID and password to login to the online payment system. Students will need to set up an authorized payer through the online Parent/Guest Access application to grant access for another person to view and pay their bill.

Accessing e-bill/e-pay on the Web
You and your guest can view and pay your University bill through the Online Billing & Payment section of the University's One Stop web site (https://onestop.umn.edu/finances/billing-and-payment ). You can view the current bill plus any electronic bills created in the past. Bills have been redesigned so they are easier to read.

To use the e-bill/e-pay system, you will need to enter your University Internet ID and password. If you have not yet initiated your Internet account, you can initiate it on-line (https://www.umn.edu/initiate ). If you have forgotten your password, have any problems logging on, or getting bumped off the system, contact the Technology Help line at 612-301-4357.

Paying by mail is still possible. You can print out a bill to pay by Mail, but must be received and processed by the due date to avoid a late fee.

Questions? Call One Stop Student Services at 612-624-1111 or email onestop@umn.edu

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REFUNDS

You may find it necessary to withdraw from all classes during a semester. If you withdraw from the University, you may be eligible to receive a refund of tuition and course fees depending upon when you withdraw.

Please refer to the Important Dates for imporant dates on this UNITE site or call or send UNITE an email with questions.

Refer to the University of Minnesota's Refund information at https://onestop.umn.edu/finances/tuition-refunds for official University policy on refunds.

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STUDENT COMPLAINT RESOLUTION

Higher-education offices delievering courses by distance education are required to provide contact infromation for official entities or agencies within each state designated to handle complaint resolution.

For the University of Minnesota Online Policies for Student Complaint Resolution, refer to the information on the Minnesota Online site at https://online.umn.edu/general-information#anchor-complaint .

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