March
23-24, 2000
ITEM 106-105-R0300 FY2001 Changes to Inventory of Fees;
Montana University System
THAT: The Board of Regents
authorizes the Montana University System Campuses to assess the following
listed fees for FY2001.
EXPLANATION: In March 1999 the Board of Regents
authorized an average 4% tuition increase for each year of the FY 2000, FY2001
biennium, to be applied as the tuition differential proposal. Mandatory fee increases for FY2001 were also
preliminarily approved by the Board, with individual campus fees approved above
a 3% total mandatory fee level. The
following campus requests are for changes to both the mandatory fees and the
miscellaneous fees that were authorized by the Board of Regents last year. There are no proposed tuition changes. The fee changes are being submitted at the
March meeting in order to provide student and other public comment on the
proposed changes prior to the submission of the complete Inventory and
Validation of Fees publication at the May 2000 Board of Regents meeting.
The mandatory fee changes are:
University of Montana:
Montana Tech – Equipment Fee
Montana Tech – Computer Fee
Missoula – Student Health Services Fee
Helena COT – Student Government Fee
Montana State University:
Billings – Library Fee
University of Montana
Western Montana College
No
changes from the FY2001 level previously approved by the Board.
University of Montana
Montana Tech
As a
science/engineering focused institution, Montana Tech finds that its needs for expenditures
in the areas of computers and equipment are rising at a rate substantially
faster than the rate of inflation.
Equipment Fee: The current
equipment fee is $2.30/sch (up to a maximum of 12 credits). The fee generated $110,000 in FY2000. The campus needs, as determined by the Deans
Council, is on the order of $350,000
per year. With support from the General
Fund budget and from the Montana Tech Foundation, we are able to meet 33% of
the need. The proposal would be to
increase the fee to $4.05 /sch in FY2001 and to request an increase to $4.90 in
FY2001. If both changes are approved,
67% of the need would be met. The
balance would be derived from the Foundation and the General Fund.
Currently
needed equipment is not being purchased and obsolete equipment is not being
replaced. The increasing technological
sophistication of our programs requires that this situation be immediately
addressed. An increase in the equipment
fee is the preferred method as it insures that the income will be dedicated to
solving the identified problem.
Computer Fee: The current computer fee is $3.00/sch (up to a maximum of 12
credits). The fee generated $142,500 in
FY2000. The campus needs, as determined
by the Deans Council and the Computer Committee, is on the order of $310,000
per year. The General Fund budget and the Montana Tech Foundation currently
meet 25% of the need. The proposal
would be to increase the fee to $3.25/sch in FY2001 and to request an increase
to $4.90 in FY2002. If both changes are
approved, 75% of the need would be met.
The balance would be derived from the Foundation and the General Fund.
The
need to increase the Computer Fee may on the surface seem unwarranted given the
continuing decline in the cost of workstations. However, that decline has been
more than made up by increasing need for servers, network infrastructure, and
shortened life cycle of the hardware and software. In technical fields (and all of our majors except one are technically
focused), it is critical that students receive training in the latest
software. Current software requires
current hardware. The latest generation
workstations run at 700 MHz while machines four years ago ran at 100 MHz. In addition, memory (both RAM and disk) requirements have
increased proportionately. Instead of
the current four-year rotation, we are being forced to go to a three-year
rotation on most of our machines.
The
need for additional fee revenue is critical to the quality of our programs and
our graduates. The increase for FY2001
would be a maximum of $24 per semester,
or a 7% increase in mandatory fees over the FY99 base.
Montana Tech of the University of
Montana has followed the protocol agreed upon by Montana Tech and the
Associated Students of Montana Tech for the participation in mandatory fee
decisions. The protocol for implementing Board of Regents’ Policy 506.1 was
approved at the November 1999 Board of Regents meeting.
University Of Montana
Missoula
New/Increased
Non-Course Fees
Fee Name Current Amount Proposed Amount
Application Processing Fee
Pharmacy/Physical Therapy $40.00 $50.00 Maximum
Justification: Increase Physical Therapy application
processing fee to $50.00 so we can keep pace with increased printing, mailing
and reviewing costs.
Dual Placement
Fee (ISEP) NEW $350.00
Justification: Collected when a student requests two
consecutive placements at different institutions at the time of the initial
application.
Orientation Fee $50.00 Maximum $65.00
Maximum
Justification: Since the
inception of the fee in 1991, there have been no increases. Consequently, the increase is necessary to
cover inflationary costs that have steadily risen over nine years. Orientation
Fees cover all program expenses related to orienting new students, staff
support, materials, postage, academic advising, meals, and special events. Staff support includes services provided by
Advocates, a student organization whose members serve as orientation group
leaders and activity coordinators. The
Associated Students of The University of Montana endorsed the proposed
increases on 9 February 2000.
Participation Fee
(ISEP) $250.00 $275.00
Justification: Due to the fact that the Central Office of
the International Student Exchange Program (ISEP) has raised the Participation
Fee from $250 to $275, our office needs authorization to collect $275 from the
selected applicant of the ISEP Program.
Pharmacy Professional
Program Fee $3,500.00 $3,600.00
Justification: Increase the Pharmacy Professional Program
Fee from $3,500 to $3,600 per year commencing with and phased in with the
entering class Fall 2000. The fee will
remain $3,500 for all present students.
The increase is needed to allow for the acquisition of specialized
pharmaceutical education information technology equipment and to provide
enhanced off-campus clinical training sites for students.
Placement Extension
Fee (ISEP) NEW $100.00
Justification:
Collected when a participant extends the ISEP placement (e.g. from a
semester to a full-year placement or from one year to the next).
Student
Health Services Fee
$124.25 $129.00
Health
Service Part Time Fee NEW $
20.00
Justification. The Associated Students of The University of
Montana endorsed the Health Fee increases on 2 February 2000. The 3.8 percent increase of the mandatory
Health Fee for students enrolled for seven or more credits covers pay plan
increases and inflationary operating expenses.
The Health Fee for students enrolled for six or fewer
credits allows for equitable cost sharing of mandated public health services
provided to the entire student community, regardless of credit load. These services include, but are not limited
to, monitoring and enforcing state immunization requirements, drug/alcohol
abuse prevention programs, rape/assault prevention and recovery programs,
campus blood-borne pathogen safety training, campus bio-hazardous waste safety
training, campus crisis management planning, campus health assessments and
campus health education presentations.
The University of Montana, Missoula has
followed the protocol agreed upon by The University and the Associated Students
of The University of Montana for the participation in mandatory fee decisions.
The protocol for implementing Board of Regents’ Policy 506.1 was approved at
the November 1999 Board of Regents meeting.
Deleted Fees:
Fashion Sales and $100.00
Maximum
Marketing Field Trip Per Course DELETE
Respiratory Therapy
Technology Conference
Registration Fee $45.00
Maximum DELETE
University of Montana
Helena College of Technology
Student
Government Fee
The Associated
Students of the Helena College of Technology of the University of Montana (ASHCT)
propose the student government fee charged to each student each semester be
increased from $3 to $10.
The official motion
reads, "ASHCT proposes to increase the student government fee from $3 to
$10 per semester. This increase will allow ASHCT to have student representation
on MAS, and will allow ASHCT to provide other services to HCT
students." The motion passed
fourteen to one.
With this increase in
funding, ASHCT will have the money to send our executives to all MAS meetings
and reimburse them accordingly. In
addition to better student representation on a statewide level, ASHCT would
like to fund other activities and provide additional resources for
students. These resources may include
improvements on our Donaldson campus student center by providing things such as
new couches and a television. ASHCT
would also like to increase the dollar amount and number of scholarships ASHCT
offers to students.
Other allocations of
the proposed funds would enable ASHCT to fund more student activities such as
intramural sports. ASHCT also hopes to support more student organizations
monetarily.
Helena College of Technology of The
University of Montana has followed the protocol agreed upon by Helena College
of Technology and the Associated Students of Helena College of Technology for
the participation in mandatory fee decisions. The protocol for implementing
Board of Regents’ Policy 506.1 was approved at the November 1999 Board of
Regents meeting.
Montana State
University
Bozeman
|
COURSE |
NAME |
CURRENT |
PROPOSED |
EXPLANATION |
|
ARCH
355 |
|
390.00 |
540.00 |
Add
Seattle field trip (to support two city (Seattle/Portland) trip) |
|
ARCH
457 |
|
320.00 |
20.00 |
Remove
Seattle field trip |
|
ARCH
551 |
|
580.00 |
730.00 |
Increase
to support east coast travel |
|
ARCH
552 |
|
580.00 |
730.00 |
Increase
to support east coast travel |
|
ARCH
554 |
|
580.00 |
730.00 |
Increase
to support east coast travel |
|
ARCH
559 |
|
580.00 |
730.00 |
Increase
to support east coast travel |
|
BIOL
410 |
|
30.00 |
40.00 |
Increased
cost in handling and storing cadavers |
|
GEOL
423C |
Field
Geology |
400.00 |
450.00 |
Additional
mileage and different field localities |
|
HHD
145 |
Fly
Tying |
15.00 |
25.00 |
Add
two field trips |
|
HHD
161 |
Nordic/AlpineSki |
90/60 |
93/88 |
Skiing
instructors |
|
HHD
476 |
|
- |
16.00 |
Liability
Insurance for interns in health-related fields |
|
MEDS
511 |
Gross
Anatomy |
175.00 |
200.00 |
Increase
cost of transporting cadavers |
|
MEDS
531 |
Anatomy
of the Head and Neck |
175.00 |
200.00 |
Increase
cost of transporting cadavers |
|
MSG
100 |
Outdoor
Survival |
10.00 |
20.00 |
New
component to certify CPR and First Aid |
|
MSG
203 |
Military
History Staff Ride Fee |
- |
50.00 |
Convert
single day field trip to a two-day field trip |
|
VTMB
411 |
|
- |
20.00 |
Replaces
VTMB 330 - course fee of $50 |
|
VTMB
412 |
|
- |
10.00 |
Replaces
VTMB 330 - course fee of $50 |
|
VTMB
413 |
|
- |
10.00 |
Replaces
VTMB 330 - course fee of $50 |
|
VTMB
414 |
|
- |
10.00 |
Replaces
VTMB 330 - course fee of $50 |
|
VTMB
421 |
|
- |
30.00 |
Replaces
VTMB 430 - course fee of $50 |
|
VTMB
422 |
|
- |
20.00 |
Replaces
VTMB 430 - course fee of $50 |
|
|
ISEP
Placement Fee |
250.00 |
275.00 |
Increase
By ISEP |
|
|
Montpellier
Study Abroad |
3,708.00 |
3,800.00 |
Increased
living expenses and Franc exchange rate |
Montana State University
Billings
Montana
State University – Billings is submitting its fee requests as approved by the
Board of Regents last summer with the following exceptions:
Graduation Application Fee
Field Experience Fee
Mandatory Library Fee
Motor Vehicle Registration Fee
Increase
Compass Placement Test (Retake or
non-student)
The
Graduate Application Fee Justification
Currently,
only students who have earned a bachelor’s degree at a campus other than
MSU-Billings pay an admission application fee of $30 for graduate studies. We are proposing that all students applying
for admission to graduate studies will pay a $40 application fee. The current graduate studies application fee
at UM is $45, and the fee at MSU-Bozeman is $50. This fee will be used by the Office of Graduate Studies and
Research to design, print, and disseminate recruiting materials for our
expanding number of graduate programs.
Currently, there is no budget for this activity and we have added four
graduate programs since the original fee was approved. These funds will also be used to assist in
funding the academic advisement needed for graduate students.
The
Field Experience Fee Justification
Student
teaching is an intense experience for both students and mentors. As student teachers gradually assume full
responsibility for a classroom or course, the mentor must release the role as
leader in the classroom/course, assist student teachers in their effort to
become the “teacher”, and must ensure quality of instruction by an apprentice
for the students. Mentors plan with students
before class, observe instruction, and coach student teacher reflection at the
end of the day. Mentoring a student
teacher means intense one-on-one instruction in addition to regular teaching
responsibilities, but the stipend currently offered to mentors is minimal and
has not changed since 1957.
Similarly,
university supervision for student teaching is more involved. Supervisors are expected to make a minimum
of one visit per month to observe student teachers and to conference with both
student and mentor. The $100 fee
proposed for student teaching will help to increase the stipend for mentors and
pay the stipend for supervisors.
Students
electing to complete double majors, for example, elementary education and
special education, are required to satisfactorily complete two (2) student
teaching experiences. The course fee
for student teachers in both major areas will be $150.
Students
enrolled in the junior level methods classes enroll in a lab experience
requiring field experience hours. Site
mentors guide students throughout their 20 to 60 hours in a classroom
setting. At the junior level, mentors
do more than introduce students to the classroom environment; mentors scaffold
students as they practice various methods of teaching. Mentors assume primary responsibility for
student supervision and evaluation, while university supervisors serve as site
liaisons. Site mentors for junior
students have previously never received
Field Experience Fee justification continued
any
compensation for their work. The
proposed $75 lab fee would help to defray the cost of compensation offered to
site mentors for their services.
At
this point, we are not requesting a new course fee for the sophomore level
practicum required of all teacher education students.
In
summary, a field experience course fee of up to $100, $150 in the case of
double majors (elementary education and special education), is needed in order
to assist in paying student teaching supervisors and student teaching mentors
at a level that will reward them for their efforts and encourage them to
continue this important service for the University. These new course fees are pass through fees that we collect and
pay out to student teaching supervisors and student teaching mentors. We believe these fit the new definition of
course fees.
Mandatory
Library Fee Justification
Because Montana State University Billings is so far away
from funding its library at the goal of
6% of budget, the Commissioner of Higher Education has recommended
approval of a Library Fee for Fiscal Year 2001 only, then rolling the fee into
tuition for FY2002.
MSU
Billings proposes a Library fee for one year, FY2001, and then rolling the fee
into the next tuition increase. The
revenue from the Library Fee will help fund Library support and send a positive
message to students and faculty. The
current discussions with students are for a fee of $10 per student per semester
plus summer session. The fees
collected will, if approved, be directed into library acquisitions, books,
manuscripts, monographs, and other collections. ASMSU-Billings student leadership has indicated tentative support
for this proposal.
The
implementation of the new Library fee, for one year, followed by a roll over of
the fee into our next tuition increase will help address both the immediate
situation and will also assist in our efforts to work toward the 6% Library
funding goal proposed for future operating budgets.
Montana State University Billings has
followed the protocol agreed upon by MSU Billings and the Associated Students
of MSU Billings for the participation in mandatory fee decisions. The protocol
for implementing Board of Regents’ Policy 506.1 was approved at the November
1999 Board of Regents meeting.
Compass Placement Test (Retake or
non-student)
This
fee would be a total of $15. All new
students enrolling at MSU-Billings may take the ACT Compass Placement Test at
no charge. The first administration of
the test is included as part of the New Student Orientation Program.
Students
retaking the ACT Compass Placement Test (Math or Writing) will be charged $15
for each additional administration of the test. Students may only retake the test once.
Students
who have not applied for admission to MSU-Billings will be charged $15 to take
the ACT Compass Placement Test/s. This
service is available for students planning to attend some other university
and/or students who take the test to meet the Ability-to-Benefit (ATB)
requirements.
Motor
Vehicle Registration Fee
This
is a recommended increase of $5 per semester or $10 per year. This increase is necessary with the addition
of the parking garage. Additional funds
are needed to help with the repayment of the bonds used to fund the parking
garage, pay for the additional lighting, operation, and maintenance needs of
the parking garage.
Montana State University
Northern
Implement an Internet Fee
Implement an Internet
fee of $21 per credit to support the increased services provided to students.
Montana State
UniversityBNorthern's College of Nursing submitted a proposal to eCollege.com
in order to develop and deliver the Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree completion
program online. The grant award enables the faculty to begin training and
preparation to offer the courses fall, spring and summer sessions in academic
year 2000-2001.
eCollege.com
is a publicly traded company that provides the online Internet architecture,
training, technical design consultants, and technical support to develop a
"campus without walls." The advantage to Northern is access to an
effective system including student and support services beyond the resources of
the University. The advantage to the
student is access to degree completion by "anyone, anytime,
anyplace," a delivery approach important to citizens of north central
Montana with its vast expanse between the small communities established in this
region.
MSUN is
responsible for compensating eCollege.com $120 per student registration to
provide student services and HelpDesk support to students and faculty.
Distance Learning Fee Increase
Increase the distance delivery fee from $15 per credit hour to $20 per credit hour effective Summer Semester 2000.
Montana State University-Northern is on the cutting edge of distance delivery in the United States. Our interactive television network (NorthNet) provides students at 60 sites access to a college education that otherwise would not be possible. This ability does not come without a price. Northern began offering its first distance delivery courses in the Fall of 1995. At that time, a distance delivery fee of $15 per credit hour was assessed to students enrolling in NorthNet courses. In spite of a 3% inflation rate, the distance delivery fee has not increased since it was first established in 1995.
Northern's
distance students receive almost all of the benefits provided to our on-campus
students. These services include admissions, registration, fee payment, library
services, financial aid, academic advising, bookstore access and grade
reports. In addition, Northern's
distance students receive publicity and schedules for distance courses,
information packets, appropriate course materials, and missed course video tape
services. On-site proctors to ensure
test security, long distance telephone charges, postage and fax costs, computer
labs and monitors, repair and maintenance of equipment, and faculty travel to
distance sites are all additional expenses for the distance delivery program.
|
Montana State University
Northern |
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|
Distance Learning
Justification Worksheet |
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|
|
Northern Interactive Video |
Northern Internet |
|
Identified
Costs |
|
|
|
Line Charges |
$
56,900 |
|
|
Internet Service Fees |
|
$
40,950 |
|
Postage |
$
3,000 |
|
|
Long Distance Charges |
$
3,000 |
$ 480 |
|
Site Staffing |
$
14,013 |
|
|
Rent |
$ 9,600 |
|
|
Technical Equipment Operator |
$
24,034 |
|
|
Faculty Travel |
$
6,934 |
|
|
R&R for Equipment |
$
6,600 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Additional Costs |
$ 124,081 |
$ 41,430 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total Student Credit Hours |
1,725 |
780 |
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
Costs per SCH |
$ 72 |
$ 53 |
|
|
|
|
|
Freed
up Costs Calculations |
|
|
|
Physical
Plant Operations |
|
|
|
CUR physical plant for FY00 |
$ 1,147,750 |
$1,147,750 |
|
Total Student Credit hours |
46,020 |
46,020 |
|
Gross
Physical Plant per SCH |
$ 25 |
$ 25 |
|
Square Footage of General Fund Buildings |
344,042 |
344,042 |
|
Square Footage of Classroom and Public space of above |
206,425 |
206,425 |
|
Per
SCH deduction prorated for Public and Classroom space |
$ 15 |
$ 15 |
|
|
|
|
|
Athletics |
|
|
|
Athletics CUR for FY00 |
$
445,966 |
$ 445,966 |
|
Athletic Fee Waivers |
$
314,820 |
$ 314,820 |
|
Total
Athletics |
$
760,786 |
$ 760,786 |
|
Total Student Credit hours |
45,017 |
46,020 |
|
Total
Athletics |
$ 17 |
$
17 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total Freed Up Costs |
$ 32 |
$ 32 |
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Per SCH Distance Delivery Fee |
$ 40 |
$
21 |
|
|
|
|
|
Requested
Fee |
$ 20 |
$ 21 |
Montana State
University
Great Falls College
Of Technology
No changes from the
FY2001 level previously approved by the Board.