Campus Name: Montana State University-Bozeman

Full Time Mandatory Fees (12 credits) Per Semester

FY 2001-2002

 

Mandatory Fee

Name

Current

�Rate

Proposed

�Rate

Percentage

Change

 

��������������� Justification

Registration

�$� 30.00

�$� 30.00

������ 0.00%

No change proposed.

Building Fee

���� 77.70

���� 64.80

��� -16.60%

Elimination of ($14.10) earmarked portion for Green Building, and addition of $1.00 to cover the cost of inflation on R&R requirements of bond indenture.

Computer Fee

���� 30.00

���� 31.20

������ 4.00%

Adjustment to cover the impact of inflation on equipment costs.

Activity Fee

���� 49.50

���� 49.50

������ 0.00%

No change proposed.

Health Fee

�� 107.00

�� 114.00

������ 6.54%

Rate increase proposed by Student Advisory Committee, to cover cost of inflation and to provide continuing funding for a student service program.

SUB Fee

���� 29.40

���� 29.40

������ 0.00%

No change proposed.

Equipment Fee

���� 30.00

���� 31.20

������ 4.00%

Adjustment to cover the impact of inflation on equipment costs.

Network Services Fee

���� 19.90

���� 25.00

���� 25.63%

Effective for the Summer Session, the elimination of the State-funded discount reverts this fee back to its originally approved level.

Athletic Fee

���� 30.00

���� 31.75

������ 5.83%

Assuming an annual CPI of 2.5%, the purchasing power of this Fee decreased by over 13% between FY96 and FY01.� This adjustment restores a portion of that loss.

Non-Resident Building

���� 42.00

���� 42.60

������ 1.43%

An adjustment to cover the cost of inflation on R&R requirements of the bond indenture.

Total of Fees

�$445.50

�$449.45

������ 0.89%

 

 

All fee rate proposals were submitted to, and discussed with ASMSU.� All proposals were endorsed by ASMSU except for a proposed 11.67% increase in the Athletic Fee.� As a result, the proposed increase has been reduced by 50% and the President has directed the Vice President for Student Affairs, and the Director of Athletics, to create a new working relationship between the Athletics Department and the Student Government.

 

c: MSU-Bzn Mandatory Fee Change 02.doc