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Excessive Hours
Texas Education Code § 54.014 specifies that resident undergraduate students who initially enrolled fall 1999 and later may be subject to a higher tuition rate for attempting excessive hours at any public institution of higher education while classified as a resident student for tuition purposes. Beginning with fall 2007, UNT undergraduate students who are classified as Texas Residents and those who pay in state tuition rates will be subject to an additional excessive hour tuition rate. Please refer to www.unt.edu/tuition for current tuition and fee information.
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Undergraduate
students who enrolled initially in the fall 1999 semester or
subsequent semesters cannot exceed more than 45 hours of the number
of hours required for completion of the degree plan in which they
are enrolled. Any hours beyond 45 are considered excessive and will
result in additional tuition charges.
- Undergraduate students who enrolled initially in the fall 2006 semester or subsequent semesters cannot exceed more than 30 hours of the number of hours required for completion of the degree plan in which they are enrolled. Any hours beyond 30 are considered excessive and will result in additional tuition charges
Courses that count towards the excessive hour calculation are those attempted at any Texas public institution of higher education. This includes:
- Hours earned in courses in which a grade is earned on the transcript;
- Courses dropped with a grade of “W”, “WF”,”Q” or equivalent;
- Hours excluded from the student record resulting from Fresh Start.
The following types of credit hours do not count toward the limit:
- Credit hours earned after a baccalaureate degree
- Credit hours earned through examination, (AP or CLEP).
- Credit from remedial and developmental courses
- Credit hours taken at a private institution or an out-of-state institution
Degree plan hours include the total number of hours required for a student to complete his or her degree plan. Students with excessive hours are encouraged to contact their academic advisor to review to review their degree plan and insure that it is complete, accurate and to verify the hours required for completion.
Please note that the requirements regarding the hours used to calculate a student’s eligibility for $1,000 Tuition Rebate vary significantly from the requirements determining excessive hours.
Viewing Excessive Hour Status
Students can view their excessive hour status on the For Students page at my.unt.edu . Detailed instructions for viewing the Excess Hours link at essc.unt.edu/eis/docs/Excess.pdf
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Last updated August 16, 2007