To: College Students

This letter contains important information about tuition billing, policies, and dates that will be helpful during the 2007-2008 academic year. Please read it carefully. This information will help you avoid confusion and penalties caused by late payment. Also included is information about our alternative payment plans, which can help students budget their tuition and fees throughout the academic year.

Billing Dates and Payments

The Bursar’s Office is located on the first floor of the Administration Building, and is open to the public from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Central Standard Time, Monday through Friday. We are available for phone inquiries at (773) 702-7086 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

All bills will be mailed to your Alternate (home) address, unless otherwise specified. A special billing address option is available on the web. To verify or specify a different address for tuition bills, please logon to cMore at https://cmore.uchicago.edu/. The first Autumn bill scheduled to be mailed on August 20 is due on September 14, 2007. It is your responsibility to make certain that your address information is correct by August 14. You will not be excused from late fees because your bill was sent to an incorrect address. The tuition billing dates are available on the Bursar’s website at http://bursar.uchicago.edu/students.html.

Instructions for making adjustments to the first bill for each quarter will accompany the bill. If payment for the first bill of each quarter is not received by the due date, you may be assessed a $50 late payment fee. During the second week of each quarter, another statement will be sent reflecting any changes, including payments that have occurred since the first bill. You will be given approximately three weeks to pay any balance due. Failure to pay the amount due may result in an additional $100 late fee.

Payment may be made by mail to the University’s bank lock box address printed on the bill or in person at the Bursar’s Office. Always include your name and student ID number on payments. For students with U.S. bank accounts, the University offers the option of electronic payment directly from your checking or savings account on the web at http://bursar.uchicago.edu/students.html.

Electronic Billing

The University of Chicago, in partnership with Sallie Mae Solutions, offers students the option to receive and pay tuition bills electronically. E-Bill allows you to view your bills 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, from anywhere in the world and to make payments over a secure web site (U.S. bank accounts only). You will receive notification by e-mail of any new bill, eliminating delays from standard mail delivery. There is no additional charge for E-Bill, and it just takes a few steps. For additional information or to signup, logon to http://bursar.uchicago.edu/students.html.

Agency Billing

If your bill will be paid by an outside agency, you are responsible for providing the Bursar’s Office with the agency’s authorization letter. The letter should include the billing address, the academic quarters the agency will pay for, and must detail the specific charges (full tuition, partial tuition, health fee, health insurance, activity fee, etc.). Also, please provide the name, telephone number and/or email address for the agency contact person. An outside agency should not be confused with an employee benefit program that reimburses tuition and/or fees. For additional information regarding agency billing, please logon to the Bursar’s website or contact our billing representative at (773) 702-7086 or by email at agency@listhost.uchicago.edu.

Loans

The Student Loan Administration (SLA) Office, (773) 702-6061, is located on the fourth floor of the Bookstore Building, and is open from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Once you are registered, Stafford loans sent by Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) and Federal Perkins loans will automatically be credited to your tuition account. The University is required by Federal law to return to your lender a Stafford loan not disbursed after three days from the date it is received by the school. You can expedite the timely application of loans to your account by complying with financial aid requirements and clearing all restrictions before the start of the quarter. If your loan is returned to the lender, you will be required to re-apply which may cause a lengthy delay in receiving your loan.

For important information about loans and entrance interview requirements, please visit the Student Loan Administration Office or log on to the SLA website: https://sla.uchicago.edu/.

Tuition Payment Plans

The University of Chicago offers two monthly payment plans which allow students to pay all or part of the annual charges in several equal installments. These are not loan plans and no interest or finance charges are incurred. However, a non-refundable application fee is required. For more information about these plans, logon to http://bursar.uchicago.edu/students.html or contact the Program Administrator, Pam Wendell, at (773) 702-0341 or by email at p-wendell@uchicago.edu.

Student Health Care

Health and Wellness Fee: All registered students pay a mandatory Student Health and Wellness Fee each quarter of registration. This fee covers services of the Student Care Center and the Student Counseling & Resource Service. The Health and Wellness fee is separate from the student insurance which is described below. For more information about the Health and Wellness fee go to: http://studenthealth.uchicago.edu/healthfee/

Student Insurance: All students are required to have adequate health insurance coverage – through their parents, spouse, or themselves. Each year, every student must make an intentional decision to enroll in the University’s Student Accident and Sickness Insurance (SASI) or to waive that enrollment by showing proof of comparable insurance by the deadline. For students registered for Autumn quarter, the deadline is October 5, 2007.

To enroll in or waive SASI, students must go online to https://registrar.uchicago.edu/health. Please note: The University does not accept waiver forms or letters requesting waivers in any format other than the official online form. Only a student with a CNet ID and password may submit this information online.

The decision to enroll or waive SASI is binding for the remainder of the plan year (September 1st through August 31st). Students who fail to enroll or waive enrollment will be automatically enrolled in the SASI Basic plan and billed each quarter for the remainder of the plan year. Students approved to register at the university after the insurance enrollment deadline must contact the Campus Insurance Coordinator immediately upon registration to enroll or waive SASI. Failure to do so will result in automatic enrollment in the SASI Basic plan. For questions about SASI enrollment or benefits under the plan, contact the Campus Insurance Coordinator at (773) 834-4543 or (773) 834-1554, or visit http://studenthealth.uchicago.edu/studentinsurance/. Students may also submit questions via email to sasi@chickering.uchicago.edu.

If you have any questions regarding our billing policies, please feel free to contact us at (773) 702-7086 or by email at bursar@listhost.uchicago.edu.