2015-2016 Differential Tuition

Advisory Board Meeting (2015 – 2016)

Members

  • Jagath Kaluarachchi (Dean)
  • V. Dean Adams (EED)
  • Jake Gunther (ECE)
  • David Britt (BE)
  • Marvin Halling (CEE)
  • Vicki Allan (CS)
  • Ryan Berke (MAE)
  • Amber Buatte (College FO)
  • Olivia Binks (Student Leadership)
  • Jaque Johansen (Student Leadership)
  • Zeke Villarreal (Student Leadership)
  • Ayman Alafifi (Graduate Student Rep)

Minutes

Jagath reviewed the history of differential tuition and how the approval process it went through. He also described the different ways accounting made between different tuition and course fees.
Amber presented data on how differential tuition was spent for Fall 2015 and Spring 2016. The slides she presented are attached.
Various questions were asked and suggestions made:

  • Can differential tuition be used to add electrical outlets in the 3rd floor study area?
  • It was mentioned that more TA’s would be beneficial.
  • The smaller courses for entry level courses has been viewed as a great benefit.

Amber will be working with the website master to get information about how differential tuition was spent on the college website. The students would like an email to be sent out as well so that they know how to access that information.

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Data

USU College of Engineering Differential Tuition Fall 2015-Spring 2016

  • Beginning Fall 2015 differential tuition replaced course fees in all courses at the 3000 level or above, except for thesis and dissertation credits.
  • Total Differential Tuition Received $462,836.00
    • $47,032 was returned to the Registrar’s Office to cover Centrally Funded Scholarships.
    • $61,646.25 was allocation to the ENGR Computer Labs (~$2.00 per credit)
  • The remaining differential tuition funds were given to the academic departments within the college
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Differential Tuition Summary for the 2015-2016 School Year (updated Feb. 2017)


Uses of differential tuition

Differential tuition received for the 2015-2016 school year was used to support the following:

  • Replace needed lab equipment
  • Fund field trips
  • Purchase course supplies
  • Fund grader positions for 10,134 hours
  • Fund teaching assistant positions for 3,381 hours.

Undergraduate differential tuition

The ENGR computer labs were allocated $2 per credit. The remaining differential tuition funds were allocated to the academic departments based on student credit hour enrollment.

Undergraduate differential tuition received for the 2015-2016 school year:

Semester Amount
Fall 2015 $141,846
Spring 2016 $134,441
Total $276,287
UG Diff Tuition

Graduate differential tuition

The ENGR computer labs were allocated $2 per credit. The remaining differential tuition funds were allocated to the academic departments based on student credit hour enrollment.

Graduate differential tuition received for the 2015-2016 school year:

Semester Amount
Fall 2015 $38,037
Spring 2016 $35,322
Total $73,359
Grad Diff Tuition