The Florida Prepaid College Program is a state administered program through which parents, grandparents, or guardians may prepay and lock in the costs associated with community college and state university tuition at guaranteed rates.

At the University of Florida, students participating in the Florida Prepaid College Program will not have to show their Florida Prepaid cards to verify that they are participants. The Florida Prepaid/Third Party Billing office located in S113 Criser Hall works directly from an on-line computer access system provided by the Florida Prepaid College Program.

Invoicing

The Florida Prepaid College Program may be invoiced each term that a student is registered at the University of Florida. The program will be invoiced for the state portion of tuition which is the same for all 10 state universities. Unless the program included coverage, the student would be responsible for paying local fees such as material and supply fees and transportation access fees. These additional amounts must be paid by the published fee payment deadline. The only time the program will not be invoiced is when the student signs a decline notice. The decline notice must be signed at the Florida Prepaid/Third Party Billing office. The notice must be received by the fee payment deadline for each term the student does not want the Florida Prepaid College Program invoiced.

Florida Prepaid and Financial Aid

Students participating in the Florida Prepaid College Program who are also expecting to receive financial aid (i.e., loans, scholarships) will have the state portion of their tuition paid by the Florida Prepaid College Program. Financial aid received is then applied to the local fees portion of tuition after the Florida Prepaid College Program amount has been credited to their tuition fees account. Financial aid that exceeds the local fees and other student obligations will be sent to the student via direct deposit or mailed to their local address. For a breakdown of the state and local fees see the fee calculation.

Audit Fees

The audit fee is the same for Florida and Non-Florida residents. All students who audit a course must go to the customer service counter located in S113 Criser Hall after they have completed the audit form to have it stamped as paid. Those students who have Florida Prepaid and wish to audit a course can have the state portion of the tuition amount paid by the Florida Prepaid College Program.

Overseas Studies Program and Department of Continuing Education

Students participating in the overseas studies' program or receiving instruction through correspondence and are participants in the Florida Prepaid College Program can have the program invoiced for the state portion of their tuition. Students participating in the overseas studies' program or DOCE who would like for the program to be invoiced would have to go to 123 Grinter Hall or 2209 NW 13th St, Suite D respectively.