Paid in full
Many amenities funded by student fees
Kyle Wiese
Issue date: 8/17/07 Section: News
With expenses for student fees on the rise, some may wonder where all of that extra money may be going.
Students are responsible for several fees, ranging from those that help out SIUE athletics to the maintenance of facilities to the funding of campus housing activities.
"Every year, there is a team that reviews the fees and will do a financial analysis to determine how much money will be required to provide each service," Barry Greenberg, associate director of the Bursar's office, said.
According to Greenberg, SIUE does not necessarily expect each fee to go up, but each fee will be analyzed to determine if more funding is necessary or if no additional or less funding is necessary.
"One example of a fee that does not necessarily increase each year is parking. This year will be the first time in about 5 or 6 years that the parking fee increased," Greenberg said.
Tuition depends upon how many semester hours a student is enrolled in as well as whether or not the student is an Illinois resident or is an out-of-state resident.
Tuition fees are also dependent upon whether a student is an undergraduate, graduate, School of Dental Medicine student, School of Pharmacy student, or enrolled in the Accelerated Bachelor Studies in Nursing program.
However, student fees depend upon how many semester hours a student is enrolled in, not upon school standing or whichever school the particular student happens to be enrolled.
SIUE's Registrar Web site, siue.edu/registrar, lists a description of each of the student fees and exactly how much they will cost each student.
One fee students pay is the Athletics Fee, which covers the expenses for all athletic programs and allows students to attend games free of charge.
For students enrolled in six or more semester hours, the athletics fee is $71.20 per semester.
The Textbook Rental Fee pays for the cost of Textbook Services and allows students to rent textbooks rather than purchase them.
Students are responsible for several fees, ranging from those that help out SIUE athletics to the maintenance of facilities to the funding of campus housing activities.
"Every year, there is a team that reviews the fees and will do a financial analysis to determine how much money will be required to provide each service," Barry Greenberg, associate director of the Bursar's office, said.
According to Greenberg, SIUE does not necessarily expect each fee to go up, but each fee will be analyzed to determine if more funding is necessary or if no additional or less funding is necessary.
"One example of a fee that does not necessarily increase each year is parking. This year will be the first time in about 5 or 6 years that the parking fee increased," Greenberg said.
Tuition depends upon how many semester hours a student is enrolled in as well as whether or not the student is an Illinois resident or is an out-of-state resident.
Tuition fees are also dependent upon whether a student is an undergraduate, graduate, School of Dental Medicine student, School of Pharmacy student, or enrolled in the Accelerated Bachelor Studies in Nursing program.
However, student fees depend upon how many semester hours a student is enrolled in, not upon school standing or whichever school the particular student happens to be enrolled.
SIUE's Registrar Web site, siue.edu/registrar, lists a description of each of the student fees and exactly how much they will cost each student.
One fee students pay is the Athletics Fee, which covers the expenses for all athletic programs and allows students to attend games free of charge.
For students enrolled in six or more semester hours, the athletics fee is $71.20 per semester.
The Textbook Rental Fee pays for the cost of Textbook Services and allows students to rent textbooks rather than purchase them.
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BenC
I've Always Hated Those Fees...
posted 8/21/07 @ 12:36 AM CST
I've always thought of them as unfair. People shouldn't have to pay, unless it's a service that they themselves are using. Athletic fee? Just charge those involved in Athletics. (Continued…)
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