Incentives to Promote Timely Graduation

14-Hour Cap: : As discussed elsewhere in this document, UTPA will continue to cap designated tuition at 14 SCHs as an inducement for students to enroll in more than 14 hours and therefore reduce their time-to-degree.

Excess Credit Hour Tuition: Charging an additional amount of designated tuition for excess credit hours, in addition to recovering lost formula funding for the University, will encourage students to focus on degree-required coursework and will discourage dropping classes. It is presumed that this allowance to recover foregone revenue has been provided by the legislature with the intent to promote timely graduation.