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UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
NOTICE OF FINAL RULEMAKING
The Board of Trustees of the University of the District of Columbia, pursuant to the authority set forth under the District of Columbia Public Postsecondary Education Reorganization Act Amendments (Act), effective January 2, 1976 (D.C. Law 1-36; D.C. Official Code §§ 38-1202.0l(a), 38-1202.06)(3),(13) (2012 Repl. & 2015 Supp.)), hereby gives notice of the intent to amend Chapter 7 (Admissions and Academic Standards) of Title 8 (Higher Education), Subtitle B (University of the District of Columbia) of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR).
The purpose of the rule is to adjust tuition rates for degree granting programs beginning in the fall semester of 2016.
The substance of the rules adopted herein was published as a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the D.C. Register on May 22, 2015 at 62 DCR 6689, for a period of public comment of not less than thirty (30) days, in accordance with D.C. Official Code § 2-505(a) (2012 Repl.). No public comment was received by the Board within the public comment period. The rules were adopted as final on July 14, 2015, and will become effective upon publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.
Chapter 7, ADMISSIONS AND ACADEMIC STANDARDS, of Title 8-B DCMR, UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, is amended as follows:
Section 728, TUITION AND FEES: DEGREE-GRANTING PROGRAMS, Subsection 728.1 is amended as follows:
728.1 The following tuition and fees have been approved by the Board of Trustees consistent with D.C. Official Code § 38-1202.06(8):
Subsection 728.2 is amended as follows:
728.2 COMMUNITY COLLEGE ASSOCIATE DEGREE-GRANTING PROGRAMS
Per Credit Hour
Washington, D.C. Residents $105.00
Metropolitan Area Residents $177.00
All Other Residents $298.00
Subsection 728.3 is amended as follows:
728.3 FLAGSHIP BACCALAUREATE DEGREE-GRANTING PROGRAMS
Per Credit Hour
Washington, D.C. Residents $291.00
Metropolitan Area Residents $336.00
All Other Residents $610.00
Subsection 728.4 is amended as follows:
728.4 FLAGSHIP GRADUATE DEGREE-GRANTING PROGRAMS
Per Credit Hour
Washington, D.C. Residents $461.00
Metropolitan Area Residents $521.00
All Other Residents $886.00
Subsection 728.5 is amended as follows:
728.5 DAVID A. CLARKE SCHOOL OF LAW DEGREE-GRANTING PROGRAMS
FULL TIME PROGRAM STUDENTS (FALL & SPRING SEMESTERS ONLY)
Per Semester
Washington, D.C. Residents $5,585.00
All Other Residents $11,169.00
Subsection 728.6 is amended as follows:
728.6 DAVID A. CLARKE SCHOOL OF LAW DEGREE-GRANTING PROGRAMS ALL OTHER STUDENTS
Per Credit Hour
Washington, D.C. Residents $379.00
All Other Residents $757.00
Subsection 728.7 is amended as follows:
728.7 DEFINITIONS
(a) Full-Time Students. Any undergraduate or community student enrolled in at least twelve (12) credits hours per semester, or any graduate student enrolled in at least nine (9) credit hours per semester, shall be considered a full-time student for the purposes of calculation of tuition in accordance with this chapter. Full-time undergraduate and community college students shall be charged tuition for each semester in which they are enrolled in the amount of twelve (12) credit hours, regardless of the number of credit hours actually taken. Full-time graduate students shall be charged tuition for each semester in which they are enrolled in the amount of nine (9) credit hours, regardless of the number of credit hours actually taken.
(b) Metropolitan Area Residents. Any individual who can establish residency in one of the following counties shall be considered a Metropolitan Area Resident: Montgomery County, Maryland; Prince George’s County, Maryland; Arlington County, Virginia; Alexandria County, Virginia; Fairfax County, Virginia. The standards used to establish residency shall be the same standards used to establish residency for District residents.
