University General Course Catalog 2013-2014 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
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Mandatory Fees


Application Fee

Prospective students applying for admission and students having a break of enrollment of one or more semesters applying to return to the university are charged an application fee of $60, which is not refundable nor applicable to any other fee. The fee is payable at the Cashier’s Office in the Fitzgerald Student Services Building, through MyNEVADA, or via the university admission website. Full-time faculty and staff of the university may apply to Admissions and Records to have this fee waived.

New Student Fee

  • New undergraduate student fee–$130 for students;
    • This fee pays for items, programs, and services, related to being a New Undergraduate Student at the University, including orientation, Wolf Pack Welcome, Student Success Series and your first student ID.
  • New graduate student fee–$35 for students.

Counseling Services Fee

The University of Nevada, Reno, through its Counseling Services Office provides confidential, professional counseling related to mental health, and emotional well being for this university’s undergraduate and graduate students. The $35 fee is designed to support current and future demands for mental health counseling as provided by the Counseling Services office. In no way does this preclude Counseling Services from seeing students in crisis since professional standards of practice mandate that such situations be addressed immediately.

The mandatory counseling fee is posted for every enrolled undergraduate and graduate student who is registered for six or more credits. No fees will be prorated during the semester. Students who are exempt from paying the fee can still opt to pay the fee and receive psychological counseling services. These students include:

  • Any student enrolled for less than 6 credits each semester;
  • Students enrolled in mini sessions or summer sessions;
  • Students enrolled in the School of Medicine;
  • “Students in crisis,” seen prior to paying the fee. Any student in crisis who has not paid the fee will be received on the initial visit to meet with a psychological counseling professional. Subsequent visits will require the semester fee to be paid in advance. Students who elect not to pay the fee will be referred to a counseling resource in the community.

Students Exempted From Paying the MCF and, therefore, are not eligible for services. Criteria for Exemption include:

  • Students who do not have access to Counseling Services;
  • Students out of the service area on exchange at another campus:
  • Students not in the geographic area who are enrolled in distance education courses, enrolled for dissertation credits, etc.;
  • Graduate and undergraduate students working at Counseling Services in either a clinical or clerical capacity. Ethical guidelines prohibit provision of services to co-workers.

Student Health Center Fee

Students registering for six or more credits are required to pay a $90 health center fee. This fee will be automatically charged to the student’s account. Student Health Center services are available at the same rate to spouses of enrolled students.

Students registering for fewer than six credits have the option of purchasing health center services for $90. A $5 copayment is required for each visit to the health center.

All students must pay the health center fee in order to be eligible to purchase the supplemental accident and health insurance coverage.

Graduation Fee

Students who graduate with a bachelor’s, master’s, professional or doctoral degree, or those students who receive an education specialist certificate, are required to pay a $66 graduation fee. Students are required to pay the graduation fee each time they file a graduation application. Beginning with the August 2014 graduation, the fee will be $75.

Academic Success Fee

Funding from the academic success fee supports centralized delivery of academic success services tailored to undergraduate and graduate student needs. For undergraduates, these include math and writing assistance, supplemental instruction for classes with high failure/withdrawal rates, and walk-in and group tutoring. For graduate students, it provides assistance with writing including theses and dissertations.

  • $25 per undergraduate student per semester enrolled in one or more credits
  • $5 per graduate student per semester enrolled in one or more credits

Performing Arts Fee

The performing arts fee brings high caliber arts and cultural programming to the University, enriching the experience of all students.

  • $5 per undergraduate student per semester enrolled in one or more credits
  • $5 per graduate student per semester enrolled in one or more credits

Special Instruction Fees

The fees assessed for specialized instruction depend entirely upon current costs. Special instruction fees are required for:

  1. Courses requiring equipment, facilities or materials not available on the university campus; for example, bowling, golf or certain field courses;
  2. Private instruction in music and in similar arts; 3 Noncredit courses, conferences, workshops, postgraduate professional seminars and similar educational offerings;
  3. Personal expenses of students incurred in connection with field trips or laboratories.

Joe Crowley Student Union Fee

This mandatory fee contributes to the cost of construction of the new Joe Crowley Student Union. To find out more about the Joe Crowley Student Union, go to http://www.unr.edu/newstudentunion/

  • Undergraduate students taking 4 or more credits: $94/semester
  • Undergraduate students taking 3 or fewer credits: $25/semester
  • Graduate students taking 7 or more credits: $97/semester
  • Graduate students taking 6 or fewer credits: $49/semester 

ASUN Fee

This is a $5/credit fee that will support the Associated Students of the University of Nevada operations and programs. This fee is included in the registration fees listed on the previous page.

Technology Fee

The $7.00 per credit technology fee applies to all students and is used to provide technology infrastructure to support instruction, advisement, registration, financial aid and fee processing.

International Student Fee

All international students in F-1 or J-1 status are charged the international student fee of $525 each term. This fee primarily supports the Office of International Students and Scholars (OISS), which provides the infrastructure to bring international students to the University of Nevada, Reno. The OISS is responsible for maintaining international student records and complying with federal regulations pertaining to international students and scholars; registering and updating student records in SEVIS (Student and Exchange Visitor Information System); securing and maintaining institutional authorization to issue visa documents; providing support for international student recruitment, admission, and orientation; counseling and advising international students on visa, work, academic, and cultural issues; training on intercultural issues; promoting intercultural understanding; and contributing to the global engagement of the university community.

Differential Fee

This fee is a per credit fee charged to College of Business graduate level courses, College of Engineering upper division (300-499 level) and graduate level courses; and beginning Spring 2014, Nursing upper-division (300-499 level) and graduate level (500-799) level courses. Please see the Cashier’s Office website for current fee structure: http://www.unr.edu/tuition-and-fees.

Excess Credit Fee

The following Nevada System of Higher Education Policy becomes effective for the Fall of 2014:

A 50 percent Excess Credit Fee on the per-credit registration fee shall be charged to a student who has accrued attempted credits equal to 150 percent of the credits required for the student’s program of study. Attempted credits include all graded courses on a student’s transcripts, including but not limited to the grades of F and W (withdrawal) and repeated courses. The fee will be charged, for example, after 90 credits have been accumulated towards a 60-credit associate’s degree or 180 credits towards a 120-credit bachelor’s degree. Exceptions may apply on a case-by-case basis. The fee will be charged in all terms after passing the threshold number of credits until a degree is awarded to the student. Appeal procedures and other exceptions to the fee are outlined in the catalog.

Submit the Excess Credit Fee Appeal form to the Office of Admissions and Records for review by the Excess Credit Fee Appeals Committee if you believe you meet one of the following exceptions:

  1. Credits earned through examinations for determining credit for prior learning (AP, CLEP, IB, DSST, ACE, etc.);
  2. Credits attempted while enrolled as a high school student if those credits do not meet the degree requirements for the student’s program of study;
  3. Credits attempted at an institution outside NSHE if those credits do not meet the degree requirements for the student’s program of study;
  4. Credits attempted for remedial courses;
  5. Credits attempted for a previous bachelor’s degree;
  6. Credits attempted in post-baccalaureate and post-masters certification courses;
  7. A Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) appeal has been approved by the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships;
  8. A Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) appeal is pending with the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships.