Student Accounts: Non-Institutional Charges

Federal student financial aid can only cover "institutional charges" as defined by the U.S. Department of Education. This definition includes current year charges for tuition and fees, and on-campus room and board. It also includes other fees such as: lab fees, workshops, University registration fees, facilities usage fees, and other University fees associated directly with taking a class. Unless authorization is received, federal financial aid cannot be used to cover non-institutional charges such as: health insurance, library fines, breakage fees, returned check fees, deferred fees for payment plans or any charges not directly tied to taking a class.

The only way federal student aid funds can be used to pay for "non-institutional charges" is to obtain your written authorization to pay those charges. Title IV Authorization Form will allow Student Accounts to apply your federal financial aid to your non-institutional charges.

Failure to submit a Title IV Authorization to Apply Aid to Non-Institutional Charges form may result in a refund of Title IV aid and a subsequent student account hold and/or late fee on the balance due for non-institutional charges.
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