Tuition Plan

Plan for Fiscal Year 2007

Designated Tuition: Effective with the fall 2006 semester, UTPA will increase the designated tuition rate from the current rate of $46 per Semester Credit Hour (SCH) to $66 per SCH. The University no longer has the accumulated cash balances to delay implementing a rate that is reflective of its actual costs. UTPA will continue, however, to charge a rate below the average of all other public institutions in Texas. Also, the University will be required to set aside a portion of the increased revenue for need-based financial assistance.

14-Hour Cap: UTPA will continue the 14-hour cap on designated tuition with the intent of encouraging students to enroll in a greater number of courses and thus shorten their time-to-degree.

Excess Credit Hours Tuition: UTPA proposes to begin charging additional designated tuition at $125 per SCH to resident undergraduate students for excess credit hours as defined by Texas Educ. Code § 54.068 and by Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board rules. The state does not provide funding for excess hours, and the greater University simply cannot afford to subsidize these students.

Plan for Fiscal Year 2008

Designated Tuition: Effective with the fall 2007 semester, UTPA will increase the designated tuition rate to $82 per SCH.

Graduate Differential Tuition: UTPA will increase the additional statutory tuition charged to graduate students from the current rate of $30 per SCH to $34 per SCH.