Enrollment
Finalizing your
admissions file
Colorado Residency
Tuition Classification Form
- required of ALL students
- Due June 1st
College Transcripts
– if any courses were taken concurrently in high
school, in addition to high school courses, or if
you are a transfer student
- Only required if it applies to you
- Due June 15th
High School Transcripts
– final, official
– Transcript must include graduation date
- Required of ALL new students; only
exception are new transfer students with prior
bachelor’s degree
- Due June 29th
Health History Form &
Immunizations info.
– SEND to the Student Health Center
• Get your questions answered during the
‘Student Services Panel’ orientation session
this afternoon at 3:15 pm
- Required of ALL new students
- Due July 1st
AP or IB Exam results
– Scores must be sent from testing agency
- Students – please watch for email from
Admissions staff member
- Due July 13th
Activate Mines TRAILHEAD account
– Student web portal
Activate Mines EMAIL account
– Official communication point for all campus
offices
Have a question, but unsure who to ask??
Contact the Admissions Office
EMAIL: admit@mines.edu
Phone: 303-273-3220
If your enrollment plans change, please
contact the Admissions Office.
FINANCIAL AID
Where You Should Be:
FAFSA Completion
– March 1st..Next year April 1st
– Awarded Federal, State and Institutional aid
based on the EFC calculation
– Need Based = Grant, Subsidized Direct Loan,
Federal or Colorado Work Study
– Non-Need Based = Unsubsidized Direct Loan,
Parent PLUS Loan
– FAFSA must be completed each year
LOAN PROCESSING
finaid.mines.edu
Keeping Your Financial Aid
Scholarships –
– Complete 24 credit hours (Fall/Spring)
– Cumulative GPA of 2.5
– Reviewed at the end of the Spring semester
All other aid –
– Cumulative GPA of 2.0
– Pace – 75% Completion rate
– Pace = hours completed divided by hours
attempted
– Reviewed EVERY semester
Student Employment
Diggernet
Do not have to have Federal or Colorado
Work Study to work on campus
If work study is on the award letter this
amount will not go towards tuition and fees
Student can earn wages up to that amount
and is paid every two weeks
Contacting Us
finaid@mines.edu
303-273-3220
Eric Cronkright A-G
Peg Mason H-N
Sham Tzegai O-Z
Please remind your students to check their
Mines email frequently!
Bursar’s Office
Michelle Hancock
sturecv@mines.edu
303-273-3158
http://inside.mines.edu/Accounts_ReceivableCashiering
Accessing Student Account
 Self-Service Student on Trailhead , My Account Page
(http://trailhead.mines.edu) enables you to:
 Access student bills
 Enroll in eRefund
 Set up Parent/Third Party Access to make payments and view
bills
 Enroll in My Payment Plan
 Enroll in text message notifications
 Pay tuition/fees online via Check or Credit Card
 Etc.
 CHECK OFTEN!
Student Name
Mom
Grandpa
Tuition & Fees
 Charges assessed each semester
 All fees mandatory except for two:
 Health Insurance
 Parking (Charged based on your parking selection during
the registration of your vehicle-not assessed to student
account)
 Descriptions of what fee covers available online
 http://inside.mines.edu/Accounts_ReceivableCashiering
 FY13 Fees
Health Insurance
 All students are required to have health
insurance while attending CSM
 Age Banding
 Students are automatically enrolled in the
Student Health Benefit Plan
 Can be waived online through Trailhead
 Must be waived by Census Date
 Health Insurance Fee is not the same as the Health
Services Charge, which cannot be waived
 International Students cannot waive online
College Opportunity Fund (COF)
 Provides a tuition stipend to students
classified as residents
 Set annually by the Colorado General
Assembly
 Currently $62.00 per credit hour
 Will show as COF payment on student bill
Receiving the COF stipend
1. Apply at https://cof.college-assist.org
2. Authorize CSM to use your COF funds
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through Trailhead
Once these steps are completed the
stipend will be credited to the student
account
Student responsible for COF amount if
steps are not completed appropriately
Billing
 Electronic Billing ONLY!
 Tuition & Fees due first business day after Census Day
 September 6th
 There is a 5 business day grace period
 Ensure Trailhead primary email is correct
 Outstanding balances not covered by financial aid or
tuition payment plan will be assessed a late fee of 1.5%
monthly
 A restrictive hold will be placed on the student account as well
 Do not wait for an updated bill after schedule changes…
 Trailhead should be checked regularly and any additional
tuition/fees assessed should be paid immediately
 Manually deduct expected financial aid, scholarships,
COF, Heath Insurance, if applicable.
 Check Trailhead often
Sponsored Students
 ROTC Program
 45 days
 Sponsor Authorization Form
 Student Agreement Form
 Available online
 http://inside.mines.edu/Sponsor
 Due to the Student Receivables office by the first day of
class
 Any tuition and fees not covered by sponsor are
due first business day after Census Day
Payment Options
Credit Card
Online Only through Trailhead
Discover, Mastercard, and American
Express are accepted
 convenience fee
Cash, Check, Wire
Electronic check via Trailhead: FREE!
Mail checks to:
Attn: Student Tuition
Colorado School of Mines
Department 911914 Denver, CO 80291
Include CWID on all checks
Information on wire transfers is available
upon request
Do not mail Cash
Payment Plan
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$25.00 enrollment fee
Enroll online via Trailhead
Automatically withdraws funds from a credit card or bank account
Convenience fees apply for credit card use
Refunds
 Must submit refund request form
 Cashier Office
 Online
 Receipt of disbursement: eRefund!
 Checking or Savings
 Student will see “ED-Informational Only” hold
 Plus Loans
 Refunds appear on the student account as a
charge to offset the credit to bring the account to
zero
Withdrawal
Official Drop Date
Credit Adjustment
Less than 2 weeks
(Census Date)
Less than 3 weeks
100%
Less than 4 weeks
40%
Less than 5 weeks
20%
5 weeks or more
0%
60%
Deciding to attend another
university?
 Student must contact
Admissions/Financial Aid to make a formal
notification that you will not be attending
CSM.
 If they fail to meet the requirements for
formal notification, the tuition charges will
remain your personal obligation.
Registrar’s
Office
Lara Medley
Registrar@mines.edu
Keeping Your Personal Information
Updated
Address & Phone Number
Mines Emergency Alert System
E-mail
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Official means of communication
Read on regular basis
Forwarding
Check your filters
You are responsible for content
Must set up account via e-key
Protecting Your Academic Record
E-key
Passwords to Trailhead & Blackboard
CWID
FERPA
SSNs
IDs required at Registrar’s Office
Transcript & Diploma Ordering System
Registration
Completed for the first term in the Reg Office
Based on information about the student including interest area, AP,
IB, transfer credit, varsity athletic team, ROTC, band, choir
15-18 credit hours, all lead toward degree
Time preferences not possible this first term
Medical or disability requests are accepted
If there is a basic error (different math class or course repeating
credit already earned), speak to registration help center at New
Freshman Orientation the weekend of August 18th
Registration
Never expect someone else to change your
schedule for you. Always check Trailhead before
Census and the withdrawal deadlines.
Schedules will not be final until August 15th
First day students can change schedules is
August 21
It is not recommended that you try to change your
schedule on your own
Schedules
Math (Calculus I, II, III or Differential Equations)
Chemistry
(based on interest area)
Physics
(if Calculus I is complete)
BELS 101 (Biological Systems) or SYGN 101(Earth Systems)
CSM 101 – Freshman Success Seminar
PAGN 101 – Physical Activity (or varsity sport, or ROTC)
Combination of:
– LAIS 100 - Nature and Human Values
– EPIC 151 - Design I
– CSCI 101 – Intro to Computer Science
– EBGN 201 – Economics
Registration
Deadlines are listed on the Registrar’s
website
Census Day – September 5th
State/Federal Regs
COF – two indicators-1) State, 2) Trailhead
Verification of Legal Presence
– Utah, New Mexico, Washington, Illinois
– Birth certificates
Immunization Records
Selective Service – during first semester
– Trailhead Survey
CSM Verifications
Confirmation of Attendance
– Trailhead starting August 1
E-mail setup
Services You May Need Soon
Enrollment Verifications in Trailhead
– Student Tab (not in Self-Service)
Transcripts
– $10 for secure PDF, $12 for paper
– Ordered on web from anywhere 24/7
– 24-48 hour turnaround normally
– 48-72 hours in peak periods
Residency
Emancipation
Domicile
Registrar@mines.edu