Rates

All rates quoted in this Catalog are approved by the Board of Trustees and are subject to change.

The rates quoted in the print and CD catalog relate to the 2006-2007 academic year. Rates for the 2007-2008 academic year, which begins with Fall semester 2007, were not available at the print publication of this document.

Updated information about tuition and fees will be available from Accounts Receivable after June 30 of each year and will be updated in the current online Catalog August 1 of each year.

Undergraduate/Graduate Student Definitions. A student is considered to pay undergraduate tuition rates if he or she has not previously earned a baccalaureate degree. A student is considered to pay graduate tuition rates if he or she has previously earned a baccalaureate degree.

College Opportunity Fund (COF)

The College Opportunity Fund - referred to as COF - is the way Colorado provides financial support for resident undergraduate students. COF was created in 2004 and began providing stipends in fall 2005. The Colorado Legislature sets the COF stipend amount each year and the stipend amount is the same for all students, regardless of which college they attend. For academic year 2006/07, the COF stipend amount was $86 per credit hour.

To be eligible to receive the COF stipend, students must be classified as residents of Colorado and be enrolled as an undergraduate. Students must also complete a one time on-line application at https://cof.college-access.net/cofapp and must authorize payment of the COF stipend to UNC during the registration process.

If an eligible student applies for COF and authorizes payment to UNC, the stipend will be paid to UNC for the student, and the authorized amount will be applied directly to the student's bill. Additional information regarding COF can be found on the UNC website at http://www.unco.edu/cof/index.shtml.

Colorado House Bill 1023

As of August 1, 2006, Colorado House Bill 1023 requires that all students age 18 or older who apply for and receive certain public benefits through a state institution of higher education must demonstrate lawful presence. Some of the public benefits include the College Opportunity fund, in-state tuition, some types of state or institutional financial aid, WUE/WICHE, departmental scholarship or any other state-funded benefits that provide financial assistance. For more information please access http://www.registrar.unco.edu/COHB1023.htm