University of Wisconsin-Stout Policy
Policy No. 86-45
Date:
4/16/99
Revised: 7-7-00
SEGREGATED FEE ASSESSMENT
1.0 BACKGROUND
University of Wisconsin System Policy requires all students be assessed a
segregated university fee along with their instructional fee and tuition charges.
Segregated fees support special services, programs, and facilities which support
or contribute to the mission of the University but which are not eligible for
regular budgetary support. Segregated fees consist of two portions: an
allocatable fee which supports various student activities and programs, and a
non-allocatable fee which supports student health services or facilities such as
the Memorial Student Center.
Each university is authorized to administer its own segregated university fee
under basic policies set forth in Wisconsin Statues Section 36.09 (3) and (5),
UW System Financial Policy and Procedure Paper (FPPP) #37, and various
biennial budget policy papers.
2.0 POLICY
It is the policy of the University of Wisconsin-Stout to assess segregated fees to
all enrolled students, regardless of the number of credits a student takes in a
term or the type or level of the credits. Exceptions to this policy are specified
in sections 4.1 , 4.2, and 4.3.
Assessment of the segregated fee will be administered through separate fee
schedules developed for undergraduate and graduate level credits. In each fee
schedule, segregated fee charges begin at 0.5 credit to a maximum of 12
undergraduate credits and 9 graduate credits, with each credit proportionately
more expensive than the previous 0.5 credit. A student who registers for
courses at different times will be assessed segregated fees on the combined
credit load.
3.0 POLICY IMPLEMENTATION
3.1 The graduate and undergraduate segregated fee schedules, developed
annually, will each assess a single, segregated fee. The single fee shall be the
sum of the amounts needed for the several activities, services or facilities
supported by segregated fees. The functions may include, but are not limited
to, the student center, student health, athletics, student activities, University ID
System and textbook rental. An annual budget, approved by the Chancellor,
must be developed for each function supported by segregated fees.
3.2 Segregated fee collections will be distributed to the appropriate accounts
such as those listed in section 3.1.
3.3 The official schedules of undergraduate and graduate tuition and
segregated fees for each academic term are available in the Office of Student
Business Services, University publications which refer to segregated fee rates
should speak of the single fee, total credit concept.
3.4 Each fee schedule will show segregated fee costs based on the total number
of credits carried in a term. Terms are defined as Fall semester, Spring
semester, Intersession, and Summer, with ASummer@ covering everything
after close of Spring term to the start of Fall term. For courses in which a
student registers at two different times and which span terms, the course
starting dates will determine the term or terms for fee assessment.
3.5 Students participating in a cooperative education program, internship,
student teaching, etc., will pay the same fees per credit as those students
attending classes on campus.
3.6 Extramurally funded tuition from contracts or grants must provide for
segregated fees based on UW System FPPP #2. If tuition is waived on the basis
that instructional costs are totally covered by the grant, provisions must be
made to cover the segregated fees.
4.0 WAIVERS
4.1 Segregated fees, with the exception of the textbook rental fee, will be
waived for employer-authorized coursework taken by eligible UW-Stout
faculty and staff to improve performance. Authorized coursework and
eligibility are defined in UW System policies Unclassified Personnel
Guidelines #8 and General Administrative Policy Paper #25.
4.2 This waiver is intended for course sections in which students will not have
access to segregated fee funded facilities, services and activities. Segregated
fees will be waived for specific sections of courses with permission of the UW-
Stout Course Fee Committee. Examples of sections that may be waived
include sections of off-campus courses, distance education courses, study
abroad courses, and customized training courses.
4.3 The textbook rental fee may be waived for specific sections of courses with
permission of the manager of Instructional Resource Services and approval of
the course fee committee. Examples of sections that may be waived include
sections of off-campus courses, distance education courses, study abroad
courses, and customized training courses.
ATTACHMENT: Segregated Fee Waiver
If you have questions or comments, email bpa@uwstout.edu
Updated: May 2002