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Course Fee Policy\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
Augsburg University<\/b><\/p>\n
Office of the Provost<\/b><\/p>\n
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Definition<\/b><\/p>\n
A course fee is a charge applied at the course level for consumable expenses directly related to student participation in a course.\u00a0 Course fees are based on plausible estimates of anticipated costs or previous records of actual costs.\u00a0 They should be kept as low as possible and should be considered in the context of other materials (such as textbooks) that students are required to purchase over and above tuition.\u00a0 Approved course fees are built into the program budget.\u00a0 They do not exist as a separate account from which the faculty member might draw.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Course fee revenue and related expenses shall not be co-mingled with other activities of the academic unit\u2019s cost center.\u00a0 Each course fee must be accounted for using a unique account code (5406).\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Examples<\/b><\/p>\n Examples of costs that may be recovered by assessing a course fee include:<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n General costs related to the development, instruction, and assessment of a course are expected to be borne by the department or university.\u00a0 Examples of costs that <\/span>cannot<\/span> be covered by course fees include:<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Travel to remote sites, whether international, national, or regional, that involve overnight stays should be budgeted separately, in partnership with and in alignment with policies put in place by CGEE.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Students are expected to pay directly for the cost of supplemental written materials if they are to have permanent ownership of the materials.\u00a0 The costs of these materials will not pass through the course fee system.\u00a0 If the department does not wish to cover the costs of these materials, the materials should be sold to the student through the University Bookstore.\u00a0 This simplifies the financial transaction and helps to avoid potential copyright infringement.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Course fee approval process<\/b><\/p>\n\n
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