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NOTE:  All fees are mandatory and subject to change without notice.

TUITION: Tuition set by Board of Governors annually
Tuition is based on your credit load and residency status. Full-time tuition is based on a credit load of 12-18 credit hours for an undergraduate student and 9-15 credit hours for a graduate student. Students registering for credits in excess of the maximums will be charged for each additional credit at the current rate. Tuition for students taking summer classes will be charged by the credit hour.
HEALTH SERVICES FEE: Last Adjusted June, 2002
This fee supports the student health program, which is available to all students at no additional cost, 24 hours/day, 7 days/week during the academic year. Physicians, nurse practitioners and registered nurses provide a comprehensive program including office visits for illness and injury, medication such as antibiotics, preventative care including physical exams, walk-in urgent care, inpatient overnight care, and campus-wide health education including peer education. (Health Services)
UNIVERSITY UNION FEE: Last Adjusted February, 2009
The State System of Higher Education requires that student unions be funded through a student fee.  The Student Union fee provides for the fiscal support of Student Union programs, services, and operations including maintenance, utilities, staffing, equipment, and special activities and events. 
GENERAL SERVICE (ACTIVITY) FEE: Last Adjusted March, 1998
Collected from all students and administered through the Student Government association under regulations approved by the Council of Trustees, this fee helps defray the cost of athletic events, lectures, movies, entertainment, and publications; and to support student organizations and the campus shuttle bus. The fee will be 5.25 % of the in-state tuition. Summer session students pay a General Service Fee of $1.25 per week. (Cooperative Activities)
ACADEMIC ENHANCEMENT FEE: Last Adjusted March, 1992
This fee is for the purpose of supporting academic activities that enhance and intend the traditional instructional activities of the classroom. (Academic Affairs)
The fee is calculated as follows:
Undergraduate student 10% of in-state tuition
Graduate student 15% of tuition
Physical Therapy student 20% of tuition
RECREATION COMPLEX FEE: Last Adjusted September, 2001
Students voted to establish this fee, beginning in the fall semester of 1994, to fund the construction and operation of the new Aebersold Student Recreation Center. This fee also includes access to the Russell Wright Fitness Center located in the recreation center. The fee is $5.50 per credit hour. (Campus Recreation).
TECHNOLOGY FEE: Last Adjusted September, 2008
set by Board of Governors
Implemented by the Board of Governors of the State System of Higher Education, this fee enables the university to invest in instructional technology by upgrading computer labs and classrooms and providing other technological enhancements. (Fee set by the Board of Governors).

 


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