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Lamar State College Port Arthur
2017-2018 Catalog
fees, such as a Student Center Fee, a Recreational
Sports Fee, a Transcript Fee and those for student
photo identification and late registration, are for
fixed amounts. Descriptions of common fees appear
below.
The College reserves the right to change fees in
keeping with acts of the Texas Legislature and The
Texas State University System Board of Regents.
A charge of $10 is made for late registration.
Library Fee
This $4 per credit hour fee is used to support a
portion of the operations of the Gates Memorial
Library.
Matriculation Fee
Administrative Computer Use Fee
The Administrative Computer Use Fee supports the
administrative mainframe computer and the
academic mainframe computer. The current rate is
$20.57 per semester credit hour.
Athletic Fee
The Athletic Fee supports the intercollegiate
athletic programs administration, staffing and
activities
related
to
participation
in
NJCAA (National
Junior
College
Athletic
Association) competition.
The current rate is $11.37 per credit hour in fall and
spring semesters and $5.69 per credit hour during
summer terms.
Breakage or Damage Fee
The College will make a special assessment against
any student responsible for the breakage of supplies
or equipment, loss of instructional equipment or
other college property.
Library fines, charges for breakage or loss of
equipment or to other charges must be paid before a
transcript of credit or a permit to re-enter the
College will be issued.
Verification of Identity Fee
Currently, the only Lamar State College Port Arthur
students required to pay an additional charge for
verifying identity are those students enrolled in
RNSG 1300 and 1311. These students register for
proctored final examinations in each course at a cost
of $25 per exam.
Endowed Scholarship Fee
The Endowed Scholarship Fee is used to establish a
Student Endowment Scholarship Fund. The current
rate is $1 per semester credit hour.
Laboratory Fee
Late Registration Fee
A Laboratory Fee is charged each semester for
courses with a combined lecture and laboratory
credit from one to three semester credit hours. The
laboratory fee is $4 per semester for courses that
have four or more semester credit hours.
A matriculation fee of $20 will be incurred by
students who withdraw prior to the first day of class.
This $20 fee will be deducted from refunds.
Miscellaneous Fees
Associate Degree Diploma ............................... $27.98
Certificate of Completion ................................ $27.98
Cap and Gown Fee .......................................... $37.98
Advanced Standing Examination (per course) .... $25
Lost Photo ID .......................................................... $5
Distance Learning Fee ......................................... $50
Parking Fee
Charges for parking on campus are made at
registration. Parking fees are:
Fall Semester ....................................................... $40
Spring Semester .................................................. $35
Summer Session I ................................................. $30
Summer Session II .............................................. $25
Parking fees allow the use of parking facilities on the
Lamar State College Port Arthur campus only.
Recreational Sports Fee
The Recreational Sports Fee supports the operations
of the Carl A. Parker Multipurpose Center. The
current rate is $26.40 for each long semester and
$13.20 for each short semester.
Reinstatement Fee
A student seeking reinstatement to the College after
withdrawing without paying the full amount of
tuition and fees due, or after having been denied
credit for work done for failure to pay an installment
payment or late payment fee must pay a $50
Reinstatement Fee plus the past due installment
payments and late payment fees.
The Reinstatement Fee also will be charged for
classes dropped for non-payment. The fee will be
assessed only to students who re-enroll for the same
term.
Remedial Course Fee
After a student exceeds the state-mandated limit of
27 semester credit hours of remedial courses, the
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