<p>My parents can afford only a maximum of $10,000 right now. That will leave me short about $8,000 to meet my annual COA, but my parents said they can only pay that (In December-January) if their jobs continue to go well. The $10k will cover everything for the first semester, but not if UT charges everything in advance. I was wondering if UT charges tuition & board semester by semester, or do they charge everything for the whole year?</p>
<p>Yes, you can pay tuition and housing by semester. There is an option to pay tuition with the three-payment installment plan for each semester as well.</p>
<p>That’s great, thanks! Does it cost more money to pay in installments versus all at once?</p>
<p>For 2011-2012 there is a $15 service charge with the 1st payment of approximately 50% of the semester tuition bill.</p>