Course Fees

The Fee Committee currently meets biannually to review Course Fee requests. Requests to create, modify, or renew a Course Fee must be approved by the committee.

Deadlines for the Office of the Registrar to receive a new Course Fee (or change the amount of an existing Course Fee) to submit to the committee are:

  • Feb. 1 for summer and fall sessions
  • Oct. 1 for the spring session

Course Fee Administration Help

Course Fee Help is available for the various aspects of creating and revising course fees. 

Course Fee Request Form

The Course Fee Request Form is used to request a new course fee or to revise an existing course fee.

Course Fee Policy

Course Fee Policy is determined by the Office of the Provost.

Common and University/Program Specific Fee Request

The Fee Committee meets once per year in February to review new or revised Common and University/Program Specific Fee requests. 

Requests for new or revised fees are due each year by Feb. 1.

How to Submit a Common or University/Program Specific Fee Request

  1. Faculty member submits the request to the departmental executive officer (DEO), or P&S staff member submits the request to the provost’s office or to the appropriate university vice-president.
  2. If approved, the DEO forwards the request to the appropriate academic dean. For a new common or program specific fee, the DEO must show evidence the fee has been discussed with the appropriate student group.
  3. If approved, the academic dean or the representative from the provost’s/vice president’s office forwards the request to the chair of the fee committee (Shawna Saad, university registrar).
  4. The Fee Committee meets in February to review requests received by the deadline.
  5. The committee’s recommendations are sent to the provost and the vice-president for finance and university services.
  6. Fees endorsed by the provost and the vice-president for finance and university services are sent to the Iowa Board of Regents for final evaluation and decision.

Common and University/Program Specific Fee Request Form

Please include an explanation of how the fee will be used and a detailed accounting of the expenses to be covered by the fee. If approved by the Iowa Board of Regents the new fee goes into effect the first day of the designated fall session (unless a later effective session is indicated on the form) and remains in effect until modified or removed.

Current Common or University/Program Specific Fee Rates