Cost of Attending TAMS

The academy is funded from a Legislative Special Appropriation, and from the Foundation School Fund.  Historically, the academy has paid for all tuition, fees, and books. 

The following are the responsibility of the student’s family:  (Financial Aid is available – see below)

Room and Board

UNT Housing rates and payment dates are available at
http://housing.unt.edu/housing/rates.

Students must fill out a Housing application on-line each year at https://housing.unt.edu/ehousing.

Prepayment ($325) and Property Deposit ($75) are due upon application.
Housing does not send out reminders for payments due. Students are expected to pay on-line on time. (See payment schedule below.)

Housing payments are made directly to the UNT Housing website at https://housing.unt.edu/ehousing.

If payment is not made on time, the charges will be sent to UNT Student Accounting for Collection. Payment would then be made for the late payment to Student Accounting.
Standard Hall – McConnell (Rates are estimated – check Housing web page for actual rates)

Shared Double Room – 5 Day Meal Plan

+$75 property deposit

Shared Double Room – 7 Day Meal Plan

+ $75 property deposit

Spring 2008
January 15, 2008
February 15, 2008
March 15, 2008
April 15, 2008

Parent Program Charge
Due to Legislative budget cuts, affecting all Texas state agencies, the academy requires a per student “Program Charge” of $1,300 for the 2007-2008 academic year.  This charge allows TAMS to continue to provide all services, including personal, academic and college counseling.  The Program Charge can be made in two payments, due on September 15 and October 16.  Payments should be made directly to the academy.

There are several ways to pay the Parent Program Fee.  You can pay partial or in full at any of these times:

1.  The Dean’s Office will have a table set up to receive payments at the Resource Fair on Friday and at the Financial Aid Session on Saturday at Summer Orientation.

2.  The Dean’s Office will have a table set up to receive payment on Junior and Senior Move-in Day in McConnell Hall.

3. Students/Parents can bring their payments to the Dean’s Office (Marquis Hall - Room 114) on weekdays (8:00 AM to 5:00 PM).

4.  Payments can be mailed to the TAMS Dean’s Office.  See address below.

            Deadline Due Date by September 17, 2007             $   650.00

            Deadline Due Date by October 15, 2007                  $   650.00

TAMS
PO Box 305309
Denton, TX 76203-5309
Attention: Parent Program Charge

The university will request either a budget increase or different funding method from the Texas Legislature in the 2007 Legislative Session.  Consequently, the Program Charge will continue until at least until the 2007 – 2008 academic year.  While it is not anticipated that the Program Charge will increase, the academy reserves the right to increase the charge if warranted.

Student Activities Fee
Each student is required to pay a fee of $60 per year.  This accumulation of fees is used for the funding of all the organizations and activities sponsored by Student Activities.  For example: portions of the fee are used to subsidize fall and spring orientation, Homecoming, Family Weekend, Prom and AfterProm, Rosecutting and Student Life Awards, weekend trips, student conferences and the countless number of dances.

On Junior and Senior move-in days, a table will be set up in McConnell to receive the funds.

Personal Expenses, including Travel            $2,170
Pencils, notebooks, pizza, music CDs, movies, club dues, prom tickets, travel home on Closed Weekends, holidays, etc.  This is highly variable and very similar to typical expenses for any high school student.  Most academy students require very little spending money.  The figure above is based on the average for a UNT student.  The prospective academy family is urged to contact the families of current students for further information on personal expenses.

Financial Aid is available

The TAMS Dean’s Office should always be your first point of contact if you have any financial aid questions.
Call Diana Reaves at 940-565-2437 or email at reaves@unt.edu

Each student must fill out a FAFSA to be considered for financial aid.  The FAFSA must be filled out each year.  The best time to apply is the spring before the student comes to attend TAMS.  (ex.  January 2008 to attend fall 2008)
FAFSA Website:  http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/

UNT Financial Aid Website:  http://essc.unt.edu/finaid/

Financial Aid PowerPoint Presentation – This presentation is shown at Interview Day also.
http://essc.unt.edu/finaid/scholarships_tams.htm

This PowerPoint presentation has been developed to assist you with some of the basic information that is unique to how TAMS scholarship and financial aid works here at UNT.
Please utilize this link so you will have access to the most current information that relates specifically to the TAMS program.