Fees
Basic Costs
Checklist
Refunds
Credit Cards
Deferred Fee
Past Due Accounts
Credit by Examination
Schedule of Fees
Rules Determining Resident and Nonresident Student Status
  for Indiana University Fee Purposes
Reciprocity between Indiana and Kentucky

Fees

Fees are due at the time of registration each semester and are subject to change by action of the Board of Trustees of Indiana University.

All students who are new to the university are charged a a nonrefundable application fee.

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Basic Costs

Expenses for attending Indiana University Southeast for an academic year, including in-state tuition and books and supplies, total approximately $4,000. Expenditures for clothing, travel, entertainment, and personal items are not included in this estimate.

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Checklist

Students who have academic deficiencies or unpaid bills may be placed on the checklist. Students whose names appear on the university checklist are not permitted to register or to receive certified records without authorization from the university office that checklisted the student.

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Refunds

Whenever an insufficient number of students register for a course, the university reserves the right to cancel the course and refund all fees.

A student who withdraws from a course or courses during the first four weeks of fall and spring semesters, or the first two weeks of a summer session, may be eligible for a refund. The student must withdraw from classes at the Office of the Registrar during the specified period to be eligible for a refund. Students are advised to consult the fee schedule section of the IUS Schedule of Classes to determine the current refund schedule. Continuing Studies course refunds will not be made after the first class meeting.

The processing of student fee refunds takes up to six weeks. A Student Fee Refund Appeals Committee will review special cases for up to one year after the withdrawal in question when individual circumstances may warrant exceptions from the published policy. A written request must be addressed to the Office of the Bursar in the Library Building, room 100.

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Credit Cards

Students should refer to the bursar Web site, www.ius.edu/bursar for the most recent information on payment options. Any credit on an account paid by credit card must be credited back to the credit card account first. Any remaining credit over $10 would then be issued in the form of a check.

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Deferred Fee

Students authorized to defer fees must make an initial payment of approximately 40 percent of the total fee assessed. A deferment fee is charged for this service. The balance of fees is due in two equal payments-October 15 and November 15 for the fall semester and February 15 and March 15 for the spring semester. No deferments are allowed during the summer sessions.

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Past Due Accounts

For any given semester that a student enrolls at IU Southeast, there is a specific due date for fee payment. This date is listed both on the Schedule Confirmation/Account Statement and in the Schedule of Classes. IU Southeast also mails monthly statements; payment is due by the 15th of the following month. These statements may be for personal deferments, VA deferments, financial aid deferments/repayments, sponsored fee adjustments, application fees, forfeited fees, returned checks and fees, advanced checks, parking fines, library charges, transcript fees, charges from other IUS departments, charges from other IU campuses, etc.

Once an account becomes 30 days past due, it will be flagged to prevent the holder from negotiating checks on campus. In addition, the account holder will be placed on the checklist and will not be allowed to register, obtain a personal deferment, or obtain an official transcript until the debt is paid in full.

To resolve a past due account, payment in full must be made with guaranteed funds (cash, credit card, money order, cashier's check, etc.). When an account continues to be past due, IU Southeast will forward the account to a third party collection agency. These accounts will also be reported to the various national credit rating bureaus.

Any questions on this policy should be directed to the Office of the Bursar, Library Building, room 100; phone (812) 941-2335; or e-mail: bursar@ius.edu.

Hours of operation for the bursar's office are:

8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
1:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday
9 a.m. to 12 noon Saturday

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Credit by Examination

As of May 1, 1996, tuition charges for credit earned by examination are waived for undergraduate students after their matriculation at Indiana University Southeast; however, a modest credit-hour recording fee may be assessed. There will be no tuition charges or credit-hour recording fees assessed when a student is exempted from a course or requirement by examination but does not receive credit.

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Schedule of Fees

The Trustees of Indiana University determine the fee schedule for all Indiana University campuses. Because this schedule is subject to change from session to session, students are advised to consult the fee schedule section of the IUS Schedule of Classes to determine the current fees for any given session.

Students are advised to make no payments to any administrative employee or faculty member who cannot furnish an official Indiana University receipt.

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Rules Determining Resident and Nonresident Student Status for Indiana University Fee Purposes

These Rules establish the policy under which students shall be classified as residents or nonresidents upon all campuses of Indiana University for university fee purposes. Nonresident students shall pay a nonresident fee in addition to fees paid by a resident student. These Rules shall take effect February 1, 1974; provided, that no person properly classified as a resident student before February 1, 1974, shall be adversely affected by this Rule, if he or she attended the university before that date and while he or she remains continuously enrolled in the university.

1. "Residence" as the term, or any of its variations (e.g., "resided"), as used in the context of these Rules, means the place where an individual has his or her permanent home, at which he or she remains when not called elsewhere for labor, studies, or other special or temporary purposes, and to which he or she returns in seasons of repose. It is the place a person has voluntarily fixed as a permanent habitation for himself or herself with an intent to remain in such place for an indefinite period. A person at any one time has but one residence, and a residence cannot be lost until another is gained.
1. A person entering the state from another state or country does not at that time acquire residence for the purpose of these Rules, but except as provided in Rule 2(c)¹, such person must be a resident for 12 months in order to qualify as a resident student for fee purposes.
2. Physical presence in Indiana for the predominant purpose of attending a college, university, or other institution of higher education shall not be counted in determining the 12-month period of residence; nor shall absence from Indiana for such purpose deprive a person of resident student status.
2. A person shall be classified as a "resident student" if he or she has continuously resided in Indiana for at least 12 consecutive months immediately preceding the first scheduled day of classes of the semester or other session in which the individual registers in the university, subject to the exception in (c)¹ below.
1. The residence of an unemancipated person under 21 years of age follows that of the parents or of a legal guardian who has actual custody of such person or administers the property of such person. In the case of divorce or separation, if either parent meets the residence requirements, such person will be considered a resident.²
2. If such person comes from another state or country for the predominant purpose of attending the university, he or she shall not be admitted to resident student status upon the basis of the residence of a guardian in fact, except upon appeal to the Standing Committee on Residence in each case. ¹
3. Such person may be classified as a resident student without meeting the 12-month residence requirement within Indiana if his or her presence in Indiana results from the establishment by his or her parents of their residence within the state and if he or she proves that the move was predominantly for reasons other than to enable such person to become entitled to the status of "resident student."¹
4. When it shall appear that the parents of a person properly classified as a "resident student" under subparagraph (c) above have removed their residence from Indiana, such person shall then be reclassified to the status of nonresident; provided, that no such reclassification shall be effective until the beginning of a semester next following such removal.
5. A person once properly classified as a resident student shall be deemed to remain a resident student so long as remaining continuously enrolled in the university until such person's degree shall have been earned, subject to the provisions of subparagraph (d) above.
3. The foreign citizenship of a person shall not be a factor in determining resident student status if such person has legal capacity to remain permanently in the United States.
4. A person classified as a nonresident student may show that he or she is exempt from paying the nonresident fee by clear and convincing evidence that he or she has been a resident (see Rule 1 above) of Indiana for the 12 months prior to the first scheduled day of classes of the semester in which his or her fee status is to be changed. Such a student will be allowed to present his or her evidence only after the expiration of 12 months from the residence qualifying date, i.e., the date upon which the student commenced the 12-month period for residence. The following factors will be considered relevant in evaluating a requested change in a student's nonresident status and in evaluating whether his or her physical presence in Indiana is for the predominant purpose of attending a college, university, or other institution of higher education. The existence of one or more of these factors will not require a finding of resident student status, nor shall the non existence of one or more require a finding of nonresident student status. All factors will be considered in combination, and ordinarily resident student status will not result from the doing of acts which are required or routinely done by sojourners in the state or which are merely auxiliary to the fulfillment of educational purposes.
1. The residence of a student's parents or guardians.
2. The situs of the source of the student's income.
3. To whom a student pays his or her taxes, including property taxes.
4. The state in which a student's automobile is registered.
5. The state issuing the student's driver's license.
6. Where the student is registered to vote.
7. The marriage of the student to a resident of Indiana.
8. Ownership of property in Indiana and outside of Indiana.
9. The residence claimed by the student on loan applications, federal income tax returns, and other documents.
10. The place of the student's summer employment, attendance at summer school, or vacation.
11. The student's future plans including committed place of future employment or future studies.
12. Admission to a licensed profession in Indiana.
13. Membership in civic, community, and other organizations in Indiana or elsewhere.
14. All present and intended future connections or contacts outside of Indiana.
15. The facts and documents pertaining to the person's past and existing status as a student.
16. Parents' tax returns and other information, particularly when emancipation is claimed.
5. The fact that a person pays taxes and votes in the state does not in itself establish residence, but will be considered as hereinbefore set forth.
6. The registrar or the person fulfilling those duties on each campus shall classify each student as resident or nonresident and may require proof of all relevant facts. The burden of proof is upon the student making a claim to a resident student status.
7. A Standing Committee on Residence shall be appointed by the president of the university and shall include two students from among such as may be nominated by the student body presidents of one or more of the campuses of the university. If fewer than four are nominated, the president may appoint from among students not nominated.
8. A student who is not satisfied by the determination of the registrar has the right to lodge a written appeal with the Standing Committee on Residence within 30 days of receipt of written notice of the registrar's determination, which committee shall review the appeal in a fair manner and shall afford to the student a personal hearing upon written request. A student may be represented by counsel at such hearing. The committee shall report its determination to the student in writing. If no appeal is taken within the time provided herein, the decision of the registrar shall be final and binding.
9. The Standing Committee on Residence is authorized to classify a student as a resident student, though not meeting the specific requirements herein set forth, if such student's situation presents unusual circumstances and the individual classification is within the general scope of these Rules. The decision of the committee shall be final and shall be deemed equivalent to a decision of the Trustees of Indiana University.
10. A student or prospective student who shall knowingly provide false information or shall refuse to provide or shall conceal information for the purpose of improperly achieving resident student status shall be subject to the full range of penalties, including expulsion, provided for by the university, as well as to such other punishment which may be provided for by law.
11. A student who does not pay additional monies that may be due because of his or her classification as a nonresident student within 30 days after demand, shall thereupon be indefinitely suspended.
12. A student or prospective student who fails to request resident student status within a particular semester or session and to pursue a timely appeal (see rule 8) to the Standing Committee on Residence shall be deemed to have waived any alleged overpayment of fees for that semester or session.
13. If any provision of these rules or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of these rules that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of these rules are severable.

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Reciprocity between Indiana and Kentucky

A "Memorandum of Understanding between Indiana and Kentucky Regarding Tuition Reciprocity 1997-2005" permits eligible residents of Bullitt, Jefferson, and Oldham counties in Kentucky to enroll at IU Southeast at resident tuition rates. This agreement began on July 1, 1997, and ends on June 30, 2005. The renewal or termination of the reciprocity agreement, effective July 1, 2005, will be announced no later than July 1, 2004.

The rules for determining residency status for residents of Bullitt, Jefferson, and Oldham counties in Kentucky are the same as the currently established Rules Determining Resident and Nonresident Student Status for Indiana University Fee Purposes. Information for prospective students is available from the Office of Admissions, University Center 100, (812) 941-2212. Information for continuing students is available from the Office of the Registrar, Library Building 100, (812) 941-2240.

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