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  • Summary of Tuition and Fee Charges.

    The University of Texas at El Paso.
    Summary of Tuition and Fee Charges
    1998-1999

    Name of Charge Classification Residency Amount Notes
    Tuition

    Undergraduates or Graduates in Liberal Arts, Science or Education. Resident $60/sch * Set by Legislature at a rate no to exceed $68 per semester credit hour. Tuition revenue is used to fund general university instructions and operative expenses.
    Non-Resident $273/sch* Set by Legislature at a rate no to exceed $282 per semester credit hour.
    Graduate in Business, Engineering, or Nursing. Resident
    Non Resident
    $88/sch*
    $293/sch*
    Governing board may set a twice statutory rates for undergraduate programs.
    Required Fees:
    Student Services Fee
    All Students
    All Students
    $12.50/sch, up to a
    maximum of $150
    A compulsory to found student-related services such as intramural activities; student government; disabled student organizations; career services; cheerleaders; student publications;health services; intercollegiate athletics;others.
    Library Fee
    All Students
    All Students
    $1.00/sch
    A fee to purchase library materials, to replace maintain and acquire new equipment and to provide technical support for personal computer and terminals.
    Student Union Fee
    All Students
    All Students
    $15/semester
    Fee may be used for finance, construction, operation, and maintenance of a student union building and its programs.
    International Education Fee
    All Students
    All Students
    $1/semester
    For founding an international education financial fund for University Student
    Recreation Fee
    All Students
    All Students
    $12/semester
    Fee may be used for financing, constructing, maintaining, of a Student Union Building and its programs.
    Technology Fee
    All Students
    All Students
    $5/semester
    To defray the cost associated with technology services for the telephone registration
    Technology Fee
    All Students
    All Students
    $70/semester
    An incidental fee that provides for development of campus computers and network facilities for students
    Incidental Fees
    Variety

    All Students
    All Students
    Variety
    For specific services such as late registration, library fines, add/drop fees, bad check charges, application processing fees and others as approved by the governing board
    Laboratory Fees:
    Variety
    All Students (depending on courses taken)
    All Students
    variable
    Mandatory charges for certain laboratory courses; may not be less than $2/semester nor more than $30/semester and must not exceed the cost of actual material and supplies used by a student.
    Supplemental Fees:
    Variety
    All Students (depending on courses taken)
    All Students
    $10-$50
    Charges in addition to regular tuition for certain course related materials and/or for individual instruction
    Voluntary Fees:
    Variety
    Students desiring the specific service
    All Students
    variable
    may include such items as parking fees, orientation fees and installment tuition fees.

    * Effective with the fall semester, 1997, the former general use fee has become part of tuition charges per action of the Texas Legislature
    Published January 21, 1998.

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    The university of Texas at El Paso.
    Summary of Tuition and Fee charges
    for1998-1999 Academic Year

    Name of Charge Undergraduate
    12 SCH
    Graduate in Science, Liberal Arts, or Education
    9 SCH
    Graduate in Business, Engineering or Nursing
    9 SCH
    Resident tuition1*
    720.00
    540.00
    792.00
    Add : Required Fees 2
    Student Services Fee
    150.00
    112.50
    112.50
    Library Fee
    12.00
    9.00
    9.00
    Student Union Fee
    30.00
    30.00
    30.00
    Registration Fee
    5.00
    5.00
    5.00
    International Education fee
    1.00
    1.00
    1.00
    Recreational Fee
    12.00
    12.00
    12.00
    Technology Fee
    70.00
    70.00
    70.00
    Subtotal-Required Fees
    1,000.00
    799.50
    1,031.50
    Add : Average fort college and course related laboratory, incidental, and supplemental fees, and/or optional student services fees
    70.00
    70.00
    70.00
    Total Charges (Tuition plus subtotal-requested fees plus averages for college and course related fees and and\or optional student services fees)
    1,057.00
    836.50
    1,088.50
    AVERAGE COST PER SEMESTER CREDIT HOUR
    88.08
    92.94
    120.94

    1 Resident undergraduate tuition as established by the Texas Legislature is $60/semester credit hours (SCH); non-residents undergraduate tuition is $273/SCH. For graduate rates consult the following page and fill in the correct amount. Graduate tuition might be twice the statutory rates for undergraduates students. 2 Required fees, those charged to all students, may be based on semester credit hours or may be per semester .

    3Average are given for course related, laboratory, incidental, voluntary fees since changes vary according to users and services chosen. Actual fees are published in the University catalog and in the class schedules.

    Note: Although unlikely, changes in tuition and fees charges may occur after the information is first published; updated information may be obtained from the Bursar's Office at (915) 747-5116

    ** Effective with the fall semester, 1997, the former general use fee has become part of tuition charges per action of the Texas Legislature
    Published January 21, 1998.

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