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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA BUDGET DEVELOPMENT PROCESS FOR 2007 REQUEST FOR THE CREATION OF NEW STUDENT TUITION & FEE CHARGES

The University annually considers the creation of new student tuition and fee charges as part of its budget development process. Units seeking approval of new charges need to provide the information requested in the table below to Leslie Brunelli in the Budget Office by e-mail ([email protected]) by March 6, 2006. The Budget Office will then prepare a consolidated divisional fee change report for each Vice President by March 13, 2006. Upon receiving each Vice President’s recommendations due on March 31, 2006, the Budget Office will prepare a consolidated USC system fee change report for action by the President.

Requesting Unit’s Name and Responsibility Number: Contact Person’s Name, Phone, and Email Address:

Specific Information Needed to Establish Tuition or Fee Charges:

Information Needed Examples of Responses Unit’s Response The proposed fee will affect what Columbia only; Cross-campus; Regional- USC campus(s)? campuses only; Aiken; Beaufort; Upstate; School of Medicine The proposed fee will benefit or General administration; Academic department generate revenue for what unit of (give name); Service unit such as parking, the campus? registrar, etc The proposed fee will impact what Undergraduate; Graduate; Professional; Specific type(s) of students? Major; Students only attending selected courses (list courses); Students only participating in selected activities such as seminars, honors programs, use of recreational facilities How does a student’s residency Student residency has no impact; The fee is status impact the proposed fee? different for in-state, out-of-state, international, or out-of-state scholarship students (provide these different rates in the section provided for that information). Do you have any additional Full-time students only; Full-time and Part-time criteria for applying this fee to students; Part-time students with 1-4 credit students? hours; international program with 3 hours; This charge is in addition to the student’s regular tuition payment. What is the frequency of the One-time; semester; per credit hour; per course; charge? per instance UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA BUDGET DEVELOPMENT PROCESS FOR 2007 REQUEST FOR THE CREATION OF NEW STUDENT TUITION & FEE CHARGES

Information Needed Examples of Responses Unit’s Response What is the dollar amount of the Provide this information at the level of detail charge? indicated in your responses above.

Use of Revenues to be generated:

Information Needed Unit’s Response Provide an estimate of the new revenue to be generated by the proposed fee to include your rationale for arriving at this amount.

Describe how the unit’s programs and students will benefit from these new resources to include specific examples.

What other alternative funding options were considered to meet the benefits described above?

Users of this form will need to download it from the Budget Office’s webpage and save the template to their computer using a unique name before completing the form. A separate form should be completed for each new tuition or fee request.