Ohio Administrative Code|Rule 3339-1-20 | Miami regionals' tuition promise.

                                                
(A) Tuition promise
(1) The Miami university
			 regionals tuition promise is a regional campuses, cohort-based,
			 guaranteed undergraduate tuition program adopted in accordance with section
			 3345.48 of the Revised Code. Miami university regionals tuition promise
			 provides all first-time students and their families the certainty that tuition,
			 special purpose and course fees will not increase over the four academic years
			 following their first enrollment as a degree seeking student. The Miami
			 university regionals tuition promise will apply to all first-time,
			 degree-seeking undergraduate students enrolling on the Hamilton or Middletown
			 campuses except for non-degree and associate degree programs for which no
			 pathway to a bachelors degree has been established (non-pathway
			 associate degree). Tuition and fees will be set annually for returning students
			 on the Oxford campus, Miamis regional campuses, Luxembourg campus and
			 for the voice of America center. Participation in the program is required for
			 all first-time, degree-seeking undergraduate students enrolling on the Hamilton
			 or Middletown Miami university campuses for the first time in fall semester of
			 2018 or later.
(2) The four academic
			 years of the Miami university regionals tuition promise includes eight
			 consecutive semesters, four winter and four summer terms. The four academic
			 year term is guaranteed regardless of the students enrollment status
			 (full- or part-time or not enrolled) during that time.
(3) Tuition is set by the
			 board of trustees each academic year and guaranteed for eight consecutive
			 semesters for each entering cohort. Winter and summer terms are charged
			 separately based on the guaranteed cohort per-credit-hour rate.
(B) Terms
(1) First-time
			 student
A first-time student is any undergraduate,
			 degree-seeking student enrolled on Miami universitys Hamilton or
			 Middletown campus for the first time on or after fall 2018. First-time students
			 include students who enroll at Miami after graduating from high school,
			 transfer students who enroll from another college or postsecondary institution,
			 and non-traditional students who enroll on the Hamilton or Middletown campus
			 for the first time. First-time students do not include non-degree-seeking
			 students or conditionally admitted students such as students enrolled in the
			 English language center (ELC) program, college credit plus or advanced high
			 school; exchange students; and other students participating in other
			 pre-enrollment or postsecondary option programs.
(2) Returning
			 students
Students enrolled at the Miami university
			 regional campuses prior to summer term 2018 and who are enrolled in fall term
			 2018 or later are considered returning students for purposes of assessing
			 tuition and other fees and are not covered by the Miami university
			 regionals tuition promise. Tuition and other fees are set annually by
			 the board of trustees for these students.
(3) Cohort
(a) First-time students are assigned to a cohort (group)
				based on the semester in which the student first enrolls as a degree-seeking
				student. Each academic year contains one fall semester cohort and one spring
				semester cohort.
(b) Any regional campus degree-seeking, undergraduate
				student who is registered for classes for the first time as of the fifteenth
				day of the fall or spring term will be assigned to that cohort year for
				purposes of determining tuition, special purpose and course fees and room and
				board for the four academic years covered by the guaranteed cohort price. Each
				cohort commences with the first semester of enrollment and the pricing remains
				constant for four academic years ending with the term four years later (e.g.,
				fall 2018 through summer 2022 or spring 2019 through winter 2023).
(c) Students may complete as many undergraduate degrees,
				majors, minors, and/or certificates as they choose within their cohort
				period.
(d) Students may enroll in graduate-level coursework for
				designated programs offered on the regional campuses at their guaranteed
				tuition rate until their cohort period expires.
(4) Bachelor
			 degree
An undergraduate degree requires the completion
			 of a minimum of one hundred tweny-four semester credit hours. Bachelors degree
			 programs do not normally require more than one hundred forty-six semester
			 credit hours to be awarded unless the additional coursework is required to meet
			 professional accreditation or licensing requirements. Students completing
			 degree programs requiring more than one hundred twenty-four hours can request
			 one extension of the guaranteed cohort period following the procedures outlined
			 in paragraph (L) of this rule. A list of all bachelor degree programs can be
			 viewed at http://miamioh.edu/academics/bulletin/ and a list of those degrees
			 requiring more than one hundred tweny-four hours is provided in exhibit
			 A.
(5) Tuition
			 (instructional and general fee)
Tuition is the sum of the instructional fee and
			 general fee. For non-Ohio-resident students, tuition also includes a tuition
			 surcharge. Under the Miami university regionals tuition promise, tuition
			 is set each academic year for eight consecutive semesters for each entering
			 fall and spring cohort. Winter and summer terms are charged separately based on
			 the guaranteed cohort per-credit-hour rate.
(a) Instructional fee
These are the guaranteed instructional costs
				that first-time, degree-seeking students will pay. Non-Ohio-resident students,
				unless covered by a reciprocal agreement with the state of Ohio, also pay a
				tuition surcharge. Each incoming cohort is charged its unique, guaranteed
				resident or non-resident rate for eight consecutive semesters. Full-time
				students pay no additional tuition regardless of the number of hours enrolled.
				Part-time students pay instructional fees on a pro-rated, per-credit-hour
				basis.
(b) General fee
These are campus fees charged to all students
				for non-instructional services and programs on campus, such as student
				organizations, lectures and artist series, recreation, athletics,
				transportation, access to technology, student center, other student-life
				facilities and student activities.
(6) Additional tuition
			 promise guaranteed fees
(a) Special purpose fees
Special purpose fees are additional
				per-semester charges that vary by college within the university and support
				specialized academic programs and instruction in that specific college. These
				fees are charged as applicable and are guaranteed for each cohort.
(b) Course fees
Course fees are per-credit-hour charges for
				certain courses or course-related costs and vary based on the course (e.g., the
				per-credit-hour nursing program, course supplies, laboratory fees). These fees
				are charged as applicable and are guaranteed for each cohort.
(7) Charges and fines not
			 included in the Miami university regionals' tuition promise
(a) Service charges and fines
These are charges and fines incurred by
				students such as vehicle registration and library and parking fines. These
				charges and fines will vary from year to year and are not included in
				Miamis regionals tuition promise.
(b) Workshops, student health insurance, textbooks and
				supplies are not included in the tuition promise. 
(c) Childcare fees are not included in the tuition
				promise.
(C) Dissemination
The terms of the Miami university
		  regionals tuition promise, along with Miami university board of
		  trustees approved guaranteed cohort prices, will be widely disseminated
		  including publication on the Miami university admission, one stop for student
		  success services and other student service websites and in the Miami university
		  policy library.
(D) Additional provisions
(1) Summer/winter term
			 start
Students whose first enrollment is a summer or
			 winter term will pay the continuing student/non-degree-seeking student tuition
			 rate for the initial term, but will be assigned to the entering semester cohort
			 that immediately follows. Summer start students are typically students who have
			 confirmed their enrollment and will be matriculating for the first time for the
			 fall semester immediately following the summer term. By being assigned to the
			 following semester cohort, these students will receive the benefit of
			 guaranteed tuition for four full years after completing the initial
			 term.
(2) Students enrolled on
			 both Oxford and regional campuses
In addition to students who take all of their
			 credit hours during an academic year (fall, winter, spring or summer) on either
			 the regional campuses or the Oxford campus, some students take classes at the
			 regional campuses and the Oxford campus during the same semester or academic
			 year. Historically, these students have been assessed the tuition applicable to
			 the "campus of the student" for all credit hours taken. Miami
			 university will continue to use the "campus of the student" to
			 determine the tuition applicable for all hours enrolled by the student during
			 an academic year.
(3) Exception for
			 relocating students and students transferring from Ohio's public community
			 and technical colleges
When a student transfers from one of
			 Ohios public community or technical colleges or relocates from one of
			 Miami universitys regional campuses to the Oxford campus, or from the
			 Oxford campus to one of Miami universitys regional campuses, the student
			 will be assigned to the lowest unexpired cohort for the duration of that
			 cohort. The cohort will be assigned based on the earliest date of enrollment as
			 a full-time undergraduate student at the qualifying institution. When the
			 assigned cohort expires the student will automatically be placed into the
			 cohort that went into effect the year after their assigned cohort (cohort plus
			 one). The student will remain in that cohort for up to one year and if still
			 enrolled after that cohort expires, will be placed into the next cohort (cohort
			 plus two) for the next year and so on until the student is no longer enrolled.
			 Students admitted for college credit plus or other conditional admissions are
			 not considered to be fully admitted.
If four or more academic years have elapsed
			 since the students first date of enrollment as a full-time undergraduate
			 student at the qualifying institution, the student transferring from one of
			 Ohios public community or technical colleges or relocating from one of
			 Miami universitys campuses will be assigned to the oldest unexpired
			 cohort on the appropriate campus.
For Oxford campus students relocating to the
			 regional campuses, these students will pay the current tuition and other fees
			 in effect on the regional campuses. These students may relocate back to the
			 Oxford campus at any time and pay tuition and other fees associated with their
			 original cohort.
For regional campus students relocating to the
			 Oxford campus, these students will pay the current tuition and other fees in
			 effect on the Oxford campus. These students may relocate back to the regional
			 campus at any time and pay tuition and other fees associated with their
			 original cohort.
(4) Non-degree/non-pathway associate degree
			 students
Students admitted or enrolled as
			 nondegree-seeking students (students who are not pursuing an undergraduate
			 degree or have not been admitted as a degree-seeking student at Miami
			 university) and students enrolled in the pre-kindergarten associate degree
			 program or any other associate degree program hereafter adopted for which no
			 pathway to a bachelors degree has been established (hereafter
			 non-pathway associate degree) are not covered by the tuition promise and will
			 not be assigned to a cohort unless the student is subsequently admitted and
			 enrolls as a degree-seeking student. Tuition for these students will continue
			 to have their tuition and fees set annually by the board of trustees. This
			 includes non-degree-seeking students or conditionally admitted students such as
			 students enrolled in the English language center (ELC) program, college credit
			 plus or advanced high school; exchange students; and other students
			 participating in other pre-enrollment or postsecondary option programs. Once a
			 student is admitted as a first-time, degree seeking student, the student will
			 be assigned to the cohort based on the semester in which the student first
			 enrolled as a degree-seeking student.
(5) Re-enrolling
			 students
Reenrolling students who were admitted in a
			 degreeseeking program prior to fall 2018 are not covered by the tuition promise
			 and will pay tuition and fees associated with the traditional tuition
			 model.
When a student originally assigned to a cohort
			 seeks to re-enroll after any period of non-attendance and not more than four
			 academic years have elapsed since the students initial degree-seeking
			 enrollment, then the student will be assigned to the students original
			 cohort for the balance of the cohort period. If four or more academic years
			 have elapsed, then the reenrolling student is assigned to the oldest unexpired
			 cohort on the appropriate campus.
(6) Reciprocity
			 students
Should the state discontinue the reciprocity
			 agreement, any regional student in the program can continue at the regional
			 campuses as a resident student for tuition purposes through the end of their
			 tuition promise cohort.
(E) Exceptions to standard length
		  cohort
The Miami university regionals tuition
		  promise is for four academic years commencing with either the fall or spring
		  semester. Some students may require additional academic periods beyond the four
		  academic years to complete their baccalaureate degree and will continue to
		  attend the Oxford campus beyond their cohort period. When certain exceptions
		  are met (as described in paragraph (L) of this rule) students may extend their
		  guaranteed cohort price beyond their guaranteed cohort period. A student must
		  apply for an exception no later than one semester prior to the expiration of
		  their cohort. Students with approved exceptions will be granted additional
		  courses at their guaranteed cohort price. The specific courses or length of the
		  exception will be determined as part of any approval.
(F) Academic costs included in the Miami
		  university regionals' tuition promise
(1) Tuition
			 (instructional and general fee) fees
Tuition is the sum of the instructional fee and
			 general fee. For non-Ohio resident students, tuition also includes a tuition
			 surcharge. Under Miami university regionals tuition promise, tuition is
			 set each academic year and guaranteed for eight consecutive semesters for each
			 entering cohort. Winter and summer terms are charged separately based on the
			 guaranteed cohort per-credit-hour rate.
(a) Instructional fee
These are the guaranteed, instructional costs
				that all first-time, degree-seeking students will pay. Non-Ohio resident
				students will also pay a tuition surcharge. Each incoming cohort is charged its
				unique, guaranteed resident or non-resident rate for eight consecutive
				semesters. Full-time students pay no additional tuition regardless of the
				number of hours enrolled. Part-time students pay instructional fees on the
				cohort pro-rated, per-credit-hour basis. The tuition promise does not include
				workshops.
(b) General fee
These are campus fees charged to all students
				for non-instructional services and programs on campus, such as recreation,
				athletics, transportation, technology, other student-life facilities and
				student activities.
(c) Special purpose fees
Special purpose fees are additional
				per-semester fees that vary by college within the university and support
				specialized academic programs and instruction in that specific college (i.e.
				nursing). These fees are charged as applicable and are guaranteed for each
				cohort.
(d) Course fees
Course fees are per-credit-hour fees for
				certain courses or course-related costs and vary based on the course (e.g.,
				art, biology, chemistry, geology, microbiology, physics, statistics). These
				fees are charged as applicable and are guaranteed for each cohort.
(G) Other student costs not included in
		  the Miami university regionals tuition promise
All other fees, fines, and costs related to
		  attending Miami university not specifically identified as part of the tuition
		  promise are excluded from the guaranteed cohort price and are subject to price
		  changes. These exclusions include credit workshops, student health insurance
		  and textbooks. While such costs are excluded, Miami university will seek to
		  limit increases to the extent feasible.
(H) Cohort pricing beyond the initial
		  year
(1) Once the initial
			 cohort tuition is established, subsequent cohort increases in tuition may be
			 made as permitted by law. The board of trustees in considering any increase,
			 will identify the benchmarks used to determine the amount of the subsequent
			 cohort increase. Benchmarks that may be used include the
			 following:
(a) The average rate of inflation, as measured by the
				consumer price and employment cost indexes prepared by the bureau of labor
				statistics of the United States department of labor (all urban consumers, all
				items) and the higher education price index (hepi); 
(b) SHEEO: state higher education finance data
				trends
(c) College board: trends in college pricing
(d) National center for education statistics: tuition costs
				of colleges and universities
(e) U.S. department of education: college
				scorecard
(f) Fluctuations in state support of
				instruction
(g) Impact of the state of Ohios biennial budget and
				federal regulatory requirements
(h) Changes in programmatic and services
				levels
(i) Miamis student financial assistance
				budget
(j) Data from U.S. news and world report college
				rankings
(2) Other increases in
			 cohort pricing, including the non-resident tuition surcharge, special purpose
			 fees, course fees and room and board charges are not subject to the pricing
			 formula set forth above and will be determined by the Miami university board of
			 trustees.
(3) When considering
			 subsequent cohort increases, the university will include in the board of
			 trustees resolution, the benchmarks it considered in increasing the cohort
			 rate. The university will share this information and the amount of any
			 subsequent cohort increase on the universitys tuition promise website
			 (http://miamioh.edu/about-miami/tuition-promise/) and consumer information
			 website (tuition and fees-
			 https://miamioh.edu/onestop/yourmoney/tuition-fees/). The board of trustees
			 will typically adopt any increase in the cohort rate at its June meeting for
			 the following academic year.
(I) Students who stop out/withdraw and
		  return
If a student takes a leave, withdraws, or is
		  judicially suspended from the University for one or more academic semesters,
		  the four academic year period covered by the guaranteed cohort price will not
		  be extended. As a result, the student will lose the term(s) of eligibility
		  while absent within the four academic year cohort period. When the student
		  reenrolls, if four academic years have not lapsed since the students
		  initial degree-seeking enrollment, then the student will be charged the
		  guaranteed rate based on his or her original cohort for the balance of the
		  cohort period. If four or more academic years have passed, then the reenrolling
		  student is assigned to the oldest unexpired cohort on the appropriate campus
		  (as defined in paragraph (K) of this rule.
(J) Students who require longer than
		  their cohort period to graduate
Students who do not complete their undergraduate
		  degree requirements and are not eligible for an exception (as defined in this
		  paragraph) by the end of their assigned cohort term, will automatically be
		  placed into the cohort that went into effect the year after their assigned
		  cohort (cohort plus one). The student will remain in that cohort for up to one
		  year and if still enrolled after that cohort expires, will be placed into the
		  next cohort (cohort plus two) for the next year and so on until the student is
		  no longer enrolled.
(K) Exceptions for students who require
		  more than four years
There will be some students who will take more
		  than four academic years to graduate due to circumstances beyond their control.
		  No later than one semester prior to the expiration of their guaranteed cohort
		  term, a student may request, an extension of their guaranteed cohort price.
		  Each case will be evaluated on its own merits to determine whether an extension
		  should be granted and if so, the nature and duration of any extension.
(1) A tuition promise
			 appeals committee will evaluate requests for exceptions. The appeal must fall
			 within extenuating circumstances established by the appeals committee as
			 described in this paragraph.
(a) If the appeals committee finds that the student cannot
				complete the degree program within the four academic years of the
				students cohort due solely to a lack of available classes or space in
				classes provided by the university, the university will provide the student
				with an opportunity to take the necessary course or courses without requiring
				the payment of tuition.
(b) Other circumstances will be considered for an extension
				of the guaranteed cohort price beyond the four academic years depending on the
				validity and impact of the circumstances including:
(i) Enrollment in a
				  degree program requiring more than one hundred twenty-four hours to
				  graduate
(ii) Illness or
				  injury
(iii) Disability that
				  necessitates a reduced course load as a reasonable accommodation
(iv) Medical leave of
				  absence
(v) Victim of
				  interpersonal violence or crime while enrolled
(c) If the appeals committee determines that the student
				has provided sufficient documentation of extenuating circumstances that was
				outside the control of the student and prevented the student from completing
				the students program of study during the assigned cohort period, the
				committee will determine the appropriate period of time or number of courses to
				extend the guaranteed cohort price.
(2) Any student called to
			 military service in the United States armed services will be given an automatic
			 extension of their guaranteed cohort price based upon the number of academic
			 terms impacted by the students absence for military
			 service.
(L) Graduate courses
Students may enroll in graduate-level coursework
		  for designated programs offered on a regional campus at their guaranteed
		  tuition rate until their cohort period expires. Students pursuing this option
		  must meet all university requirements for admission to the program or to enroll
		  in such courses. Following the expiration of their original cohort, tuition for
		  graduate level coursework will be assessed at the current regional campus
		  graduate student rate applicable to the program of study.