To: New University Graduate Students

This letter contains important information concerning tuition billing, policies, and dates that will be helpful during the 2008-2009 academic year. Please read it carefully as 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., Monday through Friday. We are available for phone inquiries at (773) 702-7086 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Central Standard Time.

All bills will be mailed to your Current address, unless otherwise specified. A special autumn billing address option is available on the web. To verify or update a different address for tuition bills, please logon to cMore at https://cmore.uchicago.edu/. Prior to verifying or changing any information on cMore, you will need to claim your University CNetID. The first Autumn bill which is scheduled to be mailed on August 25 is due on September 19, 2008. It is your responsibility to make certain that your address information is correct. 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 will be assessed a $50 late payment fee. During the second week of each quarter, another statement will be sent to you 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 an amount due will 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 an electronic payment option 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 to sign up. For more information or to sign up, please visit the Busar’s web site at 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 provide 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 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 Barnes & Noble Bookstore Building, and is open from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. SLA may also be reached by email at student-loans@uchicago.edu.

Federal regulations require that students who borrow from the Stafford or Perkins loan programs for the first time at the University of Chicago must complete an entrance interview. SLA will determine your eligibility for loans. If you are awarded a student loan you will be required to sign a promissory note. After signing your pro missory note and completing an entrance interview, the funds will be electronically credited to your tuition account. For important information about loans and entrance interview requirements, please visit the Student Loan Administration Office or logon to the SLA website at https://sla.uchicago.edu/. Once you are registered, Stafford loans sent by Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) will automatically be credited to your tuition account. If a credit balance is created by the Stafford loan, a refund check will be generated and will be available for pick up on the first business day of the quarter. Any refund checks not picked up by noon on the third business day of the quarter will be mailed to the student's Current University address. If your loan EFT arrives after the beginning of the quarter and creates a credit balance, the check generated will be mailed to your Current address unless you request otherwise.

Tuition Payment Plans

The University of Chicago offers two monthly payment plans which allows students to pay all or part of the annual charges in several equal installments. These are not loans, therefore no interest or finance charges are incurred. However, a non-refundable enrollment 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 are required to 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: Each year, all students are automatically enrolled in the University’s Student Health Insurance Basic plan and assessed the quarterly premium on the student’s account. Students may waive this coverage by providing proof of comparable insurance or may upgrade from the Basic plan to the Prescription Advantage plan. For more information about the two plans visit http://studenthealth.uchicago.edu/studentinsurance/.

For students registered for Autumn quarter, the deadline to waive the insurance is October 10, 2008. To waive the Student Health Insurance, 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.

Students who do not waive the student insurance on or before October 10, 2008 will remain enrolled in the Basic plan for the entire year and will be assessed the quarterly premium. For questions about student health insurance enrollment or benefits under the plan, visit http://studenthealth.uchicago.edu/studentinsurance/or contact the Campus Insurance Coordinator at (773) 834-4543. Students may also submit questions via email to healthaffairs@listhost.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.