2010-2012 Tuition Proposals: Key Features & Innovations
Very few changes to tuition policies and innovations are proposed for the next two years. UT Arlington will continue to charge differential tuition (enhanced designated tuition) to students enrolled in certain undergraduate programs. UT Austin will continue its flat rate tuition program for undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. UTB/TSC will continue to offer a discount on designated tuition to students who enroll in classes during certain hours when classroom use is low (7 a.m., Saturday and early afternoon classes) in order to make more efficient use of its facilities. Finally, UT Dallas will continue to provide a four-year tuition guarantee, so students will not experience any tuition increases during their four years of undergraduate study.
SCH = Semester Credit Hour
UT Arlington
- UT Arlington will continue their flat rate tuition program at 12 SCHs. UTA will continue their tuition rebate programs, providing merit-based tuition rebate of $500 per year, for a savings of up to $2,000 over four years, and rebates of $3 per semester credit hour for full payment of tuition by the due date.
- UTA will continue to charge differential tuition (enhanced designated tuition) to students enrolled in certain undergraduate programs. Currently, only students in business, engineering and nursing pay differential tuition.
- UT Arlington is one of only seven universities in the nation that began offering a textbook rental program through their campus bookstores in fall 2009. Through the program, students are able to save almost half off the cost of a new textbook.
UT Austin
- UT Austin will continue its flat rate tuition program for undergraduate, graduate and professional programs.
UT Brownsville/TSC
- UT Brownsville will continue to offer flat rate tuition at 15 hours. During fall 2009, a total of 596 students took advantage of this opportunity, which represents 5 percent of our student enrollment excluding dual enrollments.
- UTB/TSC will continue to offer a discount on designated tuition to students who enroll in classes during certain hours when classroom use is low (7 a.m., Saturday and early afternoon classes) in order to make more efficient use of its facilities.
- UTB/TSC has identified a group of potential graduate students with a specialized need to take weekend and evening classes. A special program of tuition discounting and payment financing was tailored to meet these student’s needs.
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UT Dallas
- UT Dallas will present the total costs of enrolling for a given number of credit hours as a single number rather than a succession of tables listing various stipulated fees, course fees, etc., The total costs of state-mandated tuition, designated tuition, stipulated fees, and the various student-service fees at UTD are bundled into a single dollar value for each level of credit hour enrollment.
- UTD will continue to provide a four-year tuition guarantee, so students will not experience any tuition increases during their four years of undergraduate study.
- UT Dallas also will continue to provide a flat rate at 15 SCHs, so students may take additional hours at no added cost.
UT El Paso
- UT El Paso will continue to offer its Guaranteed Tuition Plan, which began in fall 2006. The GTP establishes a specific per SCH tuition rate for each entering cohort and guarantees that this rate will not change during the student’s four-year enrollment as long as the student continues to meet the minimum eligibility requirements.
UT Pan American
- UT Pan American will continue to cap designated tuition at 14 SCHs. The percentage of undergraduates attempting course loads over 14 hours increased each year from 21.7% in Fall 2003 until it peaked with 30.1% in Fall 2008. This coincided with an increase in the average undergraduate course load from 11.54 hours in Fall 2003 to 12.02 hours in Fall 2008.
- UTPA will continue its expanded UTPAdvantage Program to cover tuition and fees for low income students by raising the income threshold to $35,000 from $30,000.
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UT Permian Basin
- UT Permian Basin will continue to offer its tuition rebate program for students who graduate within for years. Each year students may earn money towards tuition costs up to a possible $1,200 rebate during the senior year. This plan, originally called “Cash for College” provides students with a strong incentive to finish on time.
- UTPB offers graduate students in education the “BEST Scholarship,” which discounts up to $225 per course for students who are seeking a master’s degree in education or post-bachelor’s teacher certification.
- UTPB will continue the Falcon Promise Program for all Pell eligible students who come from families with incomes of $60,000 or less. Through this program a combination of Pell grants, state grants and scholarship money is packaged to give qualified students the guarantee of 12 hours of tuition and fees per semester for four years of college.
UT San Antonio
- UT San Antonio is reviewing the feasibility, cost-benefit, funding sources for, and efficacy of providing tuition rebates to students who graduate in four years.
- UTSA will continue its Graduation Incentive program. This program identifies students who are close to graduating but had to drop out for financial reasons, and offers them financial assistance as an incentive to graduate. For the four semesters Fall 2008 through Fall 2009, 200 awards averaging $3,283 per participant were made.
UT Tyler
- UT Tyler is considering rolling all fees into tuition. This would facilitate a better understanding of costs to the student and provide a clear invoice each semester.