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Fees and Expenses

Students’ fees are payable in full at the beginning of the semester. Students unable to meet this requirement should contact Student Account Services the first week of the term.

Students must clear tuition and fees by the 10th class day to avoid late charges.

Those students who fail to clear their accounts will not be permitted to register the following semester. A “hold” will be placed on the student’s record, and information will not be released until all accounts have been paid. (The National Student Clearinghouse will still receive student information.)

THE UNIVERSITY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE THE AMOUNT OF FEES AND RELATED POLICIES OR TO ADD NEW ONES AT ANY TIME IF SUCH ACTION IS DEEMED NECESSARY.

Any fee changes are reflected on the ASU web-site at  www.astate.edu

GENERAL REGISTRATION FEES

NOTE: All students pay a $5.00 Assessment Fee per term. Each student enrolled in 3 or more credit hours will be assessed a $20.00 student activity fee for the Fall and Spring semesters. A $10 yearbook fee for those enrolled in 12 or more hours will be charged in the Fall and Spring semesters.

DEGREE CENTERS
Below rates include $29/hr in per hour fees.  ($9 - Tech Fee, $20 - Distance Learning Fee) 

OTHER OFF-CAMPUS SITES
Below rates include $9/hr in per hour fees.  ($9 - Tech Fee) 

Residency Requirements for Fee Payment

Students should contact the Registrar's Office concerning residency requirements for university fee purposes. A student who knowingly gives false information in an attempt to evade out-of-state fee payment shall be subject to dismissal from the university.

Miscellaneous Fees

*International Students should contact the Office of International Programs regarding the application process and fees for international students.

Tuition-Fellowship for Qualified Out-of-State Students

Arkansas State University will offer a waiver of the out-of-state portion of tuition costs in the form of a fellowship to all graduate students who meet the following criteria:

• Graduate students with a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.000 or higher
• Attendance at ASUJ beginning on or after August 20, 2007
• Attend ASUJ with 6 or more hours of graduate level courses (Fall or Spring semester) or 3 or more hours of graduate level courses (summer terms)
• Residents of any one of the 49 states in the United States other than Arkansas or resident of any of the U.S. territories

Fee Waiver for Sixty-Years of Age

Persons sixty years of age or older are eligible to have their tuition waived. Students eligible for this waiver are responsible for all other charges related to their enrollment. Eligibility is determined as of the first day of the semester. Students seeking this waiver should contact Student Account Services upon completing registration.

International Students on Scholarships From Their Home Governments

All international students on scholarships from their home government should have a valid, up-to-date letter of financial guarantee on file in the International Student's Office. In order for tuition to be billed to the embassy or scholarship agency, the guarantee should be on file no later than June 1 of each academic year.

Special Course Fees

Some courses have additional fees. Please check the course descriptions for these fees.

Graduate Assistantships:

Graduate assistantships are available to a limited number of qualified applicants in all departments offering graduate degrees. Assistantships are available for both regular semesters and summer school. Application for an assistantship must be made through the chair of the department in which the student wishes to major. No application for assistantship will be considered unless the applicant has also applied for admission to the Graduate School.

To be awarded an assistantship, a graduate student must have been admitted to a graduate degree program at Arkansas State. A graduate student whose GPA drops below 3.00 is placed on probation and is not eligible to hold a graduate assistantship.

Graduate Assistantship Tuition Fellowships:

All Graduate Assistant positions carry a tuition fellowship which includes the following benefits:

• tuition charged at the in-state rate

• tuition fellowships totaling 100% for all courses taken by doctoral Graduate Assistants

These tuition fellowships apply only to ASU courses.

Policies Concerning Graduate Assistantships include the following:

1. The Master and Specialist level appointee must complete at least six semester hours of graduate work and no more than 12 hours of both graduate and undergraduate work each semester during the academic year and at least three hours of graduate work cumulative during the summer terms. All Doctoral level graduate assistants are required to take a minimum of nine graduate credit hours during the regular semester and three during each summer term on assistantship.

2. A graduate assistant must have a definite schedule of duties and responsibilities assigned by the dean of the college and the chair of the department in which the assistantship is held.

3. Graduate assistants are not considered to be a part of the faculty of the University, are not entitled to faculty privileges, and will not be included in the Group Life and Hospital Insurance Program sponsored by the University.

4. The appointee should attend regular staff meetings of the college and department as well as the general staff meetings of the University if requested to do so. The appointee should also attend the faculty workshop at the beginning of the academic year if requested to do so.

5. If a student is unable to complete a semester's course work and assistantship responsibilities due to circumstances beyond his or her control, that semester may not be counted as one of the semesters included in the maximum amount of time for which he or she may hold the assistantship. In those instances, the Graduate School must be notified immediately of any such situations warranting consideration of this policy by the department and the student. Final authority for granting an exemption from counting the semester as part of time for holding the assistantship rests with the Graduate School.

6. The assistantship will be awarded on an academic year or summer term or terms basis. Reapplication is necessary for the student to be considered for reappointment each period. There is no automatic renewal.

7. The appointee must maintain a grade point average of 3.00 or better on all graduate work completed in order to remain eligible for the assistantship.

8. The master and specialist level assistantship will have a maximum time limit of five semesters. An exception is made for students admitted based on a bachelor's degree rather than a master's degree to the Ed.S. in Psychology and Counseling; these students will have a maximum time limit of eight semesters. Ed.D. and Ph.D. assistantships will have a maximum time limit of eight semesters.

Financial Assistance:

To be considered for financial assistance, a student must be enrolled for five graduate semester hours in a regular term or three semester hours during a summer session. Students must be accepted into a graduate program to pursue federal student loans.  Loans are available to graduate students from a number of sources. These include the following: Federal Perkins Student Loan, Federal Subsidized and Unsubsidized Stafford Student Loan, Federal Grad PLUS Loan for Students and various private loans. Interested applicants should contact the Financial Aid Office at finaid@astate.edu for application instructions.

REFUND OF FEES SCHEDULE

Students eligible for refund should contact Student Account Services (870-910-8220) when the drop or withdrawal process has been completed

HOUSING

For availability and current room and board rates, please refer to the Residence Life website at http://reslife.astate.edu.

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