1996-1997 Undergraduate Catalog
Indiana, Pennsylvania 15705
Finances
Testing Fee
Each entering freshman must participate in placement testing during the summer immediately preceding the
student's matriculation on campus. A fee of $75 is assessed for this overnight, two-day experience for
students admitted to the Indiana campus. Parents pay a nominal fee for their participation in the
accompanying parent orientation program. Branch campus students participate in a summer one-day
diagnostic testing experience only with a fee of $45. Students receive information about the summer testing
program prior to the testing date(s). Fees are included in the regular billing and are nonrefundable. Please
see the catalog section on Orientation for further information about the Summer Orientation: Preregistration
Placement Testing, Advising, and Course Selections Program.
Health Fee
IUP offers two student health fee plans. Plan A - $68 offers all services including starter doses and over-
the-counter medications. Plan B - $78 offers all services including all medications. The student health fee is
assessed for each full-time undergraduate or graduate student at the Indiana campus. All new students will
automatically be enrolled in Plan B and should indicate their preference for Plan A by completing and
returning a card which will be sent with the Prematriculation Immunization Requirements information. Part-
time undergraduate students taking six to eleven credit hours will be assessed $34 - Plan A and $39 - Plan B
per semester health service fee. Undergraduate students taking less than six credits have the option of paying
the per semester fee or they may choose the Fee-for-Service schedule available at the IUP Health Center.
The fee may be exempted for students living more than sixty miles from campus or on internship at a site
more than thirty miles from campus. Students attending branch campuses have health fee options and
should contact their branch campus director or the IUP Health Center. For further information on health
fees, contact the University Health Service at (412) 357-6475.
Educational Services Fee
All students are charged a fee to support academic equipment and library resources. For full-time students
the fee is $75 per semester; for part-time students the fee is $35 per semester, and all students are charged
$35 per summer session.
Residence Hall Fee
The 1996-1997 academic year room fees for residence hall students are $929 a semester for a double-
occupancy room and $1,399 for single rooms. Resident students are required to have a dining plan and can
select from plans A through H (see Dining fees).
Dining Plan Fee
The semester fees for dining plans effective June, 1996, are:
Plan A - Unlimited access to Foster and Folger only $700 Plan B - 19 meals a week + $50 in Flex money $686 Plan C - 19 meals a week $640 Plan D - Any 240 meals a semester $665 Plan E - Any 14 meals a week + $100 in Flex money $698 Plan F - Any 14 meals a week $605 Plan G - Any 165 meals a semester $575 Plan H - Any 10 meals a week + $100 in Flex money $624 Plan I - Any 10 meals a week $531 Plan J - Any 75 meals a semester $345 Plan K - Any 5 meals a week + $100 in Flex money $443 Plan L - Any 5 meals a week $350Unused Flex money can be carried from Fall to Spring but will be forfeited if not used by the conclusion of the Spring, semester.
Student Activity Fee
An activity fee is collected from all students and administered through the Student Cooperative Association
under regulations approved by the Council of Trustees. This fee of $107.50 per semester covers the cost of
student activities in athletics, lectures, entertainment, student publications, etc., and is payable in one sum
for the semester. The Student Activity Fee is $43.50 for part-time students. These fees apply to Indiana
campus students only. Students attending the Armstrong or Punxsutawney campuses pay $104 per semester
full-time and $40 part-time. (These fees are subject to change without notice
during the academic year.)
Facilities Fee
All students are charged a fee to support maintenance and repair projects, recreational facilities, and the
advancement of technologies. For full-time students the fee is $86 per semester; for part-time students, the
fee is $40 per semester, and all students are charged $40 per summer session.
Late Registration Fee
Students who desire to register on the day prior to the start of classes, designated by the university as the
Late Registration Day, will be assessed a Late Registration Fee of $50. Students who register for classes
after completion of the university's Late Registration Day will be assessed a Late Registration Fee of $100.
Exceptions to this fee may be granted by the provost or designee for students admitted late to the university
for reasons deemed appropriate by the provost.
Bad Check Charge
Students making checks payable to Indiana University of Pennsylvania which are not acceptable to the
bank for any reason will be charged $10 for each bad check in the amount of $.01 to $49.99 and $20 for
bad checks written for $50 or more.
Military Science Fee
An activity fee of $5 is required for ROTC cadets to cover the cost of Cadet Corps functions. This fee is
payable directly to the military science department.
Students Studying Abroad
Students enrolled in the studies abroad program will pay a program fee per semester to the university. All
other fees assessed by the foreign institution will be paid directly to the
foreign institution by the student.
Med-Tech Students
During the clinical year a fee may be levied and collected by the participating hospital. The only other cost
to these students shall be an administrative fee of $150 to be collected by the university. Room and board
shall be the responsibility of the student.
Financial Delinquency Policy
Registration is not in fact complete until a student pays the fee for such registration and the university
reserves for itself the right to bar a nonpaying student from classes. When it has been determined during the
course of a semester that a student's account has become delinquent from accrued charges, the Registrar s
Office will be notified of this delinquency and advised to refrain from reporting the student's grades and
from issuing any transcripts for that student's work until the delinquent account has been satisfied. Faculty
members will continue to submit a grade for the financially delinquent student; however, requests from
students will not be honored, and official reports will be released by the Registrar's Office only after the
student has cleared his or her account or has established a payment plan satisfactory to the Accounts
Receivable Office.
Miscellaneous Costs
In some courses students are required to obtain supplies and materials to complete course projects. In many
courses, a student may make a voluntary contribution to a cooperative fund established for the purpose of
obtaining these supplies and/or services at a lower cost. Examples are art
courses, field trips, etc.
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