Weber State University TUITION, STUDENT FEES AND COURSE FEES No. 5-5 Rev. 5-9-00
Date 8-17-78
 

OLD VERSION


I. POLICY

A. The President or President's designee is authorized to determine regulations concerning the collection of all tuition, fees, deposits, fines, and refunds as established by the State Legislature, the State Board of Regents, and the Board of Trustees.

B. All such tuition, fees, deposits, fines, refunds, and regulations thereto shall be published in the course schedule.

C. Tuition is established and general student fees are approved by the Utah Board of Regents. General student fees are used to provide support for student services and activities, capital construction and renovations, and programs for student enrichment. (See PPM 6-8). Other fees (e.g., developmental fees and specific course fees) may be instituted by Weber State University.

D. Twelve (12) through eighteen (18) undergraduate or graduate credit hours per semester shall constitute a full load for tuition purposes. 

E. Nineteen (19) or more credit hours per semester shall constitute an overload for tuition purposes. Students enrolled for nineteen (19) or more credit hours will be assessed tuition on an increasing scale for each additional credit hour above the full load amount.

F. Part-time students (those enrolled for less than twelve credit hours) shall be assessed tuition on a per credit hour basis.

G. Tuition and fees listed in the university catalog and course schedules are subject to change without notice. Any exceptions to the payment schedule must be with the approval of the president or the president's designee.

H. Course fees may be established, following the procedures described in section II.C. below, for specific courses in order to cover the costs of equipment replacement and maintenance, consumable materials, or to meet specific regulatory requirements. Income from such fees is restricted to use in the course generating the fee and may not be used to supplement general departmental budgets.

II. PROCEDURES

A. Tuition, fees, deposits, and other charges are to be paid to the cashier according to deadlines published in the class schedule. Official receipts are to be issued to the student and must be presented before refunds are to be made, except in those instances where other authorization is to be made.

B. The schedule for refund of tuition and fees appears in the university catalog and course schedule. Exceptions to the refund schedule shall be only under extenuating circumstances and upon approval of the president or the president's designee. No refund will be granted to students who are requested to withdraw from the university.

C. Students requiring developmental course work will be charged an additional fee for each term until they have satisfactorily completed:

1. English 0960, Developmental Writing, with a grade of C (2.00) or above; OR the English placement test (available through the Testing Center); OR the English ACT with a score of 17 or higher; AND

2. Math 1010, Intermediate Algebra, with a grade of C (2.00) or above; OR the Math placement test (available through the Testing Center) with a score high enough to be placed into Math QL1030, QL1040 QL1050, or QL1080; OR the Math ACT with a score of 23 or higher.

Once both the English and math requirements have been met as outlined above, the developmental fee will be removed automatically. All current students paying the developmental fee will have it removed automatically as soon as they meet the English and math requirement applicable to them.

D. Course Fees

1. Policy

1. Course fees are to be used for expenses connected with a course that go beyond the normal expectation of university support. Course fees must be used to provide benefits for the students enrolled in the course for which the fees are charged. Course fees shall not be used to replace funds which are a normal part of departmental budgets. Expendable funds are for consumable items and instructional services and are to be spent annually with an annual fund balance of less that 20%. Non-expendable funds can accrue for a period of more than two semesters and are for such things as equipment replacement and maintenance. Department chairs and deans are responsible for adherence to these allocation guidelines.

2. Procedure

a. Proposals for course fees must be submitted by departments through the appropriate dean using the Course Fee Application form available from the Provosts=Office, to the Fee Review Committee. The request must include reasons for the request, the specific course or courses for which the fee is being requested, how the fee is going to be used, and the suggested amount of the fee.


b. The Fee Review Committee is a university administrative standing committee appointed by the president to review and make recommendations to the President's Council. No course fee may be imposed without Council approval. The Committee shall consist of 3 faculty members, 2 administrators, one of whom will be a college dean, and one person from Accounting Services appointed for a three-year staggered term plus 2 students appointed annually by the WSUSA.

c. Only departments who have had fee requests approved are authorized to collect course fees. The amount of the fee shall appear along with the course listing in the course schedule. Fees may not be charged unless they appear in the course schedule.

d. All course fees which have been approved as a result of this policy must be paid directly to the cashier. The receipt of payment is evidence that the payee may attend the course on which the fee was imposed. Refunds of course fees will be made based upon the same percentages as the tuition and course fees refund schedule.

e. Monies collected from course fees will go into specific accounts established for that purpose. There will be separate accounts for expendable and non-expendable funds. Monies may not be moved from these accounts into any other accounts.

f. Course fees are approved for a three-year period, ending with the spring semester. Any change in an already approved fee during the three year approval period requires submission of a new application. The Provost's Office will monitor expiration of course fees and give timely notice to the appropriate department that reapplication must be made for renewal. Fees may not be raised during this three-year period without reapplication to the Fee Review Committee and approval by the President's Council.