Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1990
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540 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [May 14 These changes have been reviewed and recommended by the University Planning Council, the chancellor at Urbana, and the vice president for academic affairs. I recommend approval. On motion of Mr. Downey, these recommendations were approved. Tuition and Fee Increases, Extramural Courses, Urbana I (19) In April 1991, the Board of Trustees approved the implementation of a differential tuition charge for extramural courses at the Urbana-Champaign campus. While creating greater equity among charges by student level, this program provides incremental revenue which will be used to increase faculty incentives for teaching extramural courses, improve student services, and expand course offerings for the part-time adult student. To minimize the annual impact of establishing a differential, the increases are being implemented over a five-year period beginning in Fiscal Year 1992. Over that period, a 2.25 percent differential will be added each year to upper division charges and a 5.0 percent differential will be added for graduate student charges. The following table lists the proposed rates for FY 1993, prior to any regular tuition increases. Extramural Courses Proposed Tuition Rates per Credit Hour FY 1993 Proposed, Percent FY 1992 FY 1993* Increase Lower Division $73 $73 0.00 Upper Division 75 77 2.25 Graduate. 77 81 5.00 * These rates will be adjusted subject to further revisions dependent on general tuition rate increases determined for all students. II In 1987, the Board of Trustees approved a $10 Extramural Expense Fee for correspondence study in order to "sustain an adequate expense budget and to remain current in the delivery of such instruction." Correspondence study is a method of instruction that relies on instructional materials and media, a unique instructional support system, and communication at a distance. The revenue generated by this charge is intended to fund these unique operating costs for extramural courses. Although this fee has not been increased since its inception, the inflationary pressures of providing these services continue to grow. It is therefore recommended that the fee be increased from its current $10 per course enrollment to $20. The incremental revenue available from this increase would cover the rising costs of postage, printing of study guides, program marketing, and computerized record keeping of student progress. These changes have been reviewed and recommended by the University Planning Council, the chancellor at Urbana, the vice president for business and finance, and the vice president for academic affairs. I recommend approval. On motion of Mr. Downey, these recommendations were approved.
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