IUPUI Fee Review Process  (includes IUPU Columbus)

The Trustees of Indiana University have established a policy for the approval of new and recurring fees.  Instructional, Mandatory, and Program fee rates require direct Trustee approval, and the Trustees have delegated approval of other rates to the Vice President-Chief Fiscal Officer and/or Campus Administration based on the fee type.  All fee requests flow from the Campus to the VP-CFO for reporting purposes, and then to the Trustees where appropriate.

Requests for new fee rates are managed on behalf of the Campus by the Office of Administrative Services.  Solicitations are sent by Administrative Services to schools/departments typically in January as the starting point for the review process.  Fiscal Officers review their previously approved fee rates, remove outdated items, add new requests, and request changes in rates that are to continue.  Fee requests are compiled for the Campus Administration and reviewed for their content and appropriateness.  Campus approved rates are then forwarded to the VP-CFO for further consideration. 

Denials of requests are reported back through the requesting department or school.  If approved, fee rate information is distributed to the appropriate campus Bursar or department/school for processing, to take effect in the Fall semester following approval.  The master fee listing is posted each year on the campus Bursar website.  (Beginning in 2007-09, the Trustees approve Instructional, Mandatory, and Program fee rates on a biennial basis.  No second year changes will be considered.)

System changes or enhancements that are necessary for the appropriate assessment of fees through the campus Bursar are reviewed and evaluated by the Administrative Services staff.  Appropriate academic coding must be in place to support all such fee rate assessments.

Questions related to the requesting of new fees or changes to approved fees may be directed to Administrative Services.