Tuition and Fees
- Resident Classification

Financial Information and Assistance
- Assistantships
- Fellowships
- Need-based Financial Aid
- Under Represented Students
- Professional Activity Support

Tuition and Fees

Approximately two weeks after the semester begins, you will receive a bill from the University of Minnesota. Current tuition rates and related fees are explained at the finance section of Onestop: http://onestop.umn.edu/Finances/index.html

As an Ed.D. student, you will be charged the Graduate School rate of tuition. The Onestop site also has information about billing and payment options, financial assistance, and education tax benefits. You may also view your student account from this site.

Here is a summary of fees and rates for the 2001-2002 year:

• Tuition: $566.80.60 per credit for 1-5 credits; $3,400.80 for 6 or more credits
• Transportation fee: $10.00
• Technology fee: less than 6 credits=$40; 6 or more credits=$80.
• Graduate and Professional Student Assembly: $6.00
• Student Emergency Loan Fund: $.31
• Council on Graduate Students (COGS): $3.72
• Student Service Fee (paid by all students taking 6 or more credits, except those who take courses outside the metropolitan area) $280.22
• Hospitalization Insurance Fee (This is paid by all students except those who have an assistantship or who provide information at the time of registration about their own hospitalization insurance. Students are billed for insurance automatically if they do not provide information about their own insurance coverage when they register. This is true every semester students register.): $519
• Minnesota Public Information Research Group (paid by all students except those who indicate they do not want to pay when they register):$4.13
• Student Legislative Coalition (paid by all students except those who indicate they do not want to pay when they register): $3.00
  

When you begin paying for thesis credits, keep in mind cost advantages when registering for six or more credits per semester.

Resident Classification

Minnesota residents will pay lower tuition rates than non-residents. To qualify for resident status, students must reside in Minnesota for at least one year prior to the first day of class attendance. For more information contact the Resident Classification and Reciprocity Office located in 240 Williamson Hall (625-6330; admissions@tc.umn.edu). The mission of the Department of Educational Policy and Administration is guided by the missions of both the University and the College of Education and Human Development, and is directed by an awareness of being part of a University that is responsive to its national and international opportunities in scholarship. The Department is in a land-grant and urban university where scholarly and artistic activities, teaching and mission-related services are qualified by a realization that its programs should both contribute to, and be unique within, the State of Minnesota.

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Financial Information and Assistance

Financial assistance for graduate students includes loans, grants, scholarships, fellowships, and graduate assistantships. Some residence hall assistantships are also available. Since financial assistance is usually related to fall semester admission, program applications should be submitted as early as possible but no later than January 1 to be considered for financial assistance for the ensuing academic year. Applications submitted after that date will be considered for any financial assistance still available.

Assistantships

Assistantships are usually classified as Teaching Assistantships, Research Assistantships or Administrative Assistantships (Fellowships). Assistantships may be available from numerous programs and organizations on campus. EdPA graduate students frequently submit assistantship applications or inquire about availability of assistantships in the Department, the Institute on Community Integration (ICI), the Center for Applied Research on Educational Improvement (CAREI), and the National Center of Educational Outcomes (NCEO).

Detailed information about assistantships can be found in the Graduate School Catalog, at the Graduate Assistant Office located in the Donhowe Building (624-7070), and on the following World Wide Web site: http://www1.umn.edu/ohr/gao/ which is updated weekly.

Tuition and health benefits. Appointments of at least 25% time (10 hours per week; 195 hours per semester) receive tuition remission (based on resident tuition rates) equal to twice the percentage of the appointment in the semester of the appointment only. Appointments of 50% or more for an entire semester, receive 100% tuition remission. Nonresident students holding assistantships of at least 25% time for an entire semester are assessed tuition at resident rates (this is a semester-specific privilege and does not change the student’s classification). Students holding a 25% or more appointment, are eligible to receive University-subsidized health insurance. The University pays the percentage of the premium equal to twice the appointment percentage.

Salary. The salary is based on an hourly rate and is paid on a biweekly payroll. Students complete time sheets that are signed by supervisor. Assistantships extend through vacations and breaks; graduate assistants should confer in advance with their supervisor about making up hours if vacation time is planned. The assistantship earnings are considered taxable income. A graduate assistant is required to register for every semester while holding an assistantship and must register for a minimum of six credits. Failure to register by the end of the second week of class will result in termination of the assistantship.

If interested in a department assistantships, EdPA graduate students who currently do not have assistantships are encouraged to complete an application (obtain from DGS staff). The deadline for applying for assistantships in the department is March 1 of the previous year. All applications are filed and reviewed when vacancies or other emerging opportunities occur during the year. Note: Students may hold an EdPA Department graduate assistantship a maximum of three years; this limit does not apply to assistantships outside the department.

Fellowships

The Graduate School awards some fellowships to incoming students; see the Graduate School Catalog for lists of fellowships. For additional information, please refer to the Graduate School Fellowship Office in 321 Johnston (phone: 625-7579;email:gsfellow@tc.umn.edu; Web site: http://www.grad.umn.edu/fellowships/index.html).

Need-based Financial Aid

To be considered for student loans and other government based student aid, students must submit a free application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). A FAFSA can be obtained in person from the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid, 210 Fraser Hall. The FAFSA can also be completed electronically on the web (http://www.fafsa.ed.gov).

All government aid requires at least half-time enrollment (3 semester credits). For further information contact the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid in 210 Fraser Hall, (612) 624-1665; osfa@tc.umn.edu; or the web site http://onestop.umn.edu/Finances/index.html). You can also call the toll free number: 1-800-400-UofM (1-800-400-8636).

Under Represented Students

The Office of Graduate School Outreach, 333 Johnston Hall (612/625-6858), assists underrepresented and educationally disadvantaged students (U.S. Citizens and permanent residents) in financing graduate education. In addition, the office provides opportunities for graduate students to build community ties, strengthen their networking skills, and enhance their professional development. Contact 612-625-6858; gsoeo@tc.umn.edu; or http://www.grad.umn.edu/oeo/index.html.

Professional Activity Support

Up to $300 of financial assistance may be made available by the Department to help defray expenses for students who are making presentations at professional meetings. When funds are available, students may be able to receive support for more than one qualifying trip each year. An application requesting support should be completed and forwarded to the Department Chair forty-five days in advance of planned travel. The application should include a copy of the invitation to present or a proposal acceptance letter along with a copy of the proposed paper. An application is available on the department web site under "Student Resources" or from the DGS staff.

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