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UTSA Tuition & Fee Committee

UTSA Tuition & Fee Committee. November 11, 2011. Welcome & Introductions. John Frederick Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs. Role of the Tuition & Fee Committee. Review details of the tuition and fee proposal Serve as a conduit to other student groups Participate in the process.

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UTSA Tuition & Fee Committee

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  1. UTSA Tuition & Fee Committee November 11, 2011

  2. Welcome & Introductions John FrederickProvost & Vice President for Academic Affairs

  3. Role of the Tuition & Fee Committee • Review details of the tuition and fee proposal • Serve as a conduit to other student groups • Participate in the process

  4. What is the Tuition & Fee Proposal? • Process for setting deregulated tuition • Faculty and students review proposed rates for two-year period

  5. General Principles • Increases for undergraduatesmust be tied to plan for improving graduation rates • Increases for graduate students must be justified.

  6. Proposal Assumptions • Consultative • Open and transparent • Comprehensive • Strategic • Frugal

  7. November 11 Agenda • UTSA Operating Budget & Revenue Structure Overview and Decline in State Support - Janet Parker • Graduation Rate Improvement Program - John Frederick & Sandra Welch • Success Factor 1: Academic Preparedness - Leticia Duncan-Brosnan & Kristi Meyer • Success Factor 2: Curriculum Structure and Delivery - Nancy Martin • Success Factor 3: Advising and Academic Support - Lawrence Williams • Success Factor 4: Policies and Incentives - Lisa Blazer & Kristi Meyer • Discussion, Q&A, and Wrap-Up - Janet Parker

  8. November 17 Agenda • Follow-up items from prior meeting • Proposal to Revise Advising Fees - Janet Parker • Changes in Mandatory Fees • Energy Fee - Janet Parker • Athletic Fee - Brad Parrott • Graduate Education Costs & Program Enhancements Janet Parker & Dorothy Flanagan • Review Proposed Total Academic Costs & Usage of New Revenue - Janet Parker • Discussion, Adoption of Recommended Changes T&F Committee

  9. Graduation Rate Improvement Plan

  10. Recent news about UTSA’sgraduation and retention rates…

  11. “…They would choose the oldest building on campus to represent the beautiful UTSA campus…”

  12. Unhappy? No…

  13. UTSA’s Freshman Retention Rate 61%

  14. Current UTSA graduation rates Four-year graduation rate: 9.6%(2007 cohort) Six-year graduation rate: 27.2%(2005 cohort)

  15. 4-Year Graduation Rate Improvement Plan “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.”

  16. Improving UTSA graduation rates Current four-year rate: 9.6% Goal for 2021 cohort: 25% Current six-year rate: 27.2% Goal for 2021 cohort: over 60%

  17. What the metrics don’t tell you … • Coordinated Admissions Program • Graduates who take seven or more years to complete their degree • Transfer students

  18. UTSA student profile • 70% qualify for need-based financial aid • More than a third come from families with a household incomes of less than $40,000 • About 60% are students of color (African American, Hispanic, and Asian American) • About half are first-generation—neither parent completed college

  19. Success Factors for Student Completion • Student circumstances • Institutional characteristics

  20. Creating the GRIP

  21. Success Factor 1:Student Academic Preparedness • Academic skills • Developmental education

  22. Success Factor 2:Curriculum Structure & Course Delivery • Rigid course requirements in professional disciplines • Prerequisites • Higher academic standards for certain majors • Transfer credits • Courses/classroom availability

  23. Success Factor 3:ADVISING & ACADEMIC SUPPORT SERVICES • First-generation students • Organization/staffing of services • Self-monitoring opportunities

  24. Success Factor 4:POLICIES & INCENTIVES • Policies and processes • Financial challenges

  25. Success Factor 1:ACADEMIC PREPAREDNESS • Promote rigorous preparation of high school students • Raise admission standards • Aggressively recruit top scholars

  26. Success Factor 1, cont.ACADEMIC PREPAREDNESS • Offer bridging programs • Intensify academic support for freshmen • Make students aware of free online tutoring resources

  27. Success Factor 2:Curriculum Structure & Delivery • Implement Freshman Focus initiative • Streamline the curriculum • Reduce prerequisite courses & develop competency-based assessments • Publicize BA in Multidisciplinary Studies

  28. Success Factor 2:Curriculum Structure & Delivery • Perform audit of course availability & scheduling • Expand use of credit-by-examination • Enhance alternative course delivery • Expand summer school offerings

  29. Success Factor 2:Curriculum Structure & Delivery • Decrease student-faculty ratio

  30. Success Factor 3:ADVISING & ACADEMIC SUPPORT SERVICES • Establish a University College • Require students to create a four-year degree plan • Utilize online degree audit system

  31. Success Factor 3, cont.ADVISING & ACADEMIC SUPPORT SERVICES • Improve advising quality & access • Implement electronic early alert system for financial and academic issues

  32. Success Factor 4:POLICIES & INCENTIVES • Analyze current enrollment policies for effectiveness • Pilot a wait list program for over-enrolled courses

  33. Success Factor 4, cont.POLICIES & INCENTIVES • Offer summer tuition and fee grants to eligible freshmen and sophomores • Introduce “Finish in Four” incentive — financial aid award for eligible juniors and seniors • Expand on-campus employment opportunities • Aggressively market the concept/expectation of finishing in four years to students

  34. Discussion

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