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Payment of Tuition and Fees

All fees, tuition, and other charges are to be paid at the time of registration by the student for the academic coursework for which the student is registering. Students who register past the date designated, as their school's official registration date will be assessed a special fee in addition to their regular tuition and fees. Fifty dollars ($50) will be assessed up to one week after the official registration, and $75, thereafter. A letter from the dean of their school to the Registrar, authorizing registration is required with the $75 special registration fee.

The LSU Health Sciences Center permits students to defer the payment of a portion of fees assessed at registration, e.g., the University Fee, the Non-resident Tuition and miscellaneous charges. In general, deferments will be granted to students with extenuating personal or family circumstances, and to students with financial assistance pending who have completed the appropriate forms and provided the appropriate documentation to process their application for assistance.

The LSU Health Sciences Center has established the following policy with respect to delinquent student accounts receivable:

1. A student shall be dropped from the rolls of the LSU Health Sciences Center within fourteen (14) days after the student's account becomes delinquent as a result of the student's failure to pay deferred payments and/or other charges when due and payable or when the check offered by the student in satisfaction of the obligation for registration fees and/or other charges is not honored by the bank on which it was drawn, unless within fourteen (14) days the student, the student's parents or legal guardian make payment in full or take other appropriate steps, acceptable to the LSU Health Sciences Center, to satisfy and fulfill the student's financial obligation to the LSU Health Sciences Center.

2. The date under which a student is officially dropped from the rolls of the LSU Health Sciences Center shall determine the effective date under which refunds shall be made and under which appropriate scholastic regulations of the LSU Health Sciences Center shall be applied.

3. All financial indebtedness to the LSU Health Sciences Center must be cleared prior to the issuance of grade reports, scholastic and financial aid transcripts, re-enrollment for students who were either previously dropped from school, withdrew from school, or took a leave of absence from school, and prior to graduation.

4. A statement of this policy shall be included in all issues of catalog-bulletins and shall be made a part of all deferred agreements.

The LSU Board of Supervisors reserves the right to change fees without prior notice.

Refund of Tuition and Fees

Upon termination of enrollment, students who withdraw during the first 60% of an enrollment period (semester, term, or billing period) receive a proportional refund of applicable fees based on the percentage of days remaining in the enrollment period as of the withdrawal date. For example, a student who withdraws on the 36th day of a 118- day enrollment period would receive a 70.34% refund of applicable fees. Students who withdraw after the first 60% of the enrollment period do not receive a refund.

For student financial aid recipients, the refund is generally returned to the aid programs. In cases of student full withdrawal during the first 60% of the term, semester, or billing period, the U.S. Department of Education requires the return of a portion of Title IV funds (Federal Stafford loans, Federal Perkins loans, PLUS, Federal Pell Grant, and SEOG). The percentage of such funds considered "earned" by the student is determined by dividing the number of days prior to withdrawal by the total number of days in the term, semester or billing period, with the results expressed as a percentage rounded to the second decimal point.

The remaining percentage is considered "unearned". The unearned percentage is applied first to applicable fees. The school returns this percentage to the federal aid programs. If this percentage of fees exceeds Title IV aid, the amount in excess of Title IV aid is generally returned first to other aid programs, with any remaining excess returned to the student.

If the Title IV aid exceeds the amount of applicable fees, the unearned percentage is applied to the funds in excess of fees. The student repays unearned loan funds in excess of applicable fees on the normal repayment schedule. However, the student is responsible for repaying 50% of the calculated unearned grant funds not attributable to the returned applicable fees.

Unearned funds are attributed to Title IV programs in the following order: 1. Unsubsidized Federal Stafford loans; 2. Subsidized Federal Stafford loans; 3. Perkins loans; 4. Federal PLUS loans; 5. Federal Pell Grant; 6. Federal Supplemental Grants (FSEOG); and, 7. Other applicable Title IV Aid.

Withdrawal date is the day the student begins the official Termination of Enrollment process or otherwise officially notifies their school's Student Affairs Office of their intent to withdraw. For unofficial withdrawals, the latter of the50% point in the enrollment period or the last documented date of a student's educational activity (such as an exam, lab assignment, or academic advisement appointment) is used. The first day of a leave of absence is considered the withdrawal date for financial aid purposes, unless the student is granted a special exemption based on the nature and length of the leave and their ability to return during the same academic period and resume studies without incurring any additional financial liability.

Withdrawal date is the day the student begins the official Termination of Enrollment process or otherwise officially notifies their school's Student Affairs Office of their intent to withdraw. For unofficial withdrawals, the latter of the 50% point in the enrollment period or the last documented date of a student's educational activity (such as an exam, lab assignment, or academic advisement appointment) is used. The first day of a leave of absence is considered the withdrawal date, unless the student is granted a special exemption based on the nature and length of the leave and their ability to return during the same academic period and resume studies without incurring any additional financial liability.

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