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2005-2006 Undergraduate Catalog |
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2005-2006 Undergraduate Catalog |
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Tuition, Fees, Housing and Board Costs
Residence Hall Rental (including
telephone)
$907.70
Application fee, paid only once with first registration
(undergraduate) $20.00
Reciprocity AgreementsWestern Interstate Commission on Higher Education (WICHE) Dakota State University participates in an undergraduate student exchange program, (WUE) Western Undergraduate Exchange, coordinated by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education. Through this program, students from Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming may enroll in designated two-year and four-year institutions and programs in other participating states at a level lower than non-resident tuition. The tuition level for participants in the program is usually set at the resident rate plus 50 percent. For further information on this exchange program, contact Enrollment Services. Minnesota Reciprocity AgreementMinnesota residents shall be charged the rate established in the tuition reciprocity agreement between the South Dakota Board of Regents and the Minnesota Higher Education Coordinating Board. For further information on this exchange program, contact Enrollment Services. Adjacent State Tuition Rate (Nebraska and Iowa)First-time freshmen and new transfer students from adjacent states not participating in WUE who have enrolled in the Regental system beginning with the Summer 2000 session will receive a reduced tuition rate. This rate is available to undergraduate students only. In addition to the reciprocity agreements, the South Dakota Board of Regents and the South Dakota State Legislature have allowed special tuition rates for persons 65 years of age or older, graduate fellows and assistants, Reserve Officer Training Corps Cadets, children of alumni, military science courses, employee of the State of South Dakota, member of the SD National Guard, Veterans and others who performed war service, children and spouses of National Guardsmen disabled or deceased in line of duty, visually impaired person, children of residents who died during service in armed forces, dependents of prisoners or missing in action, certain elementary and secondary teachers and vocational instructors, survivors of certain fire fighters, certified law enforcement officers and emergency medical technicians, rehabilitation services’ clients, and non-resident South Dakota National Guard members. (See Tuition and Fees Policy 5.5.) Responsibility for PaymentPayment of tuition, fees, and other charges owed to Dakota State University is the responsibility of the student. If a student fails to pay an amount owed by the established due date, the University will assess a late payment fee at the rate approved by the Board of Regents (currently no more than $50). Further, all accounts that the university is unable to collect will be submitted for collection and forwarded to a credit reporting bureau. The university will recover from the debtor all collection fees and attorney's fees that result from collection of an account. A student who adds any class hours after the billing invoices are issued for the semester must pay for those class hours by the established payment deadline or within 5 working days of registering for the class(es), whichever is later. Billing invoices for fall semester will be issued in early August; billing invoices for spring semester will be issued in late December. The university will not send billing invoices for added class(es). It is the student's responsibility to ascertain the amount due and remit it to the university. If a student does not meet the deadlines above, late payment penalties will be added. Failure to attend class will not cancel the student's financial obligation to the university. South Dakota ResidencyTo be classified as a South Dakota resident, a student must: 1) have been a bona fide emancipated resident of the state for at least 12 months, or 2) be the spouse or minor dependent of an emancipated person who has moved to the state for employment, or 3) must have married a bona fide resident of South Dakota. To change his/her state of residence to South Dakota for tuition purposes, a student must make application and be granted South Dakota residency by the Enrollment Services Center in Vermillion. The request to change residency status may be obtained from Enrollment Services at DSU. The request, along with all supporting documents, must be submitted to the Enrollment Services Center in Vermillion not later than the last day of late registration for the semester for which a student is applying for residency. Physical presence in South Dakota for the predominant purpose of attending a university or other institution of higher learning does not count in determining the 12-month period of residence. The Veteran Affairs Office at Room 11, Heston Hall has been established to provide information and assistance to students qualifying for Veterans Administration education benefits. Among benefits provided by the VA include: monthly Education Assistance payments, tutorial assistance, educational loans, National Guard and Reservists Chapter Assistance and participation in the Veterans Education and Training Service Program. For more information visit the DSU Veterans Office homepage at: www.departments.dsu.edu/financial/vets/. As a citizen of the United States, you have the privilege to vote in county, state and national elections. As a part of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended in 1998, Congress directed schools receiving federal financial aid to assist students who have not yet registered to vote. To register to vote, as a South Dakota resident, you may obtain a voter registration form at the Secretary of State’s web site www.state.sd.us/sos/vote.htm. If your home state is other than South Dakota, you may use the national form which is available at http://www.beavoter.org/ . To be eligible to vote in an election, the voter registration form must be received by the county Auditor fifteen days before an election.
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