The following are descriptions of the mandatory student fees charged to all students taking credit courses (unless otherwise noted) through the Summer 2018 term.  Starting with the Fall 2018 term, the mandatory fee structure was changed to the structure noted here.

The first set of mandatory student fees noted below are those charged to students taking on-campus courses.  The second set of fees are those charged to students taking off-campus, online, and/or other distance learning courses.

On-Campus Mandatory Student Fees (in effect through Summer 2018)

The Student Activity Fee funded student organizations and activities on campus; it included funding for Campus Safety, Rainbow's End, enhanced fine art activities, and the Student Programming Council.¹

The Athletic Fund Fee² partially funded the University's men's and women's intercollegiate athletic programs, including repair, replacement, and modernization of facilities and equipment used by them.³

The Campus Recreation Fee² funded campus-wide recreational facilities, programs, and activities external to the Student Recreation Center.¹

The Facilities Maintenance Fee² provided a regularized source of funding to partially cover the costs of utilities and the maintenance and improvement costs to the University facilities.⁴

The Information Technology Fee² provided a regularized source of funding for maintenance and improvements to the Information Technology network as well as for funding the student information system.⁴

The Student Recreation Fee² provided funds for operation of the Student Recreation Center and associated programs, as well as for repair, maintenance, and expansion of Student Recreation capital facilities.¹

The Revenue Bond Fee² replaced funds which were previously obtained from tuition payments and used to underwrite the funded debt operations of the Student Center and University Housing.¹

The Student Attorney Fee² supported the budget of the Students' Attorney Program.⁵

The Student Center Fee² provided funding for operation of the Student Center.¹

The Student Services Building Fee² provided a regularized source of funding for financing the Student Services Building.¹

The Student-to-Student (STS) Grant Program Fee⁶ funded a student scholarship grant program for undergraduate students.  The fee was payable by undergraduate students only; those who did not wish to participate in the program could seek a refund of the fee by submitting a written request – using this form – to the Registrar's Office within the first two weeks of a Spring/Fall semester or within the first week of a Summer session.⁵

The Student Medical Benefit Fee (SMB) was comprised of the Student Health Fee and the Student Insurance Fee.  It funded the comprehensive Student Health Program that includes emergency service and hospitalization; specialty, primary, and emergency dental care; and prevention programs.  Students who paid these fees were entitled to full medical benefits at the Student Health Programs Clinic.  If the student felt they had comparable medical insurance coverage, they could seek a refund of the Student Insurance Fee within the first two weeks of a Fall or Spring Semester or the first week of a Summer Session by contacting the Student Health Programs Insurance Department.  The Student Insurance Fee for Summer Session was not assessed to students who were assessed the Fee during the preceding Spring Semester.⁷

The Mass Transit Fee² provided funding for bus transportation to on-campus and certain other local locations off-campus.¹

The Green Fee² provided a regularized source of funding for on-campus renewable energy, energy efficiency, and sustainability projects and research.¹

The Student Media Fee² provided a regular source of funding for the operation of the Daily Egyptian student newspaper.¹

The Disability Insurance Program Fee,⁸ payable by each medical student, covered the cost of disability insurance.⁵

Off-Campus / Online / Distance Learning Mandatory Student Fees (in effect through Summer 2018)

The Information Technology Fee² provided a regularized source of funding for maintenance and improvements to the Information Technology network as well as for funding the student information system.⁴

The Student Services Building Fee² provided a regularized source of funding for financing the Student Services Building.¹

The Student-to-Student (STS) Grant Program Fee⁶ funded a student scholarship grant program for undergraduate students.  The fee was payable by undergraduate students only; those who did not wish to participate in the program could seek a refund of the fee by submitting a written request – using this form – to the Registrar's Office within the first two weeks of a Spring/Fall semester or within the first week of a Summer session.⁵

The Distance Learning Fee was designed to cover the costs of course development for SIU Extended Campus, including professional services for design and development, startup costs, instruction and administrative support, and the necessary infrastructure to support course development and delivery.⁹

¹ This fee amount was based on the student's credit hours for the term.  Students registered for more than 12 credit hours for a term were charged only 12 credit hours worth of this fee.

² Professional students in the School of Medicine studying at Springfield – normally 2nd through 4th year medical students – were not assessed this fee.

³ This fee amount was based on the student's credit hours for the term.  Some students registered for more than 12 credit hours for a term were charged only 12 credit hours worth of this fee; however, those students who first attended SIUC in Fall 2015 or later would be charged for all hours covered by this fee.

⁴ This fee amount was based on the student's credit hours for the term.  Some students registered for more than 12 credit hours for a term were charged only 12 credit hours worth of this fee; however, those students who first attended SIUC in Fall 2013 or later would be charged for all hours covered by this fee.

⁵ This fee amount was a fixed/flat fee for the term.

⁶ Graduate, law, and medical students were not assessed this fee.

⁷ These fee amounts were fixed/flat fees for the term.

⁸ Undergraduate, graduate, and law students were not assessed this fee.

⁹ This fee amount was based on the student's credit hours for the term.  Students would be charged for all hours covered by this fee.