The Office of Student Aid (OSA) establishes standard student Cost of Attendance (COA) budgets each year as a basis for packaging federal, state, and institutional student aid. These budgets reflect modest but adequate expense patterns of Lamar University students based on research conducted by OSA.
The COA consist of the following components unless enrolled Less Than-Half-Time:
- Tuition & Fees
- Books/Supplies
- Room & Board
- Transportation
- Personal Expenses
- Loan Fees (For loan recipients)
If you are enrolled Less Than-Half-Time, your COA consist of the following:
- Tuition & Fees
- Books/Supplies
- Transportation
Allowable Adjustments to the COA
The Cost of Attendance Policy allows an increase to your Cost of Attendance under the following circumstances.
- Students who enroll Less Than Half-Time may request a Cost of Attendance adjustment to add cost associated with room & board for the one semester. You may email financialaid@lamar.edu to make this request. This adjustment is allowed for up to three semesters, no more than two of which may be consecutive.
- A one-time adjustment to the COA for the purchase of a You may email financialaid@lamar.edu to request an adjustment to their COA for the purchase of a computer. OSA may increase the student’s COA by
$2000 once the request has been received.
- Students enrolled in an eligible study abroad program. Students must submit the Study Abroad Financial Assistance Request Form (STARF) to OSA via Student Forms. The student’s COA will be increased based on the program cost as reported by the Study Abroad Office or certifying official.