Lamar State College Port Arthur 2016-17 Catalog | Page 32
Lamar State College Port Arthur
2016-2017 Catalog
will result in a $25 check charge plus a $10 late
registration fee or a $15 installment late penalty.
Obligations paid by an insufficient funds check are
considered delinquent. A student who fails to make
full payment of tuition and fees, including any
incidental fees, by the due date may be prohibited
from registering for classes until full payment is
made.
Returned Direct Deposit Fee
In an effort to reduce costs and increase efficiency,
the Texas State University System has mandated
that the use of manual/paper checks be
discontinued.
activities and other administrative student support
services. The current rate is $28 per semester credit
hour.
Transcript Fee
A Transcript Fee is assessed at the beginning of each
semester a student attends the College. Upon official
request, students will receive copies of their
transcript in the future at no charge. The Transcript
Fee is $5.
Tuition Rebates for Students
Earning a Bachelor’s Degree
Students
are
required
to
establish
a
checking/savings account in their name to receive
refunds by Direct Deposit. If an e-refund is returned
from the student’s banking institution and the bank
reports the ‘Account Closed’, ‘Unable to Locate’,
‘Invalid Account Number’, etc., there will be a $25
charge deducted from the refund each time the
refund is returned.
Students who earn a bachelor’s degree from a Texas
university may qualify for a tuition rebate of up to
$1,000 if they earned no more than three semester
credit hours of credit beyond what is required for
their degree. Although the rebate is not granted to
students earning a certificate of completion or
associate degree, students may qualify if they later
transfer their credits to a university and complete a
baccalaureate degree.
Senior Citizens Exemption/Waiver
To be eligible, all four of the following criteria must
be met:
Senior citizens, 65 years of age or older, may audit
courses. Individuals must be 65 years of age or older,
apply for admission and be accepted, provide the
college registrar proof of senior citizen status (age),
and apply for the exemption each term and prior to
the first day of class. The student must stay in Good
Academic Standing at LSCPA while using the
Senior Citizen Waiver/Exemption. LSCPA may
allow a senior citizen to enroll for credit in up to six
semester credit hours of courses each semester or
summer term without payment of tuition if space is
available.
Student Center Fee
•
The student must have enrolled for the first
time in a higher education institution in the fall
1997 semester or later.
•
The student must request a rebate for work
related to a first baccalaureate degree received
from a Texas public university.
•
The student must have been a resident of Texas,
must have attempted all coursework at a Texas
public higher education institution and have
been entitled to pay resident tuition at all times
while pursuing the degree.
•
Students must have attempted no more than
three hours in excess of the minimum number
of semester credit hours required to complete
the degree under the catalog under which they
were graduated. Hours attempted include
transfer credits, credit by examination, courses
dropped after the official census date, for-credit
developmental courses, optional internship and
cooperative education courses and repeated
courses.
Courses
dropped
for
reasons
determined by the institution to be totally
beyond the control of the student will not be
counted.
Co-enrollment and ROTC course
hours do not count against this program.
Students who transfer to a Texas university to
complete a bachelor’s degree are responsible for
providing the university with official transcripts
from all institutions attended previously.
Rebate request forms and details about the
program are available through the university
granting the baccalaureate degree.
The Student Center Fee supports the programs,
administration, staffing and services related to the
Student Center and its programs. The current rate
is $27 per long semester and $13 per summer
session.
Student Identification Fee
Students must buy a student identification card.
The Student ID fee is $5 and is good for two years.
Students must carry their ID cards at all times while
on campus. If the Student ID is lost or stolen, a
replacement card may be purchased. Student IDs
are required for use of college facilities and to attend
college functions.
Student Service Fee
The Student Service Fee supports student activities
such as student organizations, extracurricular
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