Boise FAQs

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Students are encouraged to apply online. Printable applications are also available on these sites:

Nondegree Application

Graduate Application 

Questions? Contact: (208) 334-2999 or toll-free: (866) 264-7384 or boise@uidaho.edu

View Application Requirements for Graduate Programs. This link shows all departmental requirements, depending on what degree program students are applying for.

The graduate application fee is $55 for domestic students and $60 for international students.

For more information, contact the Graduate Admissions Office at (208) 885-4001.

Please note that there is no application fee for the Nondegree Application.

1. New students receive a paper fee statement mailed to their current address. Continuing students receive a fee statement electronically. If you need additional statements, go to online billing/fee statement by logging on to VandalWeb.
2. All financial aid recipients receive a fee statement electronically.
3. We do not print bills locally for individual students.
4. Questions? Contact Student Accounts at (208) 885-7447.

For Directed Study inquiries, please speak directly with an adviser from your program.

To register for Engineering Outreach, you have four choices:

1. Register online.
2. Complete the hard copy form that appears in the Engineering Outreach catalog and fax it to the Engineering Outreach office:              (208) 885-2853.
3. Call toll-free (800) 824-2889.
   
4. E-mail Engineering Outreach.

Refer to the Fee Schedule for the most current information.

You can confirm registration and/or pay fees online by logging in to VandalWeb.

If you need to defer fees, contact the Student Accounts office in Moscow: (208) 885-7447 or toll-free: (888) 884-3246 or by e-mail.

Payment plans are available through Tuition Management Systems (TMS) for those with large student fee totals. Contact Student Accounts for more information.

If your employer is paying for your tuition, contact Student Accounts in Boise and a representative will send an invoice to your employer: (208) 885-9209. All Fee Waivers should be turned in to your Human Resources Office for employment verification.

 

Students are encouraged to print their own receipt (Student Account Information) online after the payment is posted. This is the most accommodating receipt with all the necessary information (charges/registration dates, and payments/payment posting dates) often required for employer reimbursement.

 

• There is a $20 registration fee plus $5 per credit, up to 6 credits for Fall/Spring semesters and 3 credits for Summer Session. Students must pay regular fees for anything over the credit limit. Any special fees (i.e. lab fees) will not be waived.

• For nonuniversity of Idaho employees: all fee waivers should be turned in to their Human Resource Office for their employment verification. The verified forms can be faxed to (208) 364-4035 ATTN: Miki (BSU, ISU, LCSC, CSI, State Board of Ed, State Dept of Ed, Idaho State Library, Idaho Voc Rehab, Division of Professional-Technical Ed).

• For University of Idaho employees: all fee waivers should be turned in to their supervisor, department chair, and their dean, and to Student Accounts.

• For more information and appropriate forms: http://www.hr.uidaho.edu/default.aspx?pid=34351 then click on Education.

1. See academic calendar (http://boise.uidaho.edu/default.aspx?pid=32706) for registrations schedule.

2. For online registration, VandalWeb will accept V number, Student ID number, or user ID for Novell/Blackboard login. SSN cannot be used. Initial PIN is set to MMDD of the student’s birth date plus two zeroes (MMDD00).

3. PIN cannot be viewed but can be reset for those students who forgot. Miki, MiChele Stefanic, Michelle Weitz, Sandy Larsen from the Boise Center, and the Registrar’s Office have access to reset PIN. For the Twin Falls area students, Mary Fenwick can help them at 208-736-3600. Students are encouraged to take advantage of “online PIN reset” from the VandalWeb page.

4. For students with “confidential” warning on Banner, PIN cannot be reset over the phone. They can come in person with their photo ID, or they can request their confidentiality be removed by making the request in writing with their signature to the Registrar’s Office.

5. For callers: No phone registration is accepted. Students must register online or come here in person to register in the computer lab.

6. Questions? Contact (208) 334-2999 or toll-free: (866) 264-7384 or e-mail: nssboise@uidaho.edu

NOTE: Online registration is a very essential tool. By learning to log in, students have access to pay registration fees online, view their transcript/grades, and review their study plan, as well as apply for their degree.

First - check online to see what types of holds you have. There is normally contact information associated with holds:

AV - Adviser’s Hold for undergraduate students. Refers student to their advisers.

AR - Collection. Please call Student Accounts: 208-885-2136.

AB - Account Balance Hold. Student must pay the outstanding balance in order to register. Refers student to Student Accounts: 208-885-7447.

For incoming freshmen or transfer students, contact NSS: (208) 334-2999 or toll-free: (866) 264-7384 or nssboise@uidaho.edu.

Students age 60 or above can qualify for a senior citizen discount ($20 registration fee plus $5 per credit).

It is recommended that all students with inquiries about their textbooks should work directly with the instructor of the specific course.

Representatives from the University of Idaho, Boise will take digital photos of the students, faculty or staff. Employees with Idaho Water Center (IWC) building access must fill out a request form. Students without IWC building access must be enrolled at the time of request. Student request must include the full name and student ID number. All requests are sent electronically to the Vandal Card office.