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The Division of Business Affairs acts as the business office of the University.
The Offices of Business Affairs, Food Services, Computer Services, Facility Operations, Personnel Services, and the University Store are all parts of the division.

The Division of Business Affairs is responsible for accounts receivable and payable, receiving tuition payments, the distribution of financial aid, budgeting, and financial reporting.
  

Tuition and Fees
Tuition and fees will be collected at the Division of Business Affairs, May Hall, room 107, approximately the 10th day of class each semester. Specific days will be published in the registration materials. Tuition and fee bills will not be sent prior to the day payment is due.

• Tuition and fees not paid on the designated days will be assessed a late fee not to exceed $50.00.
• Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, cash, and checks are all accepted as forms of payment.
• North Dakota University System policy prohibits granting credit of any kind.
• All fees are subject to change without notice.

Tuition (taking 12 credit hours per semester) top
Resident Registration Fees $ 2009.52
South Dakota, Montana, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba Non-Resident Fees $ 2511.84
Minnesota Nonresident Fees $ 2059.00
Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE*) $ 3014.28
All Other Nonresident Fees $ 5365.32
Distance Education $ 246.00 per credit hour which includes online, directed studies and courses taught in locations other than Dickinson
Dual Credit $ 211.83 per credit hour

*WUE states include: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, or Wyoming.

Other Required Fees (taking 12 credit hours per semester) top
University Fee $ 255.00
Student Government Activity Fee $ 60.00
Technology Fee $ 72.00
Connect ND Fee $ 81.00
NDSA Fee $ .36
Badlands Activity Center Fee $60.00

Special Course and Program Fees top
The Department of Nursing and the Department of Teacher Education programs require certification fees and program testing which students register and pay for separately as a class fee.

Special course fees apply only if a student is enrolled in courses with published special course fees.

Nursing Program Fee, per semester (Baccalaureate Completion Program) $ 150.00
Nurses' Fee (insurance and laboratory, clinical) ASPN Program, per semester $ 100.00
Computer Fee, per credit hour $ 5.00

Miscellaneous Fees top
Application Fee (non-refundable) $ 35.00
Audit Fee, per semester hour (nonrefundable) Resident $ 83.73
Course Challenge Fee, per semester hour (nonrefundable) Resident $ 83.73
Late Payment Fee, per day, up to five days $ 10.00
Parking Fee, per academic year $ 30.00
Recording Fee, per semester hour $ 50.00

Several courses have laboratory fees. Check the registration materials for special course laboratory fees.

A $25 fee will be charged for each check returned for lack of sufficient funds. In addition, the student will have to pay the regular late registration fee if satisfactory payment is not made before classes begin.

All costs incurred in the collection of financial obligations to the University will be the responsibility of the student.

Dickinson State University will not release official transcripts until all financial obligations are paid.

Refunds for Tuition and Fees top
The student who registers at Dickinson State University and later plans not to attend must provide the Office of Academic Records a written request that he/she be dropped from the University's rolls. The student who drops from attendance will be responsible for all tuition and fees if he/she does not submit such a request.

For students who must withdraw from school after registration of the fall or spring semester, the following refunds will be made upon presentation of an official drop card to Business Affairs.

Refunds will be issued based upon the number of Instructional weeks attended. A complete refund schedule for each term may be obtained from the office of Business Affairs located at 107 May Hall, or by calling 483-2328. The complete policy may be viewed at http://www.ndus.edu/policies/ndus-policies/subpolicy.asp?ref=2546.

Students who drop a class or classes and remain in school with fewer than 12 hours will receive refunds based upon the following schedule:

First seven class days 100%
Thereafter 0%

Although a refund will not be granted after the seventh calendar day for class changes, the student may add the same number of hours at no charge.

For the summer session, the following schedule will apply:
Percentage based on class length for a Five Week Term

0	-	8.99%	=	100%
9	-	34.99%	=	75%
35	-	59.99%	=	50%
60	-	100%	=	0%

Campus Housing top
Students must pay housing rental fees in advance. The rental fees are subject to change, with one semester's notice. Telephone and laundry are included in the listed rate.

Fees are $766.50 per semester for double occupancy in all residence halls, and $1087.50 per semester for single occupancy (if space is available).

The family rate for students wishing to live in the college apartments ranges from $380 to $458 per month, depending on the number of bedrooms and whether the accommodations are furnished or unfurnished.

Motor Vehicle and Parking Regulations top

Registration of Vehicles
Every student and employee must have a parking permit to park on campus. There are two types of permits, Staff and Student.

An individual must register his/her own vehicle at the Division of Business Affairs, May Hall, room 107.

A parking fee of $30 is paid at the beginning of the fall semester. Refunds are prorated on a semester basis. To obtain a refund, the individual must present the current permit to the Division of Business Affairs. Replacement parking permits may be purchased at the Division of Business Affairs for $2.00 if a student changes vehicles or has lost his/her parking permit. Temporary parking permits may be obtained at Business Affairs for a vehicle that is to be parked on campus for only a few days.

All parking permits must be displayed on the driver's side of the rear bumper.

General Regulations top
1. Parking areas

a. Employee Parking: To be used by Dickinson State employees only (does not include student employees)
b. Visitor Parking: Not to be used by either students or employees
c. Open Parking: Areas not designated as visitor or employee parking
d. Pulver Hall west parking lot: Not to be used by students or employees
e. Handicapped Parking (marked with blue curbside paint and/or crossmarks indicated by wheelchair access sign): To be used only by vehicles displaying handicapped parking permit and current Dickinson State University permit.
f. Vehicles may be towed at owner's expense without prior notice for purposes of snow removal if parked in an area not designed for overnight parking.

2. Drivers of vehicles shall yield the right of way to pedestrians.

Penalties and Enforcement top
All fines for violations of parking regulations on campus are $10, except for visitor zone violations which are $20 and parking in designated handicapped areas which are $100.  However, all fines, except Visitor Zone, may be reduced by 50 percent if they are paid by the end of the third school day following the day the violation was issued.

Appeals on parking violations must be brought to the Division of Business Affairs within three school days of their receipt. After three school days, absolutely no violations will be waived for any reason.

Unpaid violations will result in the University's placing a hold on transcripts until such times as fines are paid. Any vehicles with unpaid violations may result in the towing away of the vehicle without prior notice from the campus at the owner's expense.

Vehicles in No Parking Zones are subject to towing without notice. The individual assumes all costs of towing.