1998-1999 Undergraduate Catalog
Indiana, Pennsylvania 15705

Finances

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.

Dining Plan Fee
The semester fees for dining plans, effective June, 1998, are:

Plan B - 19 meals a week + $100 in 

         Flex money			$806

Plan C - 19 meals a week		$706

Plan D - Any 240 meals a semester	$716

Plan E - Any 14 meals a week + 

         $150 in Flex money		$821

Plan F - Any 14 meals a week		$671

Plan G - Any 165 meals a semester	$641

Plan H - Any 10 meals a week + 

         $150 in Flex money		$750

Plan I - Any 10 meals a week		$600

Plan J - Any 75 meals a semester	$385

Plan K - Any 5 meals a week + 

         $150 in Flex money		$538

Plan L - Any 5 meals a week		$388

Flex money can be carried from fall to spring semester; however, any portion not used by the end of the spring semester will be forfeited. Flex may be used for guests.

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.

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 $98 per semester, and for part-time students, the fee is $49 per semester. Students are charged $49 per summer session; for special summer courses, the fee is $10 per week. Those students scheduled for off-campus courses through the School of Continuing Education are exempt from this fee.

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.

Health Services Fee
The student health fee is assessed for each full-time undergraduate or graduate student at the Indiana campus. IUP offers three student health services fee plans.

• Plan A: $70 - mandatory for all students living on campus and for those commuting from within a sixty-mile radius - offers all services excluding the dispensing of prescription medications.
• Plan B: $80 - optional - offers all services including the dispensing of medications ordered by Health Center medical providers. All new students will automatically be enrolled in Plan B and should, if they desire, indicate their preference for Plan A by completing and returning a card which will be sent by the University Health Service as part of the Prematriculation Immunization Requirements mailing.
• Plan C: $30 - mandatory - all part-time undergraduate students living off campus and taking six to eleven credit hours - offers self-care cold clinic, flu shots, TB tests, health and wellness programming.

International Student Orientation Fee
An international student orientation fee of $30 will be charged to all international students who register for the IUP orientation program to support associated costs.

Late Registration Fee
Students who desire to register on the day prior to the start of classes, designated by the university as 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 or designee.

Medical Technology Administrative Fee
A fee of up to $75 will be charged to each student enrolled at IUP but attending classes at designated clinical facilities. Fees are $20 (one-three credits), $40 (four-six credits), or $75 (seven or more credits). Tuition, room, and board charged for these students should be paid by the student directly to the hospital institution.

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.

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.

National Student Exchange Program Fee
A one-time $75 nonrefundable fee will be charged to IUP students participating in the National Student Exchange Program. Students attending IUP under the National Student Exchange Program will be charged the Pennsylvania resident basic fee and have the application fee waived.

Off-Campus Instructional Fee
An off-campus instructional fee of 10 percent of the undergraduate in-state tuition rate will be charged to off-campus students to cover operating costs for services and instructional support at off-campus sites.

Registration Fee
All students, with the exception of Dixon Center students, will be charged a registration fee. Students will be charged $20 per semester and $10 for each summer session.

Residence Hall Fee
The 1998-99 academic year room fees for residence hall students are $1,010 a semester for a double-occupancy room and $1,521 for single rooms. Resident students are required to have a dining plan and can select from plans B through H (see dining fees).

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 $115 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 $47 for part-time students. These fees apply to Indiana campus students only. Students attending the Armstrong or Punxsutawney campuses pay $110.50 per semester full-time and $42.50 part-time. (These fees are subject to change without notice during the academic year.)

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.