SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF STUDENT FEES FOR 2007/2008

Type of Charge	Classification	Residency	Amount	Notes
Tuition
	Undergraduate	Resident	$151/SCH	Set by State of Texas Legislature and authorized by Governing Board
		Nonresident	$429/SCH	Set by Coordinating Board per statutory requirement
	Graduate	Resident Nonresident	$201/SCH $757/SCH	Governing board may set the rate at twice the statutory rates for undergraduate programs.
Required Fees/Charges				Fees charged to all students; may be based on semester credit hours or a set charge per semester
Student Services Fee	All students	All students	$15.40/SCH maximum $184.80/sem	A compulsory fee to fund student-related services such as intramural activities; student government and organizations; student financial aid; career services; counseling services; others
Athletics Fee	All Students	All Students	$10/SCH maximum $120/sem	To provide partial funding for UTSA athletic programs, expand scholarships to athletes, increase the number of sports offered, and expand indoor and outdoor athletic facilities; allows UTSA students free admittance to all UTSA regular season conference and non-conference sporting events held on campus.
Library Resources Charge	All Students	All students	$14/SCH	To defray the costs of providing increased direct services and supplies, including on-line access to full text databases, academic indexes, and increased printed books and journals
University Publication Charge	All students	All students	$5/semester	To defray costs of providing catalogs, course schedules, and other publications to enrolled students
University Center Fee	All students	All students	$4.40/SCH $20 min $52.80 max	Fee may be used for finance, construction, operation, and maintenance of a university center and its programs
Medical Services Fee	All students	All students	$25.85 per semester	In addition to portions of the student services fee, board may approve a fee up to $55/semester specifically for providing medical services to students
International Education Fee	All students	All students	$2/semester	For funding an international education financial aid fund
Recreation Center Fee	All students	All students	$120/semester	Fee may be used for finance, construction, operation, and maintenance of student recreation center
Automated Services Charge	All students	All students	$25/SCH $100 min $300 max	An incidental charge that provides for campus computer and network facilities for administrative, library, and academic programs
ID Card Fee	All students	All students	$3/semester	To defray costs of producing and distributing student ID cards
TEAM Center Support Charge	All students	All students	$5/semester	To defray costs associated with support of center operation and learning needs of students
Record Processing Charge	All students	All students	$10/semester	For cost of providing student transcripts
Energy Fee	All students	All students	$35/semester	To cover increasing utility costs
Advising Fees	Degree seeking undergraduate students	Same	Variable based on Major $80-102/sem	To defray costs of providing advising services.
Incidental Fees
Variety (see catalog)	All students	All students	Variable	For specific services such as library fines, microfilming fees, bad check charges, application processing fees, and others as approved by the governing board
Course Related Fee	All students	All students	Variable	Assessment of this type of fee is related to specific academic courses and are listed in the semester class schedules in the “Fee” column
Learning Resource Fee	All students (depending on courses taken)	All students	$10.00-21.00 per course	To defray cost associated with providing materials and services to enhance student success including individual or group coaching, tutorials, discussion sessions, reviews and instructional support materials.
Laboratory Fees
Variety (see catalog)	All students (depending on course 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 materials and supplies used by a student
Supplemental Fees
Variety (see catalog)	All students (depending on courses taken)	All students	Variable	Charges in addition to regular tuition for students registered in art, architecture, drama, speech, or music where individual coaching or instruction is the usual method of instruction
Voluntary Fees
Variety (see catalog)	Students desiring specific services	All students	Variable	May include such items as parking fees and locker fees