Fees

“The university reserves the right to modify by increase or decrease the fees charged for attendance and other services at the University, including but not limited to tuition, at any time when in the discretion of the governing board the same is in the best interest of the University, provided that no increases can or will be effective unless approved by the governing board not less than thirty (30) days prior to the beginning of the academic term (semester, etc,) to which the fees are applicable, with all modification of fees to be effective irrespective as to whether fees have or have not been paid by or on behalf of a student prior to the effective date of the modification.”

To review the statement of financial responsibility and its terms visit https://sfs.mst.edu/policiesprocedures/. This statement allows students to confirm their understanding of financial implications when registering each semester.

Electronic Billing Statements

Electronic billing is the official billing method for currently enrolled students at Missouri University of Science and Technology. Students will be notified by e-mail at their Missouri S&T e-mail account when monthly billing statements are available. Currently enrolled students will be able to view, print, and pay their student fee bill online at Joe’SS.

Currently enrolled students can also authorize others (parents, grandparents, guardians) to view and pay their student fee bill. Access to student account information can be granted by visiting http://registrar.mst.edu/psinfo/additionalauthorizedaccess/. For an additional authorized access (AAA) member to have access to electronically view and print the monthly billing statement and make payment online, access must be granted in TouchNet. Authorized Users are also notified when the statement is available at the e-mail address entered by the student during set-up. For further information view the student financial services website http://sfs.mst.edu. For more access options, please visit the Missouri S&T registrar's office web site at http://registrar.mst.edu.

Tuition per Credit Hour or Plateau (12-18 hours)

All students enrolled at Missouri S&T are required to pay tuition. Visit the Missouri S&T Student Financial Services web site for fee information at http://sfs.mst.edu.

Courses audited and courses taken for reduced credit will be counted at their normal credit value in computing the amount of tuition to be paid. Students enrolling in zero credit hours are required to pay tuition and fees according to the equivalent credit for the course.

Activity and Facilities Fee

The Activity and Facilities Fee is charged to students each semester to pay for a variety of activities, services, and bonded debt on student fee funded buildings. Approved by the Board of Curators with input from the Student Council, the Activities and Facilities Fee provides funding for the Havener Center, intramural and recreational facilities and programs, campus events, the student newspaper, radio station, and funding for a variety of student organizations. Graduate students pay an additional fee to fund the Council of Graduate Students. The activity/facility fee is prorated for students enrolled in fewer than twelve hours.  The activity/facility fee is charged to all students enrolled in on-campus degree programs.

Health Service Fee

The Health Service Fee provides students with access to health and wellness services offered by two departments, Student Health Services and Student Well-Being.  Student Health Services (studenthealth.mst.edu) ensures students are healthy and miss as little class time as possible due to illness.  They act as non-emergency urgent care and provide services such as illness and injury treatment, immunizations, well-woman exams, STI testing, medication management, travel consults, allergy injections, sport/orthopedic injuries, and more.  Additionally, the Health Service Fee supports Student Health Service programs such as monitoring student immunization compliance and managing communicable disease outbreaks (such as COVID-19).  Student Well Being (wellbeing.mst.edu) empowers students to thrive mentally, physically, and emotionally.  They provide individual and group counseling services (provided by licensed counselors), one-on-one wellness consultations and coaching sessions, peer-led education and support programming, group trainings, bystander intervention education, and more.  Additionally, Student Well-Being offers virtual counseling visits within the state of Missouri.  All students have 24/7 access to online resources, some of which can be found using Health and Well-Being Resource Directory (wellbeing.mst.edu/resources/directory) and using the urgent/crisis resource page (wellbeing.mst.edu/resources/crisis). 

Academic Testing Fee

An academic testing fee will be charged to all undergraduate students that have reached the level of sophomore, junior and senior. Specific rates can be found on the student financial services website https://sfs.mst.edu/.

Graduation Fee

A $75 graduation fee is assessed to all students who have applied as a candidate for graduation. This fee will be charged to the student account after submitting an application for graduation. 

A $25 certificate graduation fee is assessed to all students who have applied as a candidate for completion.  This fee will be charged to the student account after submitting a certificate application for completion.

Time of Payment of Fees

All fees must be paid in full or payment arrangements made at the time of registration at the opening of each semester or term as a condition of admission to classes. Consult the academic calendar for dates of registration and payment of fees.

Payment Plan

Students and authorized users are able to opt-in to a convenient payment plan to help manage billed costs each term.  The standard installment payment plan is a budget-friendly way to break the total balance into four equal, manageable, payments over the semester.  (A one-time, non-refundable, $50 setup fee applies each semester.)  Students and/or authorized payers must either pay the total amount that is due in full as of the first billing due date of the semester or sign up for a payment plan.  If, after the first billing due date passes, and the amount due is not paid, S&T will add students to the standard payment plan automatically and assess the $50 set up fee at that time.

Late Payment Fee

If you do not make your required payment (either paid in full or the minimum amount included in a payment plan), the university will assess a 1% late payment fee on the unpaid portion of the total due.  The late payment fee is based upon the unpaid total due from the previous monthly billing statement and will not be assessed against current charges appearing in the billing cycle.  To avoid the late payment fee, simply pay the total amount due or the adjusted amount due included in your payment plan by the scheduled due date.

Past due amounts owed to the university must be satisfied by payment in full. Failure to make minimum payments could result in a decision to ban the student from participation in the payment plan during future terms.  Students who are pre registered for a semester and fail to make their first scheduled payment will have their course schedule canceled.  If a "Hold" exists on a student's records it may result with the student being removed from the official class lists, blocked from registering for courses, and/or denied access to all University facilities and services. The university will pursue appropriate collections practices which may include referrals to a collection agency for accounts that remain past due. The account may be assessed an additional collection charge of up to 25 percent of the balance if referral to a collection agency becomes necessary.

Fall Semester Payment Due Dates

Preregistered students: four installments due September, October, November, and December 10th.

Open registration students: the number of installments available will be dependent upon the timing of your registration.

Spring Semester Payment Due Dates

Preregistered students: four installments due February, March, April, and May 10th.

Open registration students: the number of installments available will be dependent upon the timing of your registration.

Summer Semester Payment Due Dates

Preregistered students: three installments due June, July, and August 10th.

Open registration students: the number of installments available will be dependent upon the timing of your registration.

Financial Aid

Approved financial aid is applied directly to a student’s account. The entry will appear as a credit on the billing statement and will reduce the current term balance due. The balance remaining after application of financial aid will be billed to the student and will be subject to the minimum payment process and late payment penalty calculation.

Personal Checks

Personal checks will be accepted only for the amount due from the student. Personal checks can be presented to the student financial services drop box or by mail to G1 Parker Hall, Rolla MO 65409. A late registration fee will be assessed if a check presented in payment of student fees is returned unpaid and remains unpaid after the close of the registration period.

Online Payment Options

Missouri S&T has convenient online payment options for our students and their authorized payers. Students can make online check and credit card payments by accessing TouchNet through their Joe'ss Student Center. Authorized payers with access to student account information will log in to https://joess.mst.edu/ to make online payment.

The University of Missouri contracts with a third party vendor to process credit card payments applied to the student fee account. Credit card payment can be made by Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express online only. A convenience fee of 3 percent ($3.00 minimum) will be charged by the third party vendor on all credit card payments.

To avoid the convenience fee, students and their authorized payers, have the option to make an online electronic check payment by simply entering the bank/financial institution routing and account numbers at the time of the online payment. Online payment information can be found on the student financial services website at http://sfs.mst.edu/.

Late Registration Fee

A student who registers after the start of the semester will be charged a late fee equivalent to one hour undergrad tuition. Also, by registering late, a student may find certain sections or entire courses closed to registration. Each department reserves the right to close sections of courses or even to close enrollment in a department when the capacity of the class is reached.

International Student Sponsored Program

A full range of services for sponsored international students is provided through the International Student and Scholar Services Office. International students sponsored by international agencies receive special services and are charged an administrative fee per semester. Individual students desiring to take advantage of these special services may apply for them. Details on the current Sponsored Student program and costs are available upon request from:

International Student and Scholar Services
106 Centennial Hall
Rolla, MO 65409-0160

Sponsor Billing

If part or all of your educational expenses are being paid by an embassy, agency or company, you can elect to have them billed directly through our sponsor billing process.

Upon receipt of written authorization, a credit will be posted to your student account for the amount authorized. We will discontinue billing you for that amount and bill your sponsor directly. If the sponsor does not pay in a timely manner, the credit will be removed from your account and you will be responsible for this amount again, including the accrual of finance charges.

Additional information is available on the student financial services website under sponsor billing.

International Student Services Fee

The International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) Office provides a full range of services to international students including, but not limited to, communication with prospective international students and applicants, issuance of immigration documents, new international student orientation as well as ongoing orientation/acculturation programs. ISSS manages the federally-mandated Department of Homeland Security Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) database and is responsible for meeting current requirements, the upcoming SEVIS II, and all follow-on phases. Due to the complexity and scope of these associated mandatory requirements, a fee has been implemented in order to meet the system demands. Therefore, all F-1 and J-1 international students who are enrolled in one or more academic hours will be charged an International Student Fee per semester for fall, spring, and summer semesters.

Mandatory Health Insurance for International Students

All international students, as a condition of their enrollment, are required to purchase mandatory health insurance. This includes all F-1 and J-1 visa students. In addition, J-1 visa students whose spouse and/or children are living in the U.S. are required to carry health insurance. An independent carrier working through the International Affairs (IA) office, provides an insurance policy at a reasonable cost. Premiums will be charged during the fall and spring semester. Summer premiums are included in the spring semester.

For more information on the mandatory health insurance requirements for international students, contact:

Student Health Services
910 W 10th Street
573-341-4284

Reassessment of Fees

Summer Session-8 Weeks

Refund Percents

Elapsed Days	Percent of Refund
Class days 1-3	100%
Class days 4-13	50%
Class days 14-20	25%
After class day 20	NO REFUND

Class days are counted by excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.

*Deductions may be made from any refund of fees for any financial obligation due the university.

Examination Fee

When a graduate student takes the doctoral qualifying exam, doctoral comprehensive exam, or defends their thesis/dissertation during the intersession, they must be enrolled on the date of the exam/defense.  If the exam/defense occurs during the intersession, the student must have been enrolled in the immediately preceding semester/session; or, prior to the exam/defense date, they must enroll in one credit hour of Oral Examination, 5040/6040 (charged as an examination-only fee). Intersession, for the purposes of this section, refers to the specific interval of time between the closing date of one academic semester/session and beginning of classes for the academic semester/session that immediately follows. If the submission of graduate Form 2/7 and final copy of the thesis/dissertation are not completed before the next semester/session begins, the student must register for the following semester/session.