Matriculation Fee

Effective Fall 2002, the State Colleges of Colorado Board has approved a Matriculation Fee for Mesa State College. This fee consolidated several administrative fees which were previously charged separately to students, and will become a one time charge for all new and transfer students with a phase-in over a two-year period for continuing students. With the matriculation fee, degree seeking students will no longer pay separate fees for such things as add/drop, career placement, credential (resume) services, graduation (petition), Maverick card, transcript, and orientation.

Understanding the Matriculation Fee

How much is the Matriculation Fee?

Effective the Fall 2002 Semester, the Matriculation Fee for Mesa State College will be assessed as follows:

New Undergraduates (first-time $125, one time, during matriculation
freshmen/first-time transfers) term

Are all students considered matriculated?

A matriculated student is one who is both admitted and enrolled as a degree- seeking student at Mesa State College. Thus, a student's "matriculation term" is the first term in which a student is both admitted and enrolled at Mesa

If it's a Matriculation Fee, why do continuing and returning students have to pay it?

During the two-year phase-in plan, continuing and returning students would share in the financial impact of the matriculation fee. Since all students will use the services for which fees are assessed (transcripts, graduation, etc.), the cost will be shared among all degree-seeking students during the phase-in period.

What fees are being replaced?

• Transcript fees (both official and unofficial)
  
• Application for Graduation fees (Petition for Graduation)
  
• Career Placement fee
  
• Orientation fee
  
• Maverick Card fee (first card only)
  
• Add/Drop of Class(es) fee
  
• Credential (Resume) Services - up to 2 years post graduation

After their first term, do new students pay the $5 continuing student fee?

No. During the two-year phase-in period, only those continuing and returning students who matriculated before the Fall 2002 Semester will pay $5 per semester. New students who matriculate the Fall 2002 Semester and after will not be assessed additional Matriculation Fees as continuing students in subsequent semesters. Any student who believes they have been assessed incorrectly should contact the Business Office located in LHH 102 or by calling (970) 248-1567.

When will the Matriculation Fee be assessed?

Beginning the Fall 2002 Semester, the Matriculation Fee will be assessed to students upon class registration.

If a student does a complete withdrawal in their matriculation term, will they be assessed the Matriculation Fee?

Students who withdraw on the first day of classes or after will be assessed the Matriculation Fee. Those students who do a complete withdrawal from Mesa State College before the first day of classes or during their matriculation term with a 100% refund, will not be assessed the fee.

Will students pay the Matriculation Fee again if they move from undergraduate to graduate level students at Mesa State College?

No. New degree-seeking students will be expected to pay the fee once and only once.

Is the Matriculation Fee refundable if none of the covered services were used?

No. Mandatory fees are not refundable, and "opting out" of a portion of the fee is not possible.

Do Continuing Education, High School, or Non-Degree Seeking students pay the Matriculation Fee?

No. These students are considered non-degree seeking students. However, the "new undergraduate/graduate" Matriculation Fee will be assessed when a student becomes degree seeking.

If Continuing Education, High School, or Non-Degree Seeking students are not required to pay the Matriculation Fee, will they pay separately for those services covered by the Matriculation Fee?

No. These students will not be required to pay for transcripts or for add/drop fees. Other Matriculation Fee-related services do not apply.

Do re-enrolling students pay the Matriculation Fee?

Previously matriculated students who re-enroll/re-register during 2002-2003 and 2004-2005 will pay $5 per semester as continuing students during the two-year phase-in period. Beginning the Fall Semester of 2005, re-enrolling/re-registering students will not pay a Matriculation Fee, regardless of their actual matriculation semester. These students will also be eligible for matriculation-related services, even if they have never paid a Matriculation Fee.

Do faculty and staff who take classes pay the Matriculation Fee?

Yes (just as they would with other student fees). This would apply to first-time time students and the two-year plan listed above. Faculty and staff who take courses as non-degree seeking students do not pay the matriculation fee.