The Panther

Issue date: 9/15/05 Section: Campus

Students are required to pay various fees and are entitled to understand exactly what those fees are covering.

For example, all students are required to pay a student health fee to cover the cost of providing basic health care and urgent care services in the university's health center.

Students are entitled to unlimited office visits to the health center and a 15 percent discount on lab, x-ray, and pharmacy services.

Students are also required to pay board authorized tuition, a designated tuition fee, in order to help defray the cost of instruction and operation of the university.

An athletic fee is charged to all students to help increase scholarships, help defray the cost of upgrades to facilities and equipment, and assist in salaries of coaches.

In addition, students pay an international education fee which provides funding to assist students participating in international student exchange or study programs.

Furthermore, all students are required to pay a student center fee, which is used to support the construction, operation and maintenance of the Memorial Student Center.

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