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Changing, Calculating, and Posting Optional Fees

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Definition Name

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Usage

Optional Fees for a Student

OPT_FEE_STDNT

select Student Financials, then select Tuition and Fees, then select Assign Optional Fees, then select Optional Fees for a Student

Calculate optional fees for an individual student.

Optional Fees

OPT_FEE_STDNT_S

Click the Display Optional Fees link on the Optional Fees for a Student page.

Review a student's optional fees.

Optional Fees Override

OPT_FEE_OVERRIDE

select Student Financials, then select Tuition and Fees, then select Override Optional Fees, then select Optional Fees Override

Override optional fees after the no change date.

Access the Optional Fees for a Student page (select Student Financials, then select Tuition and Fees, then select Assign Optional Fees, then select Optional Fees for a Student).

Image: Optional Fees for a Student page

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Optional Fees for a Student page. You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.

Optional Fees for a Student page

Field or Control

Definition
Career

Displays the student's academic career.
Fee Code

Displays the fee code of each optional fee that is attached to the student.
Valid Value

Enter a value for each fee code. The system displays the default value that you defined on the Optional Fees per Term page. You can override this value. After you select the value, the system displays the amount of the fee in the appropriate field (Amount/Unit or Flat Amount).
Amount/Unit

If the optional fee is based on the number of units in which the student is enrolled, the system displays the total monetary amount in this field.
Flat Amount

If the optional fee is a flat charge, the system displays the total dollar amount in this field.

Maximum Amount

Displays the maximum amount that you defined for the fee on the Optional Fees per Term page.
Date Time

Displays the date and time that the optional fee was calculated.
User ID

Indicates who entered the charge.
Academic Information

Click to display the student's enrollment status.
Calculate Tuition and Fees

Click to calculate and post tuition and fees for the student, including optional fees.

Note: After you have saved any changes that you make to a student's optional fees, any tuition calculation process takes the changes into account. That is, you do not need to calculate tuition from this page.
Display Optional Fees

Click to display all optional fees that were charged after calculation.
Student Accounts

Click to review a summary of the student's entire account and verify that the system correctly posted the optional fees.

Access the Optional Fees Override page (select Student Financials, then select Tuition and Fees, then select Override Optional Fees, then select Optional Fees Override).

This page is identical to the Optional Fees for a Student page.