The tuition and fees for all studentsfull or part time and auditingare shown at right. Satisfactory settlement of all expenses is a requirement for completing each semester's class registration, and no student is officially enrolled until all past due accounts have been satisfied. Financial aid cannot be used to satisfy balances forward from a prior academic year.
In special cases the University will accept, at the beginning of a semester, a noninterest-bearing promissory note for a portion of the semester housing and semester meal plan fee. Amounts up to $450 for room rent and $450 for 5- or 7-day meal plans may be included in the note. In such cases, a note for the fall semester charges will be due October 1, and for the spring semester, March 1. Failure to pay the note when due will result in the assessment of late fees, including collection costs, denial of future deferred payment note privileges, and termination of board plan and/or cancellation of housing contract.
Currently enrolled students who expect to continue enrollment may make housing reservations by paying a $150 housing advance payment and by preregistering on-line during the spring semester at a time designated by the Housing Office.
New students who are offered on-campus housing accommodations must pay a nonrefundable $35 housing application fee and a $100 admissions deposit. The admissions deposit is deducted from the amount otherwise due for the first semester expenses. (Note: Policies regarding priority to/offering of on-campus housing are subject to change.)
| Resident Per Semester | Nonresident Per Semester | |
| Full-time undergraduate academic fee | $2,545.00 | $,5642.00 |
| Part-time undergraduate academic fee (per semester hour) | 206.00 | 466.00 |
| Undergraduate auditing academic fee (per semester hour) | 103.00 | 233.00 |
| Undergraduate staff academic fee (per semester hour; first four hoursfree) | 206.00 | 206.00 |
| Graduate assistant academic fee | 696.00 | 696.00 |
| Laboratory fee (per laboratory) | 50.00 | 50.00 |
| Health fee (required if enrolled in seven or more hours on campus regardlessof housing arrangements) | 102.00 | 102.00 |
| Residence Halls (per semester) | Regular | Single |
| Johnstone A Section | 920.00 | 1,380.00 |
| Benet, Bowen, Bradley, Cope, Donaldson, Geer, Johnstone A Annex, Norris, Sanders, Wannamaker, Young | 1,055.00 | 1,583.00 |
| Barnett, Byrnes, Lever, Manning, Mauldin, Smith, | 1,165.00 | 1,748.00 |
| Clemson House (room) | 1,195.00 | 1,793.00 |
| Holmes and McCabe | 1,345.00 | |
| New West Campus | 1,610.00 | |
| Temporary Housing | 890.00 | |
| Apartments (per semester) | ||
| Clemson House | 1,235.00 | |
| Calhoun Courts (four occupants) | 1,415.00 | |
| Lightsey Bridge | 1,480.00 | |
| New East Campus | 1,895.00 | |
| Thornhill Village (two occupants) | 1,890.00 | |
| Thornhill Village (four occupants) | 1,260.00 | |
| Family Housing | Per Month | |
| Townhouses | 350.00 | |
| Duplex--2 Bedroom | 365.00 | |
| Duplex--3 Bedroom | 430.00 | |
| Faculty Houses | 475.00 | |
| Faculty Houses (Renovated) | 580.00 | |
| Thornhill Graduate Apartments (9 month) | 385.00 | |
| Thornhill Graduate Apartments (12 month) | 355.00 | |
| Board Plans1 | Per Semester | |
| Any Ten (10 meals) Monday-Sunday | 849.00 | |
| Plus Any Ten (includes $175 in Paw points) | 1,011.00 | |
| Any 15 (15 meals) Monday-Sunday | 939.00 | |
| Plus Any 15 (includes $100 in Paw points) | 1,011.00 | |
| Five-Day (15 meals) Monday-Friday | 860.00 | |
| Unlimited Access (21 meals), Monday-Sunday | 1,011.00 | |
| Commuter 5 (lunch only), Monday-Friday | 428.00 | |
| Commuter 40 (any 40 meals per semester) | 227.00 | |
| Tiger Stripe account (declining balance account) | 50.00 |
University Revenue and Receivables will redeposit returned checks in
payment of academic fees for the fall and spring semesters. A $25 returned
check charge will be assessed for each returned item in
accordance with state laws. Students with returned items for payment
of academic fees are also subject to a late payment fee of $5 per calendar
day, not to exceed $350, beginning on the day after the last day of late
registration. If the note was returned to the University in a timely manner
with no response by the student or drawer, a written request to disenroll
the student may be made to the Registrar. If the request is approved, the
percentage of refund will be applied to the debt. If the check is returned
after the mid-point of the semester with no response, a decision will be
made by the Director of University Revenue and Receivables and the Registrar
as to the effects of disenrollment. At this point, the student will owe
100% of tuition and fees, even if he/she has been disenrolled. The University
may restrict subsequent payment for academic and other fees by accepting
only cash, certified checks, cashier's checks, or money orders.
Any individual who uses a two-party check for payment of University expenses will be held responsible for that check if it is returned unpaid by the bank. Checks used as payment for various University services, such as meal plans, housing, etc., that are later returned unpaid by the bank, give the University the right to cancel such services and cause forfeiture of any refund.
Any returned check not collected by the above procedures may be turned over to a collection agency and the indebtedness reported to a credit bureau. Collection costs will be added to the debt. Transcripts and diplomas will be withheld pending payment, and the debt may be deducted from state income tax refunds.
Abuse of check payment privileges may result in the restriction of such privileges for an indefinite period of time based on the frequency and/or dollar amount, as determined by University Revenue and Receivables.
No refunds will be made on a semester's tuition and fees after four
weeks from the last day to register. In the case of a withdrawal from the
University, refunds will be based on the effective date of the withdrawal.
In the case of a withdrawal from a course, refunds will be based on the
date the student drops the course using the on-line registration system.
To be eligible for a refund, the student's request must be received by
University Revenue and Receivables prior to the beginning of the next fall/spring
semester or subsequent summer term. Beginning with the day following the
last day to register, refunds for periods of four weeks or less during
fall/spring semester shall be made on the following basis. Students receiving
Title IV Financial Aid follow a different policy. Contact University Revenue
and Receivables, G-08 Sikes Hall, for details.
| Period of Enrollment | Percent Refund |
| Registration day(s) in published calendar | 100% |
| After last day to register: | |
| One week or less | 80% |
| More than 1 but not more than 2 weeks | 60% |
| More than 2 but not more than 3 weeks | 40% |
| More than 3 but not more than 4 weeks | 20% |
| More than 4 weeks | 0% |
| Length of Session
Percent Refund |
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| Period of Enrollment | Less than 3 weeks | 3 weeks | 5 or 6 weeks | More Than 6 weeks |
| Registration days in published calendar | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| After last day to register | ||||
| One week or less | 0% | 40% | 60% | 60% |
| More than 1 but not more than 2 weeks | 0% | 0% | 20% | 40% |
| More than 2 but not more than 3 weeks | 0% | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| More than 3 weeks | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Since financial aid is expected to meet or help meet educational costs, any academic fee, housing, or meal-plan fee for students withdrawing from the University up to the amount of financial aid received for that semester or summer session, will be refunded to the Financial Aid Program(s) from which the student received assistance.
To determine the amount of refund that will be returned to Federal Title IV Aid Programs and what amount will be returned to the non-Title IV Aid Programs, the following formula will be used:
Federal Title IV Refund = Amount of Refund X (Title IV Aid Received / Total Aid Received)
Non-Title IV Refund = Amount of Refund minus Title IV Refund
In refunding monies to the various Financial Aid Programs, the following priority listings will be used:
A. Title IV Federal Programs
1. Federal Stafford Loans (unsubsidized)
2. Federal Stafford Loans (subsidized)
3. Federal Plus Loans
4. Federal Perkins Loans
5. Federal Pell Grants
6. Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants
7. South Carolina State Grants
8. Other Title IV Programs
B. Non-Title IV Programs
1. Institutional Loans
2. Institutional Scholarships and/or Grants
3. Private Loans/Scholarships
After the refund has been applied to the Title IV and non-Title IV programs, any refund balance will be refunded to the student.
If debts were incurred before withdrawing, such as bad checks, unpaid traffic or library fines, etc., the refund will cover these obligations first. Academic fees, housing, and meal-plan refunds for students withdrawing will be paid to the student.
South Carolina Domicile Defined for Purposes of Rates of Tuition
and Fees—Section 59-112-20. South Carolina Domicile for tuition and
fee purposes shall be established as follows in determinations of rates
of tuition and fees to be paid by students entering or attending State
Institutions:
A. Independent persons who reside in and have been domiciled
in South Carolina for a period of no less than twelve months with an intention
of making a permanent home herein, and their dependents, may be considered
eligible for in-state rates.
B. Independent persons who reside in and have been domiciled
in South Carolina for fewer than twelve months but who have full-time employment
in the State, and their dependents, may be considered eligible for in-state
rates for as long as such independent person is employed on a full-time
basis in the State.
C. Where an independent person meeting the provisions of Section
59-112-20 B above, is living apart from his spouse, or where such person
and his spouse are separated or divorced, the spouse and dependents of
such independent person shall have domiciliary status for tuition and fee
purposes only under the following circumstances: (1) if the spouse requesting
domiciliary status for tuition and fee purposes remains domiciled in South
Carolina although living apart or separated from his or her employed spouse,
(2) if the dependent requesting domiciliary status for tuition and fee
purposes is under the legal custody or guardianship, as defined in Section
59-112-10I above, of an independent person who is domiciled in this State;
or if such dependent is claimed as an income tax exemption by the parent
not having legal custody but paying child-support, so long as either parent
remains domiciled in South Carolina.
D. The residence and domicile of a dependent minor shall be presumed
to be that of the parent of such dependent minor.
Effect of Change of Residency—Section 59-112-30. When the domicile
of a student or of the person upon whom a student is financially dependent
changes after enrollment at a State Institution, tuition charges shall
be adjusted as follows:
A. Except as provided in Section 59-112-20B above, when domicile
is taken in South Carolina, a student shall not become eligible for in-state
rates until the beginning of the next academic session after expiration
of twelve months from date of domicile in this State.
B. When South Carolina domicile is lost, eligibility for in-state
rates shall end on the last day of the academic session in which the loss
occurs; however, application of this subsection shall be at the discretion
of the institution involved.
C. Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, any
dependent person who has been domiciled with his family in South Carolina
for a period of not less than three years immediately prior to his enrollment
may enroll in a state-supported institution of higher learning at the in-state
rate and may continue to be enrolled at such rate even if the parent, spouse,
or guardian upon whom he is dependent moves his domicile from this State.
Effect of Marriage—Section 59-112-40. Except as provided in Section 59-112-20 above, marriage shall affect determinations of domicile for tuition and fee purposes only insofar as it operates to evince an intention by the parties to make a permanent home in South Carolina.
Military Personnel and Their Dependents—Section 59-112-50. Notwithstanding other provisions of this act, during the period of their assignment to duty in South Carolina members of the armed services of the United States stationed in South Carolina and their dependents may be considered eligible for in-state rates. When such armed service personnel are ordered away from the State, their dependents may continue for an additional twelve months to have this eligibility at the State Institutions where they are enrolled at the time such assignment ends. Such persons and their dependents may be considered eligible for in-state rates for a period of twelve months after their discharge from the armed services even though they were not enrolled at a State Institution at the time of their discharge, if they have evinced an intent to establish domicile in South Carolina and if they have resided in South Carolina for a period of at least twelve months immediately preceding their discharge.
Faculty, Administrative Employees and Dependents Thereof—Section 59-112-60. Full-time faculty and administrative employees of State Institutions, and the spouses and children of such persons, shall be excluded from the provision of this act.
Abatement of Rates for Nonresidents on Scholarship—Section 59-112-70. Notwithstanding other provisions of this act, the governing boards listed in Section 59-112-10A above, are authorized to adopt policies for the abatement of any part or all of the out-of-state rates for students who are recipients of scholarship aid.
Administration of Chapter; Burden of Proving Eligibility of Students—Section 59-112-80. Each State Institution shall designate an official to administer the provisions of this act. Students making application to pay tuition and fees at in-state rates shall have the burden of proving to the satisfaction of the aforesaid officials of State Institutions that they have fulfilled the requirements of this act before they shall be permitted to pay tuition and fees at such rate.
Penalties for Willful Misrepresentation—Section 59-112-90. Where it appears to the satisfaction of officials charged with administration of these provisions that a person has gained domiciliary status improperly by making or presenting willful misrepresentations of fact, such persons should be charged tuition and fees past due and unpaid at the out-of-state rate, plus interest at a rate of eight percent per annum, plus a penalty amounting to twenty-five percent of the out-of-state rate for one semester; and until these charges have been paid no such student shall be allowed to receive transcripts or graduate from any State Institution.
Regulations—Section 59-112-100. The Commission on Higher Education
may prescribe uniform regulations for application of the provisions of
this act and may provide for annual review of such regulations.
Rates of Tuition and Fees—Section 62-600.
A. Resident classification is an essential part of fee determination,
admission regulations, and other revelant policies of State Institutions.
It is important that such institutions have fair and equitable regulations
which can be administered consistently and are sensitive to the interests
of both students and the State. The Commission on Higher Education hereby
establishes regulations for the Statute Governing Residency and Tuition
for Fee Purposes to be applied consistently by all South Carolina institutions
of higher education. These regulations do not address residency matters
relating to either in-county or international categories used within the
State’s technical colleges.
B. Institutions of higher education are required by the Statute
to determine the residence classification of applicants. The initial determination
of one’s resident status is made at the time of admission. The determination
made at that time, and any determination made thereafter, prevails for
each subsequent semester until the determination is successfully challenged.
The burden of proof resides with the students to show evidence as deemed
necessary to establish their residency status.
Code of Laws Governing Residence—Section 62-601.
A. The rules regarding the establishment of legal residence for
tuition and fee purposes for institutions of higher education are governed
by the South Carolina Code of Laws.
B. As prescribed by the code, residence for tuition and fee purposes
can be established by (1) independent persons, (2) dependent persons, and
(3) independent immigrants, or dependent immigrants
Definitions—Section 62-602.
A. A “resident student” for tuition and fee purposes is defined
as an independent person who has abandoned all prior domiciles and has
been domiciled in South Carolina continuously for at least twelve months
immediately preceding the first day of classes of the term for which resident
classification is sought and for whom there is an absence of such evidence
in other states or countries, notwithstanding other provisions of the statute.
In the instances of dependent students and their families who are citizens
or permanent residents, the domicile of the spouse, parent, and/or guardian
for at least the twelve months immediately preceding the first day of classes
of the term for which resident classification is sought is considered in
determining residency status.
B. “Reside” is defined as continuous and permanent physical presence
within the State, provided that temporary absences for short periods of
time shall not affect the establishment of residence. Temporary absences
shall be absences which are thirty days or less. Excluded are absences
associated with requirements to complete a degree, absences for military
training service, and like absences, provided South Carolina domicile is
maintained. Absences of more than thirty days may affect the establishment
or maintenance of residence for tuition and fee purposes. In the instance
of dependents, except for nonresident aliens, where the spouse, parent
and/or guardian “reside” will be considered in determining residency status.
C. “Domicile” is defined as true, fixed, principal residence
and place of habitation, indicating where a person intends to remain, or
to where one expects to return when away. Generally, an applicant must
be domiciled in the State for twelve months for residency consideration.
D. “Independent Person” is defined as one in his/her majority
(eighteen years of age or older), whose predominant source of income is
his/her own earnings or income from employment, investments, or payments
from trusts, grants, scholarships, loans, or payments made in accordance
with court order. An independent person must provide more than half of
his/her support during the twelve months immediately prior to the date
that classes begin for the semester for which resident status is requested
and cannot be claimed as a dependent or exemption on the federal tax return
of his/her parent, spouse, or guardian for the year in which resident status
is requested.
E. “Dependent Person” is defined as one whose predominant source
of income or support is from payments from a parent, spouse, or guardian
and who qualifies for and is claimed as a dependent or exemption on the
federal income tax return of the parent, spouse, or guardian. A dependent
person is also one for whom payments are made, under court order, for child
support and the cost of the dependent person’s college education.
F. “Terminal Leave” is defined as a transition period following
active employment and immediately preceding retirement (with a pension
or annuity), during which the individual may use accumulated leave.
G. “Immediately Prior” is defined as a period of time not exceeding
ninety days and immediately preceding the first day of classes for the
term in question.
H. “Continue to be Enrolled” is defined as continuous enrollment
without an interruption that would require the student to pursue a formal
process of readmission to that institution. Formal petitions of applications
for change of degree level shall be considered readmissions.
I. “Nonresident Alien” is defined as a person who is not a citizen
or permanent resident of the United States. By virtue of their nonresident
status “nonresident aliens” generally do not have the capacity to establish
domiciles in South Carolina.
J. “Academic Session” is defined as a term or semester of enrollment.
Citizens and Permanent Residents—Section 62-603.
A. Independent persons who have physically resided and been domiciled
in South Carolina for twelve continuous months immediately preceding the
date the classes begin for the semester for which resident status is claimed
may qualify to pay in-state fees. The twelve-month residency period does
not start until the independent person begins to take steps which indicate
that the independent person intends to establish a permanent home in the
State. Absences from the State for more than thirty days during the twelve-month
period may affect the establishment of permanent residence for fee and
tuition purposes. Steps an independent person should take to establish
a permanent home in South Carolina are listed in the section entitled “Establishing
the Requisite Intent to Become a South Carolina Domiciliary.”
B. The resident status of a dependent person is based on the
resident status of the person who provides more than half of the dependent
person’s support and claims the dependent person as a dependent for federal
income tax purposes. The residence and domicile of a dependent minor and
other dependent person shall be presumed to be that of their parent(s),
spouse, or guardian(s).
C. In the case of divorced or separated parents, the resident
status of the dependent person may be based on the resident status of the
parent who supports and/or claims the dependent person as a dependent for
tax purposes, or it may be based on the resident status of the parent who
has legal custody of the dependent person.
Nonresident Aliens, Noncitizens, and Nonpermanent Residents—Section
62-604.
A. Except as otherwide specified in this section, all noncitizens
and nonpermanent residents of the United States will be assessed tuition
and fees at the nonresident, out-of-state rate. Independent aliens, including
refugees, untainted, and parolees and their dependents, may be entitled
to resident, in-state classification once they have been awarded permanent
resident status by the U.S. Department of Justice and meet all the statutory
residency requirements provided that all other domiciliary requirements
are met. Time spent living in South Carolina immediately prior to the awarding
of permanent resident status may not be counted towards the twelve month
residency period. Certain nonresident aliens present in the United States
in specific visa classification may be granted in-state residency for tuition
and fee purposes as prescribed by the Commission on Higher Education.
B. The Adviser’s Manual of Federal Regulations Affecting Foreign
Students and Scholars will serve as the primary resource reference for
defining visa categories.
Establishing the Requisite Intent to Become a South Carolina Domiciliary—Section
62-605.
A. Residence status may not be acquired by an applicant or student
while residing in South Carolina for the sole purpose of enrollment in
an institution or for access to state-supported programs designed to serve
South Carolina residents.
B. If a person asserts that his/her domicile has been established
in this State, the individual has the burden of proof. Such persons should
provide to the designated residency official any and all evidence which
the person believes satisfies the burden of proof. The residency official
will consider any and all evidence provided concerning such claim of domicile
but will not necessarily regard any single item of evidence as conclusive
evidence that domicile has been established.
C. For independent persons, examples of intent to become a South
Carolina resident may include, although any single indicator may not necessarily
be conclusive, indicia as listed below. The absence of indicia in other
states is required before the student is eligible to pay in-state rates.
Indicia may include the following:
1) statement of full-time employment;
2) possession of a valid South Carolina voter registration card
and voting in South Carolina elections;
3) designating South Carolina as state of legal residence on
military record;
4) possession of a valid South Carolina driver’s license, or
if a nondriver, a South Carolina identification card;
5) possession of a valid South Carolina vehicle registration
card;
6) continuous presence in South Carolina during periods when
not enrolled as a student;
7) paying South Carolina income taxes as a resident during the
past tax year, including income earned outside of South Carolina from the
date South Carolina domicile was claimed;
8) ownership of principal residence in South Carolina; and
9) licensing for professional practice (if applicable) in South
Carolina.
D. These indicia will likewise be considered for spouses, parents,
and guardians of dependent persons who wish to establish South Carolina
domicile. As noted under “Citizens and Permanent Residents” above, the
resident status of a dependent person matches that of the person who provides
more than half of the dependent person’s support and claims the dependent
person as a dependent for federal income tax purposes.
Maintaining Residence—Section 62-606.
A. A person’s temporary absence from the State does not necessarily
constitute loss of South Carolina residence unless the person has acted
inconsistently with the claim of continued South Carolina residence during
the person’s absence from the State. The burden is on the person to show
retention of South Carolina residence during the person’s absence from
the State. Steps a person should take to retain South Carolina resident
status for fee and tuition purposes include continuing to use a South Carolina
permanent address on all records; retaining South Carolina voter’s status;
voting by absentee ballot; maintaining South Carolina driver’s license;
maintaining South Carolina vehicle registration; satisfying South Carolina
resident income tax obligation. Individuals claiming permanent residence
in South Carolina are liable for payment of income taxes on their total
income from the date that they established South Carolina residence. This
includes income earned in another state or country.
B. South Carolina residents (and their dependents) who serve
in the military may continue to be eligible to pay in-state fees as long
as they continuously claim South Carolina as their state of legal residence
during their military service. South Carolina residents who change their
state of legal residence while in the military lose their South Carolina
resident status for fee and tuition purposes. To re-establish their South
Carolina resident status, such persons must take steps which indicate that
they plan to re-establish permanent residence in the State. These persons
must then physically reside in the State for twelve continuous months.
Effect of Change of Residency—Section 62-607.
A. Notwithstanding other provisions of this section, any dependent
person, except as otherwise excluded, who has been domiciled with his/her
family in South Carolina for a period of not less than three years immediately
prior to enrollment at state-supported colleges and universities may enroll
in those institutions of higher learning at in-state rates and may continue
to be enrolled at such rates even if the person upon whom he/she is dependent
moves his/her domicile from this State.
B. If a dependent or independent person has been domiciled in
South Carolina for less than three years, eligibility for in-state rates
shall end on the last day of the academic session during which domicile
is lost.
Effect of Marriage—Section 62-608.
A. In ascertaining domicile of a married person, irrespective
of gender, such a review shall be determined just as for an unmarried person
by reference to all relevant evidence of domiciliary intent.
B. If a nonresident marries a South Carolina resident, the nonresident
does not automatically acquire South Carolina resident status. The nonresident
may acquire South Carolina resident status if the South Carolina resident
is an independent person and the nonresident is a dependent of the South
Carolina resident.
C. Marriage to a person domiciled outside South Carolina shall
not be solely the reason for precluding a person from establishing or maintaining
domicile in South Carolina and subsequently becoming eligible or continuing
to be eligible for residency.
D. No person shall be deemed solely by reason of marriage to
a person domiciled in South Carolina to have established or maintained
domicile in South Carolina and consequently to be eligible for or to retain
eligibility for South Carolina residency.
Exclusions—Section 62-609.
A. Persons in the following categories may qualify to pay in-state
fees without having to establish a permanent home in the State for twelve
months. Persons who qualify under any of theses categories must meet the
conditions of the specific category on or before the first day of classes
of the term for which payment of in-state fees is requested.
1) “Military Personnel and their Dependents”: Members of the
United States Armed Forces (and their dependents) who are stationed in
South Carolina on active duty may be considered eligible to pay in-state
fees. “Armed Forces” shall mean the United States Air Force, Army, Marine
Corps, and Navy. When such personnel are ordered away from the State, their
dependents may continue to pay in-state fees for an additional twelve months.
Such persons (and their dependents) may also be eligible to pay in-state
fees for a period of twelve months after their discharge from the military,
provided they have demonstrated an intent to establish a permanent home
in South Carolina and they have resided in South Carolina for a period
of at least twelve months immediately preceding their discharge. Military
personnel who are not stationed in South Carolina and/or former military
personnel who intend to establish South Carolina residency must fulfill
the twelve month “physical presence” requirement for them or their dependents
to qualify to pay in-state fees.
2) “Faculty and Administrative Employees, and their Dependents”:
Full-time faculty and administrative employees of South Carolina state-supported
colleges and universities are eligible to pay in-state fees. Dependents
of such persons are also eligible.
3) “Residents with Full-Time Employment and their Dependents”:
Persons who reside, are domiciled, and are full time employed in the State
and will continue to work full time until they meet the twelve-month requirement
are eligible to pay in-state fees, provided that they have taken the steps
to establish a permanent home in the State (see “Establishing the Requisite
Intent to Become a South Carolina Domiciliary”). The dependents of such
persons are also eligible.
4) “Retired Persons”: Retired persons who are receiving a pension
or annuity who reside in South Carolina and have been domiciled in South
Carolina as prescribed in the Statute for less than a year may be eligible
for in-state rates and State-supported aid if they maintain residence and
domicile in this State.
Persons on terminal leave who have established residency in South Carolina
may be eligible for in-state rates even if domiciled in the State for less
than one year, if they present documentary evidence for their employer
showing they are on terminal leave. The evidence should show beginning
and ending dates for the terminal leave period and that the person will
receive a pension or annuity when he/she retires.
B. Full-time employment shall mean employment which consists
of at least thirty-seven and a half hours a week on a single job in a full-time
status. However, a person who works less than thirty-seven and a half hours
a week but receives or is entitled to receive full-time employee benefits
shall be considered to be employed full time.
C. Persons participating in Southern Regional Education Board-sponsored
programs, including the Contract for Services and the Academic Common Market
programs, must have continuously resided in the State for other than educational
purposes for the two years immediately preceding application for consideration
and must meet all residency requirements during this two-year period.
Application for Change of Resident Status—Section 62-610.
A. Persons applying for a change of resident classification must
complete a residency application/petition and provide supporting documentation
prior to a reclassification deadline as prescribed by the institution.
B. The burden of proof resides with those persons applying for
a change of resident classification who must show required evidence to
document the change in resident status.
Incorrect Classification—Section 62-611.
A. Persons incorrectly classified as residents are subject to
reclassification and to payment of all nonresident fees not paid. If incorrect
classification results from false or concealed facts, such persons may
be charged tuition and fees past due and unpaid at the out-of-state rate.
The violator may also be subject to administrative, civil, and financial
penalties. Until these charges are paid, such persons will not be allowed
to receive transcripts or graduate from a South Carolina institution.
B. Residents whose resident status changes are responsible for
notifying the Residency Official of such changes.
Inquiries and Appeals—Section 62-612.
A. Inquiries regarding residency requirements and determinations
should be directed to the institutional residency official.
B. Each institution will develop an appeals process to accommodate
persons wishing to appeal residency determinations made by the institution’s
residency official. Neither the primary residency official nor appellate
official(s) may waive the provisions of the Statute governing residency
for tuition and fee purposes.
Appeals should be sent to the Student Financial Aid Office, G-01 Sikes Hall.
Meals may also be purchased on a cash basis or using funds deposited in a Tiger Stripe account. Meal plans become effective when University housing is opened for occupancy at the beginning of each semester, and expire after the evening meal on the day of graduation at the end of each semester.
The Eastside Food Court, the Canteen, Java City Coffee Shop, and Fernow Street Café provide a wide assortment of dining selections on an a la carte, cash basis. Nationally branded food concepts are available in cash dining facilities on campus. Burger King and Li'l Dino Subs can be found in the Eastside Food Court; Chick-fil-A is located at the Union Canteen; and Pizza Hut Express is available in the Fernow Street Café. All dining services facilities accept cash or the Tiger 1 Card.
All first-year freshmen who live in University housing, excluding apartments with kitchens, are required to subscribe to one of the following meal plans for their first two semesters: Any Ten, Plus Any Ten, Any 15, Plus Any 15, Five-Day, or Unlimited Access. All other students may choose a meal plan on a semester basis or pay for individual meals. First-year freshmen living in University housing (excluding the aforementioned housing) may terminate their meal plan for one of the following reasons:
· withdrawal from the University.
· change in housing assignment to an apartment with kitchen facilities.
· medical condition with dietary requirements that cannot be met by Dining Services. Documentation from a medical doctor must be provided along with specific dietary requirements. This documentation will be reviewed by the Dining Services Food Service Administrator.
· other circumstances determined by the University to be beyond the student's control.
Freshmen students must provide the necessary documentation for any of the above reasons before cancellation of their meal plan will be considered. Upperclassmen may terminate their meal plan for any reason. Failure to participate in a meal plan does not automatically release a student from the freshman requirement to subscribe to a meal plan.
Students may change meal plans at the Tiger 1 Card Office, next door to Harcombe Dining Hall, on Mondays only. Students may change meal plans at the billing of spring and fall semester fees with no service charge. Students may change meal plans after the first two weeks and prior to the last six weeks of the semester by paying a $25 service charge. All adjustments will be prorated, except for students withdrawing from the University. Students may upgrade meal plans during the registration period.
Meal plans canceled for any reason after service of the first meal will result in a refund of advance payment, minus a $50 termination charge, and a weekly charge for meals available. The meals available charge applies to the meals that have been served, not those that have been eaten by the individual student. No changes, meal plan cancellations, or refunds will be made during the last six weeks of a semester. Requests for refunds may be made at the Tiger 1 Card Office. Students will be responsible for all service charges related to changes or termination of a meal plan.
Additions to the Tiger Stripe account after registration must be made in amounts of at least $5. Tiger Stripe accounts are not refundable except for students withdrawing, graduating, or not returning. Credit balances at the end of each semester will carry forward to the next term. Students withdrawing during the semester must submit written requests for refunds in an amount greater that $5. Requests will be accepted at the Tiger 1 Card Office not later than 30 days after the end of the term for those students graduating or not returning. After this time any refunds will be forfeited. Any indebtedness to the University will be deducted from refunds.
Students may apply after January 1 for financial assistance for the next academic year. Financial aid requests, based on financial need, must be supported by a processed Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and renewed annually. No application is required for the LIFE Scholarship.
The FAFSA must be submitted by February 1 for need-based scholarship consideration and by April 1 for the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG), Federal Work-Study, Federal Perkins Loan, South Carolina State Need-Based Grant, and Clemson Community Service Grant. April 1 is the suggested deadline for application for the Federal Pell Grant, Federal Stafford Loan, and Federal PLUS Loan.
Transfer students applying for student loans will be considered as entering freshmen in determining maximum loan limits. Following enrollment, after the credit evaluation process has been completed, students may submit a request for additional funds due to changes in class standing.
Brochures detailing financial aid programs at Clemson University are available from the Student Financial Aid Office, G-01 Sikes Hall, Box 345123, Clemson, SC 29634-5123.