Students who failed to pay the special $100 fee by Jan. 22 were temporarily pulled from classes and fined, an administrator said.

“That’s the way it’s always been,” said Tom Jackson, Vice President of Public Affairs, in a phone interview Wednesday. “If you have an unpaid balance on your account past the date that tuition and fees are due for the semester, your schedule is cancelled.”

This year, the number of students whose schedules were cancelled for missing the fee deadline was 76, according to the Bursar’s Office.

Out of these 76, Jackson said, more than half have had their schedules reinstated.

“Reinstating a student’s schedule is a lengthy process,” said Rebecca Macon, University registrar, in a phone interview Wednesday. “Any student who owed the University money on Jan. 22 had their schedules dropped, but [after paying the balance] they are able to get their old schedules back.”

Students who have had their classes cancelled must obtain permission from each course’s instructor and department head, as well as the dean’s office in order to have their classes reinstated.

Students must then complete a “late add” form and pay the balance on their account – as well as a $150 reinstatement fee.

If students who failed to pay their fees do not complete this process, they will not be able to enroll in classes until next semester.

Jenna Gluck, a freshman from Kennesaw, said she didn’t know about the repercussions of missing the deadline.

“I think that’s a pretty extreme consequence, especially with peoples’ busy schedules,” said Gluck, who did not miss the deadline. “[The University] sends you e-mails constantly though, so it’s not like you don’t have reminders, but I can see how the extra fee might affect people who have to pay their tuition themselves.”

Students can find information regarding deadlines and schedule cancellation on the Bursar Office’s Web site. Those who are approaching the deadline to pay are notified of the due date and consequences via e-mails and two phone calls.

Jackson said the number of students whose schedules were cancelled this semester for any unpaid balances was “extremely consistent with cancellation numbers since 2003, when we started using the student account system. We always hope for numbers under 500, and this year, the total number of students who had their schedules cancelled was below 450.”