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Regents approve UNLV differential fees for high‑cost programs after administrators supply clarifications
Summary
The Board of Regents approved UNLV’s request for a new cybersecurity differential fee and increases or revisions to program fees for architecture, engineering, nursing and physical therapy after UNLV provided supplemental year‑one expense and financial‑aid clarifications.
The Board of Regents on Jan. 31 approved a package of University of Nevada, Las Vegas differential‑fee changes covering a new cybersecurity fee and increases or clarifications for architecture, engineering, nursing and physical‑therapy programs.
The nut graf: UNLV sought authority under Board policy to charge higher per‑credit differentials for high‑cost, high‑demand programs and to expand allowable uses of some existing fees. After questions from regents about year‑one expense projections and fee‑balance reporting, UNLV administrative staff provided additional detail, and Interim Chancellor Charlton asked that the chancellor’s office receive expanded year‑one expenditure information on the cybersecurity request before final implementation; regents approved the package with that understanding.
Approved requests included: • A new $150 per‑credit differential for a proposed bachelor of cybersecurity degree; UNLV said start‑up expenses (personnel and cyber range technology) will be covered initially by institutional funds and that fee revenue will phase in as upper‑division enrollments begin to take the courses. • An expansion of allowable uses for the architecture program fee (no change in rate) to support travel and direct student supports. • An increase in engineering differential fees to $80 per credit hour (to align below peer rates). • Increases in undergraduate and graduate nursing differentials (to $220 and $335 per credit respectively) to match fees at peer NSHE institutions and to fund faculty, clinical placements and scholarship set‑asides. UNLV’s dean of nursing corrected a submission error in the materials during Q&A and explained the school would set aside 15% of fee revenue for program scholarships per Board policy. • An increase to physical‑therapy program fees from $239.50 to $325 per credit hour; UNLV said program costs and part‑time instructor support had left the account depleted absent an increase.
Regents voiced long‑standing concerns about the transparency of student‑fee balances and requested a regular (quarterly) report on fee balances, spending timelines and hiring tied to fee proceeds. Interim Chancellor Charlton said the administration would require institutions to provide consolidated schedules showing revenues, expenditures and carry‑forward balances and that the chancellor’s office would return with a quarterly schedule of those reports.
The motion to approve the UNLV fee package passed unanimously (roll call recorded). Board members said they were reassured by the additional documentation and by the institutions’ commitments to financial aid and program access.
Ending: UNLV will implement the approved fee changes and must supply the chancellor’s office with the clarified year‑one expense details for the cybersecurity program; campuses will report quarterly on fee balances and expenditure timelines.
