2009-2010 TUITION & FEE PROPOSAL

1. 2009-2010 TUITION & FEE PROPOSAL (Revised) Recommendation to The University of Texas Board of Regents

2. Tuition & Fee Structure • Tuition: Two components - Statutory (rate set by state) & Designated (rate set by UT Board of Regents) • Mandatory Fees: required to be paid by all students unless exempted by law or authorized waiver • Incidental Fees: paid on a per use or per circumstance basis.Excludes textbooks, housing, parking, dining, etc. • Course & Lab fees –paid by students enrolled in a particular course or lab for which a fee has been approved. • College fees –paid by students enrolled in a degree program within a particular college for which a special fee has been approved (e.g. Advising; Technology support) • Optional – paid by any student or public for opting to use a particular good or service (e.g. Testing fees; Application fees; Transcript request fees.) NOT INCLUDED IN THE TOTAL ACADEMIC COST FORMULA.

3. Tuition & Fee Proposal Developments 2007 • July- September: Planning per instructions from UT System • October – November: Tuition & Fee Committee meetings • November 19: CMO meets to review T&F Proposal recommendations • December 6: BoR imposes 4.95% cap to increases • December 12: UTSA requests an exception to the cap. 2008 • January 18: Approval for UTSA’s cap exception granted • January 30: T&F Proposal due to UT System • March 26: BoR meeting to review / approve campus tuition and fee proposals.

4. Total Academic Cost Full Time 15 SCH per Semester Student

5. Proposed Tuition & Mandatory Fees Average for a Full Time15 SCH per Semester Student

6. ProposedCollege Fee Changes for Fall 2008 • 1 New Fee: College of Architecture will charge $5 per SCH for Resource & Technical Support.~$80K for staffing, software & equipment at instructional computer lab & graduate studio. • 1 Fee Increase: College of Engineering will increase the existing Resource & Technical Support fee from $5 per SCH to $10 per SCH. ~$105K additional revenue to extend hours, update software & equipment, improve frequency of calibration / repairs. • 1 Fee Justification & Name Change: College of Business will retitle the International Business fee to Global Business Skills fee to comply with UT System requirements. Revenue neutral – the fee may no longer be used for individual study abroad.

7. FY 2009 Budget Planning September 1, 2008 – August 31, 2009 • Designated tuition is the only new discretionary funding source in the 2nd year of the Biennium – fiscal year 2009. • “Resources & Requirements” are being developed for CMO allocation decisions.

8. FY 2009 Budget Planning September 1, 2008 – August 31, 2009 Resources • Tuition Revenues (E&G budgets) • Incremental changes due to rate increase • Incremental changes due to enrollment impacts: increase in headcount, average unit load, mix of UG to GR; paying non-resident students • Net of Bad debt, waivers, and other unfunded liabilities: • Uncollectible student accounts receivable • Trend / change in number of students who have tuition waived • Return to Title IV • Texas Tomorrow prepaid tuition program • Internal Reallocations • Fee Revenues (not fungible with E&G budgets)

9. FY 2009 Budget Planning September 1, 2008 – August 31, 2009 Revenue Projections: predict the impacts of -  New Admissions’ criteria Summer is our trailing semester: will the steady decline in summer enrollment continue? • Elasticity of demand - as tuition & fee rates continue to increase, students seek alternatives to adding a course in the summer.

10. FY 2009 Budget Planning September 1, 2008 – August 31, 2009 Requirements • Mandatory Cost Increases • Ed Code required financial aid set asides • New facility openings (E&G space) • Debt Service cost increases over budget • Salary & Wages • 3% Merit Awards for Faculty & Staff • Faculty Promotions for Tenure/Rank changes; Staff Equity • Associated Benefit costs unfunded by state • Strategic Initiatives • New Faculty for enrollment growth • New Staff • Other initiatives