32 THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NEWS
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 2003
PROPOSED INCREASE OF TUITION AND REQUIRED FEES
(full time, per semester) $Increase % Increase
Resident Undergraduate (15 hours)
Tuition: $1,763.25 $303.00 20.75 %
Required Fees: $287.00 $5.50 1.95 %
Total: $2,050.25 $308.50 17.71 %
Nonresident Undergraduate (15 hours)
Tuition: $ 5,501.25 $439.50 8.68 %
Required Fees: $ 287.00 $5.50 1.95 %
Total: $ 5,788.25 $445.00 8.33 %
Resident Graduate(12 hours)
Tuition: $1,872.60 $259.20 16.7 %
Required Fees: $287.00 $5.50 1.95 %
Total: $2,159.60 $264.70 13.97 %
Nonresident Graduate (12 hours)
Tuition: $ 5,037.60 $375.00 8.04 % Required Fees: $ 287.00 $5.50 1.95 % Total : $ 5,324.50 $380.50 7.70 %
Source: Office of the provost
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fee for architecture students.
With these charges, an Edwards Campus student taking 15 credit hours would pay an extra $450 per semester.
An architecture student enrolled in 15 credit hours would pay an additional $225 per semester for equipment.
Each year the Lawrence campus sends faculty to oversee programs at the Edwards Campus, which results in a $5.6 million loss to the Lawrence campus in 2002.
The $30 surcharge would cover these expenses.
Maryna Silchenko, an architecture major, said architecture students were well informed about the equipment fee through meetings and e-mail.
Eakin said architecture students approved their $15 fee.
The Kiev, Ukraine senior said she supported the fee.
Knopp said the money generated from the tuition increase would all go
An Edwards Campus student taking 15 credit hours would pay an extra $450 per semester. An architecture student enrolled in 15 credit hours would pay an additional $225 per semester, for equipment.
toward student-centered enhancements.
Eakin said Provost David Shulenburger had been working on the proposal with student and faculty committees since November 2001.
All six of the state's public universities presented a tuition plan in May. If the Regents approves this round of proposals, all will be implemented in Fall 2003.
Edited by Kevin Wiggs