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2007-08 Catalog

Fees and Fines



Course Fee
Orientation Program Fee
Educational Placement Fee
Private Music Lesson Fee
Graduation Processing Fee
Parking & Vehicle Registration Fee
Student Health Insurance Plan Fee
Alternative Transportation Subsidy
Health Services Fee
Unpaid Fine
Late Registration Fee
Transcript Fee
LuteCard Fee

Course Fees

These fees are charged in addition to tuition. The class schedules for each term lists the individual course fee amounts.

Educational Placement Fee

A one-time Educational Placement Fee of $50 is charged in the last term of the Bachelor of Arts in Education (B.A.E.) program. Another educational fee of $89 is for the online portfolio system that is used through out the programs in the Department of Instructional Development and Leadership.

Graduation Processing Fee

A $75 fee is charged to baccalaureate and master's degree candidates. This one-time fee is charged to the student account during the term the application is submitted and is due and payable at the time the fee is charged. The fee for lost diplomas is $55.

Student Health Insurance Plan Fee

Medical insurance is required for all domestic full-time undergraduate students, and all full-time and part-time international students. Students will be automatically enrolled and billed in the PLU Student Health Insurance Plan if they do not waive-out of the insurance plan during registration periods. A student who is covered by comparable health insurance plan can waive-out of the PLU Student Health Insurance Plan by providing evidence of comparable primary insurance through an online waive-out form during registration and no later than the 10th day of class. The full array of costs, plan details, and instructions are online at www.plu.edu/health.

The PLU Student Health Insurance Plan is not available for graduate students.

Health Services Fees

Health Services will charge a student's account, or a student may pay directly, for immunizations, lab work and prescriptions.

Late Registration Fee

Students adding or withdrawing from a course(s) after the last day of the listed add/drop deadlines for a specific term or semester will be assessed a $50 Late Registration fee per transaction. These dates are listed in class schedules for each semester or term.

LuteCard Fee

A fee of $15 is charged to replace lost or stolen student IDs. If an ID card has been damaged, it must be brought to the LuteCard Desk and replaced for a fee of $5.

Orientation Program Fee

On the Road is an orientation program expected of all new students. Select On the Road trips include nominal fees that are noted at the time of trip registration. When requesting to participate in On the Road trips with fees, students agree to incur that the trip's fee will be billed to their student account by Student Involvement and Leadership.

Private Music Lesson Fees

These fees are charged in addition to tuition.

1 credit hour
$200
2 or more credits per medium
$400
Parking and Vehicle Registration Fees

Parking on the PLU campus is by decal only. Students must register their vehicles within 48 hours of the vehicle being brought to campus. Registration decal rates are published at www.plu.edu/~csin/. Failure to register will result in a fine.

Alternative Transportation Subsidy

PLU encourages students and with benefits faculty/staff to use alternative transportation by subsidizing the cost of a transit pass and by providing carpool and bicycle parking. PLU pays $49 a month per eligible commuter towards the purchase of a transit pass. A description of the transit benefit program and application are online at www.plu.edu/~commute.


Apply for a carpool parking pass by registering your carpool at Campus Safety. For more information on using alternative transportation, see www.plu.edu/~commute.

Unpaid Fines

Unpaid fines such as those for parking violations, overdue library materials, etc., will be charged to the student account. Students must pay these fines as incurred to avoid interest charges and financial holds.

Transcript Fee

253.535.7135
www.plu.edu/~ssvc/transcript.html

Unofficial and official transcripts are processed by the Student Services Center. There is a $5 fee for each official transcript. Unofficial transcripts (up to two at a time) are issued at no charge. To request an official transcript, a student may fill out the Transcript Request Form in the Student Services Center or download a copy of the form at the Web site listed above. Processing time is five working days from the date the request is received. Requests by e-mail or phone cannot be processed because of the requirement for a signature. Requests may be faxed to 253.538.2545 with a signature and payment. Transcripts cannot be charged to a student's account.

If an account is on any type of hold, the request will be mailed back with information regarding the appropriate office to contact. It is the student's responsibility to resolve the hold and resubmit the request.

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