Failure to pay the remainder of the fee will result in forfeiture of the deposit and loss of registration. The deposit will be refunded only if the student is suspended from the University. All students must enroll for a minimum of one semester hour of credit during the semester in which a degree is to be conferred. A student services fee is assessed based upon credit hours enrolled. Automobile registration and a parking permit is required for those who will park on campus.
All fees are subject to revision without notice.
To be eligible for a graduate assistantship, a student must be admitted to a graduate program at SMSU and must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 on the last 60 hours of undergraduate course work, or a minimum of GPA of 3.0 on 9 or more hours of the most recent graduate course work. Successfully complete one semester of graduate studies at SMSU, during which they complete cultural orientation to prepare them for such teaching appointment. Students who have served as assistants for the academic year or for the Spring semester are eligible to receive a scholarship for up to 6 hours of course work for the following Summer session. A minimum of 3 of these summer scholarship hours must be graduate credit, and all must be graduate credit if the enrollment is for 3 hours or less. A limited number of graduate assistantships are also available during the Summer session.