Here is some clarification regarding E-campus courses counting toward full-time enrollment status for graduate students, as a follow up to the announcement/information on this subject sent by Brenda McComb in early November.

Effective winter 2012 (this term), the E-campus course exclusion for registration requirements for graduate assistants (GRA/GTA) appointment and qualification for graduate scholarships has been removed.  E-campus credits will be viewed as no different than on-campus courses, and will count toward reaching full-time enrollment status (12-credits) for graduate students. Similarly, E-campus courses will count toward full-time enrollment status for graduate scholarships and fellowships, and scholarship/fellowship tuition relief programs.

We are piloting this program for one year (winter 2012 through fall 2012); at the end of that period, a decision will be made as to whether this will be continued.  Financial impacts to programs offering E-campus graduate courses will only be felt when a graduate student receiving a tuition remission or waiver takes an E-campus course.  For those students with a tuition waiver, E-campus and the unit offering the course will see a reduction in tuition revenue. If a grant pays tuition remission for on campus course credits it will also pay for E-campus course credits.

Analysis of the current situation is that few on-campus graduate students currently take E-campus courses, so the financial impact will be small.

Examples:

1. Student A is a GTA employed at > =0.2 FTE and is taking 9 credits of on-campus courses and 3 credits of E-campus courses. The tuition for both on-campus and E-campus courses is waived.  Loss of revenue to the unit and E-campus is equal to the value of the tuition income for the E-campus course credits.

1. Student B is a GRA at > =0.2 FTE and is paid from a grant in which tuition is included in the grant award. This student is also taking 9 credits of on-campus courses and 3 credits of E-campus courses.  The tuition for both on-campus and E-campus courses is paid from the grant.  Loss of revenue to the unit and E-campus is equal to the value of the tuition income for the E-campus course credits.

1. Student C is not employed by the university in a tuition waiver-qualified position, and is not receiving any tuition remission.  This student is taking 9 credits of on-campus courses and 3 credits of E-campus courses. The tuition for both on-campus and E-campus courses is paid in full by the student.  E-campus and the unit will receive revenue from tuition income for the E-campus course credits as they did prior to this new policy.

Student fees are not covered by the GRA/GTA fee waiver nor for scholarship tuition relief waivers; any additional student fees charged for E-campus courses therefore must be covered by the student regardless of tuition waiver, just as on-campus course fees must be paid by the student.

Questions, please give me a call.

Fran Saveriano

Director of Graduate Student Financial Support and Recruitment

Oregon State University Graduate School

541/737-1459