Different types of student fees
The following are the different types of Student Fees:
Systemwide Fees: Approved by the Regents
- Tuition (formerly Educational Fee)
- Student Services Fees (formerly Registration Fees)
- Professional Degree Supplemental Tuition (formerly Professional School Fee)
Campus-based Fees: Approved by referendum, UC Davis Chancellor or Regents
- ASUCD
- Memorial Union Fee
- Health Insurance (SHIP)
- Course Materials and Service Fee
- Summer Session - Unit Fee (Regent is the approval authority)
- For more information on all student fees, please visit the Tuition and Fees page.
Student Fees are appropriated in the following ways:
- The Budget Office, Financial Aid Office or the Student Affairs Vice Chancellor's Office create a budget document to allocate educational fees, Student Services Fee and student referendum fees.
- Course material fees and professional fees are managed by the dean's office or department. The authority to spend is based on the actual revenue generated, not by the budget (which is an estimate of revenues and expenses).
Restrictions
Tuition & Summer Sessions: Can be used to pay instructional activities and support the operations of the university. It is not recommended to charge the following:
- Alcohol
- Donations
- Entertainment approved on an exception basis
- Travel approved on an exception basis
Course Material Fees: Used to reimburse academic departments for materials used in courses.
Student Services Fees (not listed above): Per Regents Policy 3101: The University of California Student Tuition and Fee Policy and UCOP Student Services Fee Guide, student fees should not be used to fund instruction, research or public service. Student fee expenses should be in line with the authorized purpose and must benefit students.
It is not recommended that Student Fees be used for the following expenditures:
- Alcohol
- Donations
- Entertainment approved on an exception basis
- Travel approved on an exception basis
Sub Fund Group Types:
- T - Student Fees
Sub-Fund Group Description APPFEE SUPPLIMENTARY APPLICATION FEE EDUFEE STUDENT FEE-EDUCATIONAL FEE EDUINC STUDENT FEE-EDUCATIONAL FEE INCOME FEEALL STUDENT FEE-SCHOLARSHIP ALLOWANCE GSMEXT GSM EXECUTIVE PROGRAM LAWFEE PROF FEE - LAW LAWMED LAW MED SPECIAL FEE MATFEE STUDENT FEE- MATERIALS FEE MBAFEE PROF FEE- BUSINESS MGMT MEDEXT CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION EXT MEDFEE PROF FEE - MEDICINE NRSFEE PROF FEE - NURSING PHEFEE PROF FEE - PUPBLIC HEALTH PROFEE PROFESSIONAL STUDENT FEES PROFMS Miscellaneous Professional Degree Fees REFFEE STUDENT FEE - STUDENT REFERENDUM REGFEE STUDENT FEE-REGISTRATION FEES STDFEE STUDENT FEE - OTHER SUMFEE SUMMER SESSION FEES SUMTAX STUDENT FEE-IGA TAX INSTITUTE THEATR THEATER/FILM/TV PROF FEE UNVEXT UNIVERSITY EXTENSION VETFEE STUDENT FEE-VM COURSE MATERIALS FEE VMDFEE PROF FEE - VET MED VMEXT VET MED CONTINUING EXTENSION WPPFEE STUDENT FEE-WORKING PROFESSIONAL MBA
Frequently Asked Questions:
- Can I use summer session funds for research?
- Per Office of the President guidance, units are encouraged to compensate instructors with salary instead of deposits to Academic Enrichment Accounts (formerly called research accounts). As a practice, it is best to use summer sessions fees for instruction rather than research.