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Academic Fees Administration


2023–2024

As approved by ABOR, undergraduate college fees and graduate program fees are used to support a broad set of needs and associated initiatives that enable NAU to offer high-quality instruction: expand academic support, advising, and student services; support needs for instructional equipment, supplies, specialized software, and experience supporting post-graduation professional success; and improve instructional environment and facilities.

*The Honors College program fee is the only undergraduate program fee and is applied in addition to undergraduate college fees.

College fee details

College fees broken down by rate per term

 Arizona residentNon-resident and international
Fee Level 1
Arts and Letters; Education; Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences; Office of the Provost; Online and Innovative Educational Initiatives; Social and Behavioral Sciences
208312
Fee Level 2
Business; Health and Human Services
312468
Fee Level 3
Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences
520780

College fees broken down by rate per term

 Arizona residentNon-resident and international
Fee Level 1
Arts and Letters; Education; Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences; Office of the Provost; Online and Innovative Educational Initiatives; Social and Behavioral Sciences
104156
Fee Level 2
Business; Health and Human Services
156234
Fee Level 3
Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences
260390

Additional information
  • All students with a Statewide or Online campus will receive the AZ resident rate.
  • College Fees are applied each Fall and Spring term.
  • There are no College Fees for Winter term
  • College Fees are only applied in the Summer term for specified 12-month programs: Dental Hygiene and Nursing.

ABOR references

To view the full board policy manual visit the ABOR website.

Fee-specific ABOR policies:

ABOR forms can be provided upon request. Please email programfees@nau.edu with your form request.

Program Fees Administration


Please note

Planning timeframes are a year in advance of the March 1 submission deadline.  March submission ensures an April ABOR review and, if approved, a subsequent Fall implementation or start.

Required fee considerations

NAU strives to keep our cost of attendance as low as possible to promote high levels of access for our students. Faculty and administrators involved in fee requests are expected to review important considerations before submitting fee proposals to enable us to meet this goal. Fee considerations include:

For every proposed fee, faculty and administrators will review all existing required tuition and all applicable fees including, but not limited to mandatory, program, and college fees.  New and increased fees must be considered within the context of all fees paid by the effected students.  Following are links for tuition and fee information.

Necessity of additional student cost has been validated and contributes to student benefit/success.

Other funding options have been explored and exploration confirms a fee as the most fitting funding mechanism.

ABOR requires Evidence of student consultation including notification and consultation with elected student representatives concerning the proposed tuition, mandatory fees, college fees or program fees.  “Elected student representatives” means the students elected to college councils and associated student government.  The department must meet with elected student representatives, in addition to program participants,  to discuss new or increased program fee proposals.

Document the following for each student input communication

A minimum of two reports are expected.  One for the students in the program and one for the elected student representatives.  Student representative data should be kept separate from program student data.  Multiple communications with program students is recommended unless all students can be reached with one communication.

  1. Identification of audiences: program members and elected student representatives.
  2. Number of total program members.
  3. Method and date of communication: surveys, forums, regularly scheduled program meetings (recommended if available).
  4. Number of invitations and number of actual responders/attendees from program members and elected student representatives.
  5. Response analysis
    1. General response- with sample comments
    2. Concerns expressed- with sample comments
    3. Level of understanding- with sample comments

For new programs without current student enrollment, the requirements are the same, but the audience is comprised of the following:

Prospective students: recruiting/orientations; first-year students; elected student representatives.

Financials and management

All reports listed are in Enterprise Reporting (aka Business Objects).  In addition to reports listed below, Student and Departmental Accounts (SDAS) has developed a query using certain criteria often connected to program fees.  The results of the query will be sent to the applicable departments prior to the start of the term to assist in the department reviews for confirming which students should be assessed a program fee; whether the fee was accurately applied; and whether any students did not receive a charge who should have.

  1. Department Charges displays course and program fee charges by term with both summary and student level detail of the amount charged, paid, and balance due. The data is displayed for the term(s) selected regardless of fiscal year in which the revenue was collected under Louie->Student Financials->Department Charges
  2. PS Financials Transactions Detail- State and Local course and program fee revenue data by Fiscal Year for the selected PS Financials speedchart under Financial Management Reports->General Accounting->PS Financials Transactions Detail- State and Local

The following reports are useful in reviewing and maintaining Student Groups that have been established to manage the application of a program fee.

  1. Enrollment Status by Student Group includes enrolled and eligible to enroll student for the current or future term under Louie->Student Reports->Student Records->Enrollment Status by Student Group
  2. Data Integrity – Active Student Groups listing all students in a student group with their effective date regardless of enrollment status under Louie->Data Integrity->Data Integrity – Active Student Groups
  3. Data Integrity – Student Group History contains historical and future student group information for each student within the selected Student Group (active/inactive dates) under Louie->Data Integrity->Data Integrity – Student Group History

Find all available reports.

See 23-24 active program fee overview.

CollegeGraduateUndergraduate’23–’24 total activeDepartment documentation
College of Education606COE
College of Engineering, Informatics & Applied Science808CEIAS
College of the Environment, Forestry and Natural Sciences101CEFNS
College of Health and Human Services12012CHHS
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences202SBS
Honors College011HON
Provost Office (Yuma)101YUMA
The W.A. Franke College of Business101WAFCB
University Totals31132

Timelines and deadlines

Target deadlineTask
January 31Program Chair/Director contact programfees@nau.edu to schedule consultation
January – AprilPlanning, initial budget, peer comparison, and gathering student input
May 1Finalized budget
NovemberDean presents intent to submit to Provost for discussion
December & JanuaryFinalize ABOR forms and documentation
February 1Submit ABOR forms and documentation to Provost
March 1ABOR forms reviewed by Provost and presented for internal approvals; approved requests finalized for ABOR submission
AprilABOR review
April & MayABOR approvals are entered in NAU system
JuneTuition calculation and billing incorporate new or adjusted program fees

MonthAction
JanuaryInitial presentations to ASNAU Executive Team and Graduate Student Government (GSG) for discussion and feedback
February/MarchInitial Presentation to ASNAU Senate for feedback and discussion; presentation to GSG for feedback and discussion
MarchTuition and Fees Discussion Forums and Meetings with student organization leaders – hosted by the President, CFO, Provost, and VP for Student Affairs
MarchFinal presentations and Q&A with ASNAU Senate
MarchVote by ASNAU and GSG
AprilTuition hearing hosted by ABOR