Tuition Surcharge for Excessive Credits

Tuition Surcharge for Excessive Credits

Students who were admitted prior to Fall 2013, and have earned 170 credits or more, may be charged double in-state tuition according to Board of Regents Policy.   Students who were admitted Fall 2013 or later and have earned 158 credits or more, may be charged double in-state tuition according to Board of Regents Policy.  

In the following circumstances the surcharge may be waived: (1) the excessive credits are necessary for the student to complete the student’s program of study; and (2) the excess credits are a result of circumstances where a substantial number of credits from a transferring institution could not be applied to the program of study; or (3) the excess credits are the result of a reasonable enhancement of the student’s major by the addition of a minor or emphasis to the program of study; or (4) the excess credits are the result of a re-entry into the educational system by a student who may have accumulated a large number of credits, or even completed degrees, but where employment requirements obligate his or her return to college. Credits earned through concurrent enrollment and credits received through Advanced Placement (AP) and other examinations do not count toward the 158 and 170 credit totals.

The student may obtain a petition to waive the surcharge at usu.edu/registrar/. Click on the “Forms” link on the left of that page, the “Registration” link and then “Petition to Waive Surcharge.”