1.0   BACKGROUND

University of Wisconsin System Policy requires all students be assessed a segregated university fee along with their instructional fee and tuition charges.  Segregated fees support special services, programs, and facilities which support or contribute to the mission of the University but which are not eligible for regular budgetary support.  Segregated fees consist of two portions: an allocatable fee which supports various student activities and programs, and a non-allocatable  fee which supports student health services or facilities such as the Memorial Student Center.

Each university is authorized to administer its own segregated university fee under basic policies set forth in Wisconsin Statues Section 36.09 (3) and (5), UW System Financial Policy and Procedure Paper (FPPP) #37, and various biennial budget policy papers.
 

It is the policy of the University of Wisconsin-Stout to assess segregated fees to all enrolled students, regardless of the number of credits a student takes in a term or the type or level of the credits.  Exceptions to this policy are specified in sections 4.1 , 4.2, and  4.3.

Assessment of the segregated fee will be administered through separate fee schedules developed for undergraduate and graduate level credits.  In each fee schedule, segregated fee charges begin at 0.5 credit to a maximum of 12 undergraduate credits and 9 graduate credits, with each credit proportionately more expensive than the previous 0.5 credit.  A student who registers for courses at different times will be assessed segregated fees on the combined credit load.
 

3.1  The graduate and undergraduate segregated fee schedules, developed annually, will each assess a single, segregated fee.  The single fee shall be the sum of the amounts needed for the several activities, services or facilities supported by segregated fees.  The functions may include, but are not limited to, the student center, student health, athletics, student activities, University ID System and textbook rental.  An annual budget, approved by the Chancellor, must be developed for each function supported by segregated fees.

3.2  Segregated fee collections will be distributed to the appropriate accounts such as those listed in section 3.1.

3.3  The official schedules of undergraduate and graduate tuition and segregated fees for each academic term are available in the Office of Student Business Services, University publications which refer to segregated fee rates should speak of the single fee, total credit concept.

3.4  Each fee schedule will show segregated fee costs based on the total number of credits carried in a term.  Terms are defined as Fall semester, Spring semester, Intersession, and Summer, with ASummer@ covering everything after close of Spring term to the start of Fall term.  For courses in which a student registers at two different times and which span terms, the course starting dates will determine the term or terms for fee assessment.

3.5 Students participating in a cooperative education program, internship, student teaching, etc., will pay the same fees per credit as those students attending classes on campus.

3.6 Extramurally funded tuition from contracts or grants must provide for segregated fees based on UW System FPPP #2.  If tuition is waived on the basis that instructional costs are totally covered by the grant, provisions must be made to cover the segregated fees.
 

4.1 Segregated fees, with the exception of the textbook rental fee, will be waived for employer-authorized coursework taken by eligible UW-Stout faculty and staff to improve performance.  Authorized coursework and eligibility are defined in UW System policies Unclassified Personnel Guidelines #8 and General Administrative Policy Paper #25.

4.2 This waiver is intended for course sections in which students will not have access to segregated fee funded facilities, services and activities.  Segregated fees will be waived for specific sections of courses with permission of the UW-Stout Course Fee Committee.  Examples of sections that may be waived include sections of off-campus courses, distance education courses, study abroad courses, and customized training courses.

4.3 The textbook rental fee may be waived for specific sections of courses with permission of the manager of Instructional Resource Services and approval of the course fee committee.  Examples of sections that may be waived include sections of off-campus courses, distance education courses, study abroad courses, and customized training courses.
 

Request for Waiver of Segregated Fees Form