Tuition and Fees – UTB Undergraduate

Residency Classifications
Under state statutes, and under rules and regulations of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, prospective UTB undergraduate students are classified as residents of Texas, nonresidents, or foreign students.

Resident students are defined as students under 18 whose families have lived in Texas for 12 months prior to registration, or students 18 or over who have lived in Texas for 12 months prior to registration.

Residents are individuals who are either U.S. citizens, national or permanent resident aliens or aliens who have been permitted by Congress to adopt the United states as their domicile while in the United States and who have otherwise met the state requirements for establishing residency for tuition purposes.

Nonresidents are citizens, national or permanent residents of the U.S. or an alien who have been permitted by Congress to adopt the United States as their domicile while in the country and who have not met the state's requirements for establishing residency for tuition purposes. While these state requirements for establishing residency are complex and should be referred to in each particular circumstance, they gradually require a minimum of 12 months residence in Texas prior to enrollment.

Foreign students are aliens who are not permanent residents of the U.S. or have not been permitted by Congress to adopt the U.S. as their domicile. An individual classified as a nonresident or foreign student may qualify, under certain exceptions specified in these rules, for resident tuition rates and other charges while continuing to be classified as a nonresident or a foreign student. Information on residency, reclassification, tuition exceptions and waivers is available at the Enrollment Office and/or Financial Aid Office.

(Tuition and fees are subject to change as laws and conditions may necessitate.)

Tuition Waivers Based on Residency – UTB Undergraduate Residents of Mexico

State law allows students who are citizens of Mexico and who can document financial need to pay the same tuition as residents of the State of Texas when enrolling. To be eligible for this waiver, such students must complete all admission and registration requirements. Financial aid application deadlines for the Mexican National Tuition Waiver are July 1 for the Fall semester, November for the Spring semester and April 1 for the Summer sessions. Interested students should visit the Financial Aid Office, Tandy Hall #206, or call 544-8277.

Note: Students qualifying for tuition waivers continue to be classified as nonresident or foreign for residency purposes.

Tuition and Required Fees

Required Upper Division registration fees for residents of Texas for each semester include the following:

• Tuition/Resident Students: The greater of $38.00 per semester credit hour or $120.00 per regular semester/$60.00 per summer session.
• Tuition/Non-Resident Students: $254 per semester credit hour.
• Student Services Fee: $9.10 per semester credit hour up to a maximum of $150.00 per regular semester.
• Computer Access/Use Fee: $5.00 per semester credit hour.
• Records Fee: $5.00 per student per semester.
• Designated Tuition Fee: $18.00 per semester credit hour.
• Automated Services Fee: $10.00 per student per semester.
• Student Union Fee: $34.35 per semester.

For example, by reading from the Tuition and Fee Table, an Upper Division student who is a resident of Texas and who enrolls for 12 semester credit hours in a Fall or Spring semester would pay $890.55 of tuition and mandatory fees. The table does not include required laboratory fees or individual instruction fees, which are listed with course descriptions. Tuition and fees are subject to change without notice or obligation in keeping with the policies and actions of the Board of Regents and in conforming to the Laws of the State of Texas.

All students must make a General Property Deposit to help offset the cost of property loss or damage. Applications for refunds will be processed at the Business Office. Any deposit, which remains unclaimed for four years from the date of last attendance, will be forfeited. Money will remain on account until such time as the student graduates or officially withdraws from UTB/TSC. The General Property Deposit may not be paid in installments.

Fees

This fee, charged per course per semester, is assessed to defray the costs of adding and dropping courses during the add/drop periods.

Distance Learning Fee

• Web-based/interactive video fee for UTB/TSC based course – $10.00 per semester credit hour
• Web-based/interactive video fee for UT-Telecampus based course – $25.00 per semester credit hour
• This non-refundable fee is charged to defray costs associated with distance learning infrastructure (hardware, software, network, and human services), costs of course content maintenance and courseware development.

Library Fees

Overdue items – Fees vary according to time the item is overdue.
Lost items – Fees vary according to original or replacement costs of item plus a $10.00 service fee.
Damaged items – Fees vary according to the extent of the damaged and cost of repair or replacement.
Replacement of Student I.D. card $5.00 per card.

* No parking permit fees are charged for permanently disabled persons or disabled veterans as defined by Articles 6675a-5e and 6675a-5e.1 of Vernon’s Texas Civil Statutes.

Laboratory Fees & Course Fees

See also: Tuition and Fees Table - UTB and Undergraduate

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