6227223 University of the District of Columbia - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Increase tuition rates for degree granting programs beginning in the 2017 Fall Semester  

  • UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

     

    NOTICE OF PROPOSED 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.)),  hereby gives notice of its intent to amend Chapter 7 (Admissions and Academic Standards) of Subtitle B (University of the District of Columbia) of Title 8 (Higher Education) of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR), in not less than thirty (30) days from the date of publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.

     

    The purpose of the proposed rule is to adjust tuition rates for degree granting programs beginning in the fall semester of 2017.

     

    The Board of Trustees will take final action to adopt these amendments to the University Rules in not less than thirty (30) days from the date of 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, Subsections 728.1 – 728.8 are 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):

     

    728.2               COMMUNITY COLLEGE ASSOCIATE DEGREE-GRANTING PROGRAMS

    Per Credit Hour

    Washington, D.C. Residents                                                  $108.00

                            Metropolitan Area Residents                                                  $182.00

                            All Other Residents                                                                $307.00

     

    728.3               FLAGSHIP BACCALAUREATE DEGREE-GRANTING PROGRAMS

    Per Credit Hour

                            Washington, D.C. Residents                                                  $300.00

                            Metropolitan Area Residents                                                  $346.00

                            All Other Residents                                                                $629.00

     

    728.4               FLAGSHIP GRADUATE DEGREE-GRANTING PROGRAMS

    Per Credit Hour

    Washington, D.C. Residents                                                  $475.00

                            Metropolitan Area Residents                                                  $537.00

                            All Other Residents                                                                $913.00

     

    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                                                  $5,758.00

    All Other Residents                                                                $11,515.00

     

    728.6               DAVID A. CLARKE SCHOOL OF LAW DEGREE-GRANTING PROGRAMS ALL OTHER STUDENTS

    Per Credit Hour

    Washington, D.C. Residents                                                  $391.00

    All Other Residents                                                                $780.00

     

    728.7               SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING BACCALAUREATE DEGREE-GRANTING PROGRAMS

    Per Credit Hour

                            Washington, D.C. Residents                                                  $320.00

                            Metropolitan Area Residents                                                  $370.00

                            All Other Residents                                                                $671.00

     

    728.8               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.

     

     

    All persons desiring to comment on the subject matter of the proposed rulemaking should file comments in writing not later than thirty (30) days after the date of publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.

     

    Comments should be filed with the Office of General Counsel, Building 39- Room 301-Q, University of the District of Columbia, 4200 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20008.

     

    Comments may also be submitted by email to kmhardwick@udc.edu. Individuals wishing to comment by email must include the phrase "Comment to Proposed Rulemaking: Tuition " in the subject line.

     

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