Academic Policies and Procedures
Tuition and Fees
Policies governing the payment or refund of tuition, fees, and other charges are approved by the Board of Regents of the University of Houston System and comply with applicable state statutes. Tuition and fees are subject to change by legislation or university action and become effective on the date enacted. For clarification of any matter relating to the payment or refund of charges, a student should contact the Bursar’s Office.
A student is not registered or entitled to attend classes, participate in class-related activities, or use University facilities and services until the student has paid tuition and fees in full, initiated an installment pay plan, or has accepted a tuition loan. A student who has an outstanding debt to the University may not register until the debt is paid.
Payment Options
Payment may be made by cash, check, money order, cashier’s check, or credit card. Payment may be made in person (Victoria location only) or by mail. Credit card payments using MasterCard, American Express, and Discover must be made online in UHV self service option at http://www.uhv.edu/MyPeopleSoft. No payments are accepted at the Sugar Land or Cinco Ranch locations.
Installment Pay Plan (available Fall/Spring semesters only)
Texas State Law (Texas Education Code, Section 54.007) allows students to pay tuition and fees in three installments over the course of the semester. Students selecting this option must apply for the option online, accept the terms of the plan and make the first installment payment prior to the payment deadline. The installment agreement can be found online under the payment plan link in the self service option. Registration will be canceled if the promissory note is not accepted AND the first installment payment is not posted before the payment deadline. The installment plan is an option available during the Fall and Spring terms only.
The first installment payment will equal 50 percent of total tuition and fee charges plus a $20 installment service charge (nonrefundable). The remaining tuition and fee balance is divided equally and is payable in the second and third installments. Drop and add activity may affect a student’s installment schedule. Students are responsible for reviewing their account online and paying any additional amount after making schedule changes. A $12.50 late fee will be charged for each installment payment that is late.
Upon selecting the installment plan students are still responsible for future installment payments if courses are dropped or the student withdraws after the tuition refund period has expired. Students may be subject to one or more of the following actions if full payment, including any late fees, is not made by the payment deadline.
- Financial stop on student’s record preventing registration at any UH campus;
- Withholding of grades, degree, and official transcripts;
- Other penalties and actions authorized by law or university policy.
Tuition and Fee Loans
Tuition and fee loans are available to help students pay tuition and fees to avoid enrollment cancellation. Students request tuition loans online in UHV self service under the Payment Plan link. Loan proceeds apply directly to the student’s account and cover 100% of total tuition and fee charges for the current semester. Any payments, including financial aid awards, posted to the student account will not be included in the calculation of the loan amount. A loan origination fee of 1.25% of the loan amount may be assessed depending upon the type of loan funds available. The loan duration is 90 days in the fall and spring semesters and 30 days in the summer sessions. Only one tuition loan per student per term will be issued. Please note that Summer I and Summer II are classified as separate semesters.
Book Loans
Book loans are available to help students pay for books and supplies. Students request these loans online in MyUHV under the payment plan option. Funds for these loans are delivered in accordance with the refund preference (direct deposit to the Jaguar Card, direct deposit to a bank of choice, or paper check) the student selected in the Jaguar Card activation process. If a refund preference has not been selected, a paper check is mailed to the student 21 days after the book loan request has been processed by the university.
The book loan amount is calculated at a rate of $40 per semester credit hour up to a maximum of $720 for 18 credit hours. Consortium hours which are being taken at another university are not considered in the calculation of the book loan amount. No interest or other service charges are assessed on book loans. Loan duration is generally 30-60 days. Only one book loan per student per semester will be issued. During the summer term, book loan disbursements will be calculated for the number of hours registered at the time of the loan request.
Enrollment Cancellation
It is the student’s responsibility to ensure payment has been posted to their student account by the payment deadlines published on the Important Dates and Deadlines Calendar found on the UHV homepage: www.uhv.edu. To avoid enrollment cancellation students should check their accounts online after making schedule changes and, if required, pay additional charges for added courses before the payment deadline. Financial aid students must pay, or select a payment option such as the tuition loan, to pay any difference between total charges and anticipated aid prior to the payment deadline to avoid enrollment cancellation.
Cancellation for non-payment will occur after the close of business on the due date. If payment has not made in full and the student has not obligated to pay all unpaid charges under a payment plan, unpaid courses will be cancelled in registration order (last course(s) added will be the first course(s) selected for enrollment cancellation).
