Residency for Tuition Purposes
To qualify as a Florida resident for tuition purposes, the student (dependent or independent) must be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident alien, or a legal alien granted an indefinite stay by U.S. Immigration, and must have established legal residence in Florida for at least one year. A student who does not meet this basic criteria cannot be classified as a resident for tuition purposes. Questions regarding residency status upon initial application to UWF should be directed to the Office of Admissions. Questions regarding a change in residency status after enrollment should be directed to the Office of the Registrar (see Change of Residency Status).

Tuition and Registration Fees
The following schedule of fees lists the approved per credit hour fees in effect at the time of publication of this Catalog and is generally updated each fall semester. Fees actually charged will be in accordance with the fee schedule approved by the Florida Legislature and Florida Board of Education, and UWF’s Board of Trustees.

Tuition and fees rates for FALL SEMESTER 2004 were as follows:

Alabama Differential Out-of-State Tuition
The University of West Florida has been authorized to offer a special out-of-state tuition rate to residents of Alabama related counties.

Alabama residents of the following counties may qualify for this differential rate: Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Clarke, Choctaw, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Dallas, Elmore, Escambia, Geneva, Henry, Houston, Lowndes, Macon, Mobile, Montgomery, Monroe, Pike, Washington, and Wilcox.

Alabama residents of the above listed counties must meet the following requirements to qualify for differential out-of-state tuition:

1. Be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident alien, or legal alien granted indefinite stay by INS; and
    
2. Be an independent person or a dependent person who has established and maintained legal and physical ties within the designated counties of Alabama as evidenced by a combination of a driver’s license, vehicle registration, voter registration, Declaration of Domicile, etc. for a period of 12 months prior to enrollment at UWF; or
    
3. Active duty personnel of the Armed Forces, their spouses and dependent children, whose state of legal residence or location of active duty station is within the designated counties of Alabama.

UWF’s differential out-of-state tuition for qualifying residents of these designated Alabama counties consist of the Florida in-state tuition plus $21.00 per semester hour.

Repeat Course Surcharge
By act of the 1997 Florida Legislature (H.B. 1545), each public university of Florida is required to implement a repeat course surcharge for students who take a State-funded undergraduate course for the third time.
Starting with the Fall Semester 1997, students who take the same course for the third time at UWF are subject to increased matriculation fee of 100% of the cost of instruction. See section on Repeat Course Surcharge under Registration.

Special Fees
Admission Application Fee: $30.00
Students submitting an admission application for degree-seeking status are required to pay a $30 nonrefundable application fee. Students applying for the non-degree category are not required to pay the application fee until degree-seeking status is requested.

Diploma Replacement Fee: $10.00
This is a replacement fee for preparation of a duplicate diploma.

Late Payment Fee: $50.00
A late payment fee is assessed to students who do not pay full tuition by the designated deadlines (see Academic Calendar).

Late Registration Fee: $50.00
A late registration fee is assessed when a student does not begin registration during the designated registration periods (see Academic Calendar and Registration sections in the Catalog and on the web).

Materials and Supply Fee: variable amount per course/per semester
Each University President is authorized to assess Material and Supply Fees not to exceed the amount necessary to offset the cost of materials or supply items which are consumed in the course of the student’s instructional activities, excluding the cost of equipment and equipment repairs and maintenance. This varies depending on the materials and supplies required for the individual course. Specific fees are listed on the web and in the Navigation Guide.

Nautilus Card: $10.00
The Nautilus Card is the official University photo I.D. card for students, faculty, and staff. It serves as the library card, debit card, meal card, and copy card. It is required for access to recreation facilities and the student health center, for tickets to University events, and for financial aid delivery. A onetime fee is assessed, and all students attending classes on the Pensacola campus are required to obtain the Nautilus Card. Picture identification is required. A fee of $15 will be charged for a replacement card.

New Student Orientation for Transfer Fee: $31.50
This fee covers supplies, food, and Nautilus Card payment for the one day session.

New Student Orientation for Freshmen Fee: $80.85
This fee covers supplies, food, Nautilus Card payment and lodging during orientation for freshmen students entering in the Fall. For students entering in the Summer and Spring there is a $31.50 fee which covers supplies, food, and Nautilus Card payment.

On-Line Campus Fee: variable amount per course/per semester
Special fee assessed to cover increased cost of courses offered off-campus or on-line.

Reinstatement Fee: $100.00
A late registration and payment fee is assessed to students whose registrations were canceled due to nonpayment of fees and whose appeal has been approved for reinstatement. Reinstatements are not automatic.

Returned Check Service Charge: $25.00/$30.00/$40.00
A returned check charge is assessed to students who have a check returned by a bank to UWF. The service charges are: $25.00 if the face amount of the check does not exceed $50; $30.00 if the face value exceeds $50 but does not exceed $300; $40.00 if the face value exceeds $300, or an amount up to five percent of the face amount of the check, whichever is greater.

Standard Tests Fee: At cost
A fee is assessed for test materials and related factoring used in standardized tests such as the Graduate Record Exam.

Student Health Fee: $3.19 per semester hour
A health fee is assessed for each semester hour of registration for courses offered on the Pensacola campus (fee is included in the tuition assessment).

Students enrolled in courses offered at locations other than the Pensacola campus may utilize the University health service by paying the per credit hour health fee for all courses in which they are enrolled.

Upon request to the University Fee Appeals Committee, the health fee will be refunded to students interning or co-oping outside Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties.

Transcript Fee: $5.00
This fee is assessed for each official transcript issued and must be paid at the time of transcript order.