What will TAMS cost? It Depends
Remember that TAMS is a university program and that TAMS students are UNT students, so the cost of the program is determined by UNT and a variety of other variables including, a student’s choices of:
Below is an estimated cost of attendance for the purpose of providing an example. Again, some costs will vary depending on the student’s choices and University price changes. The following estimate is based on the two years of estimations for the Class of current year.
| Tuition and Fees * | $13,200 |
| minus TAMS Tuition Scholarship | -8,200 |
| Tuition and Fees: Estimated out-of-pocket cost | $5,000 |
| Room & Board** | $9,900 |
| Parent Program Charge $200 due upon return of intent letter | $2,500 |
| Student Activities Charges | $100 |
| Estimated Out-of-Pocket Total (remaining tuition and fees after scholarship, room and board and TAMS charges) applied directly to myUNT account | $17,500 |
| Books & Supplies*** | $1,137 |
| Books & Supplies Provided (ALL Math and Science required courses) | -537 |
| Book Supplement ($300 a semester) | -600 |
| Books & Supplies- Estimated Cost | $0 |
| Transportation | $1,822 |
| Personal Expenses | $1,428 |
| Estimated total of general non-UNT related expenses | $3250 |
What TAMS Pays for:
Room and Board (Housing)
The TAMS Dean's Office should always be your first point of contact if you have any Housing questions. Please contact Cortney Watson at 940.565.2437 or [email protected]. Students must fill out a Housing application online each year at the Housing site.
First-year students may begin filling out their Housing Application after they have been admitted to TAMS. TAMS Admissions will notify them and send their "EUID." On "ehousing," click on "Create my Account" in the green column on the left.
Second-year (returning students to TAMS) may begin their Housing Application in January for the following year. In "ehousing," click on "Apply Now" in the green column on the left. The application must be filled out before room assignments are made in the summer.
Prepayment of $400 is due within ten days of completion of the application. $350 will go towards the first room and board payment in the fall and the remaining $50 is an administrative processing fee for Housing and is non-refundable. Otherwise, a new application will have to be completed. Applications should be complete before room assignments can be made.
Housing does not send out reminders for payments due. Students are expected to pay online and on time. Please mark your calendar. Housing payments can be made by logging into the student's account at my.unt.edu.
Housing will send any balances at the end of each semester to student accounting which will block student records. If the balance is sent to student accounting for collection it will no longer show on the housing web site and will need to be paid at tudentaccounting.unt.edu/payments.
Housing will post the Fall charges a few weeks before school begins in the fall semester (August), and the Spring charges a few weeks before school begins in the spring semester (January). For current housing rate information please see the UNT rate guide.
Program Charge (non-refundable)
The program charge is to help cover additional costs due to the unique needs and services in the TAMS program. The current charge is $2500 annually, the amount will remain unchanged for both years in TAMS. $200 is due upon return of intent letter and the remaining $2300 payment is due after the semester begins each year.
Student Activities Charge
Each student is required to pay a charge of $100 per year. This accumulation of charges is used for the funding of all the organizations and activities sponsored by Student Activities. For example: portions of the charge are used to subsidize fall and spring orientation, Family Weekend, Prom and After Prom, Rose cutting and Student Life Awards, weekend trips, student conferences and the countless number of activities.
Personal Expenses, including Travel
Pencils, notebooks, pizza, music, 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 an UNT student. The prospective academy family is urged to contact the families of current students for further information on personal expenses.
Refunds- BankMobile
In order to more efficiently process refunds, scholarship disbursements, etc., UNT has contracted with BankMobile to provide a debit card that can be credited with the funds, a direct deposit to your bank account, or by mailing a check. Please see the BankMobile information from Student Accounting. For more information log onto studentaccounting.unt.edu.
Each student must fill out a FAFSA to be considered for Federal, State, and Local grants and scholarships. The FAFSA must be filled out each year. The best time to apply is in the fall (one year ahead) before the student comes to attend TAMS. The FAFSA will be available as early as October 1st annually. FAFSA Website: www.fafsa.ed.gov/. It takes about 2 - 3 months to process, so you need to fill out the application ASAP.
The Federal Processing Center will send your information electronically to UNT Student Financial Aid and Scholarships (SFAS) and a file will be created. After acceptance in TAMS, you will be able to check the student's file at my.unt.edu. It will let you know where you are in processing, what step to take next, and accept the awards once they are awarded.
UNT Financial Aid Website: financialaid.unt.edu FAFSA is the only external form that UNT uses to consider students for all Federal, State and Local grants. TAMS will also consider the student for the TAMS Supplemental Scholarship from the FAFSA. If the students still need funds at that point then they can be considered for Student/Parent Loans.
Students are invited to attend TAMS because of their academic status and receive Tuition and Fees Scholarships each year. Students that do research can be considered for Research Scholarships during the summer.
Locating scholarships can be tricky if you don't know where to look. Here are a few places to start searching:
Books
Bookstores and libraries have many scholarship directories available. The reference section of your local library can be helpful finding these resources.
You may be able to find these at the Willis Library (UNT Campus) or at your local library
Online
Search the web for "scholarship search engines" and you'll find many great sites. Your student can input scholarship criteria, and the engine will come up with applicable scholarships. Here are a few you can try:
Warning: No reputable organization or website will ever ask you to pay for providing scholarship information. Do not pay a person or website to hunt for you. Chances are you won't get enough funding to pay for their fees, let alone to pay for school. Contact Admissions: [email protected]
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