Has anyone tried to use the tuition estimator found here: https://student.apps.utah.edu/uofu/stu/tuition-estimator/estimate/1218 If so, what are class differentials? When it asks for how many credits the student will take, for example, I put 14. Then it asked if any of those credits were engineering, science, etc. If I put 12 in the engineering field, it states that we will be assessed over $12,000 as a class differential for engineering. That can’t be right, can it?
I just ran it again, and it depends upon which semester I input. For Spring 2021, the class differential is only about $700, for Fall 2021 it is about $12,000, and for Spring 22 it is zero. Weird.
Best would be to look at specific classes since you probably won’t take 12 units in your major. Look up your major Majors, Minors & Certificates - Academic Advising Center - The University of Utah and select the course catalog for that major, e.g. for electrical engineering it is here: Catalog - The University of Utah
You can look at the sample four year plan to get exact classes, for example for first semester for electrical engineering it would be ECE 1900, MATH 1210 or 1310, WRTG 2010, LEAP 1501, CS 1410 (though you might skip some of these if you have AP credits).
But I agree the tuition calculator appears to give very odd results with those differential fees, for example MATH 1210 is $4000 more than MATH 1310 which makes no sense to me, apart from the fact that MATH 1210 is a math calc 1 class and math 1310 is an engineering calc 1 class, so MATH 1210 would be outside your major (and there would be no reason to take it instead of the engineering version). I’ve never seen differential fees on a bill, just the class fees of a few hundred dollars per semester, so I don’t know if it is something new or just an error. But as a starting point look up the classes based on your major and hopefully the differentials will disappear if you remain within that department.
There is also a general engineering budget as well (nursing and business too) on the tuition page.
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It also depends on how many credit hours the student takes. My son would want to take at least 16 so it starts to get very expensive. At my daughter’s college tuition is the same for 12-16 credit hours and the fees are just slightly more for 16 vs 12.
If my daughter wanted to take summer community college classes in CA to fulfill general education requirements, how would she determine which classes would successfully transfer to the U? Are there limits on how many she can take and transfer?
There’s a page on transfer credits here: Transfer your Credits - Academic Advising Center - The University of Utah
You can use transfer credits for either lower level general eds or major pre-requisites. OOS courses don’t automatically transfer, so it seems you would have to consult with an adviser to get approval for the course to count. It would seem like a good idea to do that before you take the course (you have a meeting with an advisor at orientation for course selection, but you may well be able to get a meeting sooner than that).
Note that Utah also uses the Interstate Passport Network run by WICHE for automatic transfer credit (see Catalog - The University of Utah) which includes a bunch of SoCal community colleges (http://interstatepassport.wiche.edu/institute/, it seems like a good starting point is to match up Utah’s requirements in the passport with those in the equivalent CA course block)
Instate courses do transfer automatically and note that if you stay for residency (or stay for the summer anyway) then all summer courses are charged at instate rates.
As far as limits on transfer credits go, I think there aren’t going to be many constraints beyond simply finding matching courses, since you only need 30 credits out of your 120 to come from the U.
Thank you. They don’t have any of our local CA community colleges in the Interstate Passport. I’ll have her check with an advisor at orientation.
We visited last weekend…
My D’s biggest concern was that the school might be too conservative for her. Keep in mind we live in the People’s Republic of Boulder, so we’re a bit to the left of center. I’m happy to report she thought the vibe was perfect!
The general tour and engineering tour were great. Both tours were lead by a smart likable student which was nice. We’ve had some odd tour leaders. Campus is very clean and new. We were shocked by the number of new buildings. Felt like a lot of money has been invested in the school. Business school looked (from the outside) and sounded amazing. We were only allowed to go inside Kahlert for a mini tour, but what we did see looked well thought out.
I noticed about half the cars in the dorm parking lots had out of state tags, so definitely not a commuter school.
Hiking was great, mole at the Red Iguana was amazing, boba tea seemed to meet the standard, etc.
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I assume you took the OOS tags to mean not as much of a commuter school? It is very common to have a car to go to the mountains, almost all of D’s friends have one, and the way the parking permits work, there’s no issue in leaving your car parked close to your dorm all week if you aren’t trying to find parking at 8am on a weekday morning. Commuters usually park at the stadium because the on campus parking is mostly taken by people living on campus.
Glad you enjoyed Red Iguana (and managed to get in!), it’s one of our favorites.
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Thanks for catching that. I meant not a commuter school and fixed tho post.
FYI for those of you thinking about getting residency. I got this info from the Utah parent facebook page(lots of great info btw) Your student can take an online class from Salt Lake City Community College this summer that will start the clock for residency whenever that class starts in May. They do not have to be in Salt Lake. It was suggested to set up time with academic advisor to select a class at SLCCC that will be sure to transfer over the U. This will give full residency/instate tuition starting in May of 2022 so they would not have to stay over next summer. I didn’t confirm this with the U but 2 people who posted both said they did. Also said this may be a hold over from this current year where they basically did not require anyone taking online classes to be physically in the state for a full year to obtain residency and may not be available again. This is a link to advising, look up by major. www.//http.utah.edu/academic-advising-appts.php. I imagine starting an online college class while doing all the end of senior year activities may not be for everyone but just thought I would throw it out here in case anyone is interested.
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I was searching for this thread on FB and couldn’t find it. Any chance you can help point me to it? I’m interested in learning more and not sure how the on-line class starting in May would carry through the entire summer. Thanks so much!!
I don’t expect this to be repeated for summer 2022. The details of residency for fall 2021 are given here: https://admissions.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2021/03/Fall-2021-Policy-Updates-02.23.2021.pdf
This notes that “All forms of Summer 2021 enrollment (in-person and online) at USHE institutions will count towards proof of physical presence” which is the key difference from normal. My assumption is that concession for summer 2021 will carry over so you could apply for reclassification as of summer 2022, rather than fall 2022. But as noted for summer 2021 reclassification (https://admissions.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2021/03/Summer-2021-Policy-Updates-02.23.2021.pdf) that deadline is May 17, so presumably this will mean taking a CC course starting before that date (Utah’s summer term is mid May through about August 1).
However the ability to do a Utah CC course online and easily transfer might still make sense for @tennisGirl2021 especially as CA community colleges will probably still be online this summer.
Here is the FB group: University of Utah Parent Discussion Group | Facebook
There are a couple of different threads mentioning summer classes at SLCC in order to start the residency clock.
My son is just finishing his 1st year. In terms of political climate, he has found UofUtah an interesting mix. He leans left of center (like his parents) and certainly feels that his friend group and teachers generally do. But there is a mix for sure. There is an LDS presence on campus that predictably trends conservative and there is a right wing voice as well. There is a kid in his dorm that proudly wears a MAGA hat and is a vocal Trump supporter. My 2 cents, I think a mixture is good. I went to school in a FAR left wing echo chamber and really didn’t have to defend my views. Loved my college experience but in terms of meeting kids with different outlooks on politics, I didn’t get that and there is certainly some diversity of political stances at Utah.
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If you are part of that fb group you could ask a question about it. I just looked and couldn’t find it anymore either. It was a thread from a few days ago but there have been soo many threads there this past week with questions about room choices and residency. If you aren’t a member it has a lot of info and imo isn’t like a typical college or townie fb page. It stays positive and helpful for the most part . Sorry I couldn’t be more helpful. Good luck
Thanks for adding this info. I haven’t looked into because my sophomore daughter has a full tuition scholarship and we aren’t planning for residency. Online classes have been difficult for her this semester especially 2 of her BME classes. Hopefully they don’t put her scholarship in jeopardy!
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Almost anyone could get residency this year for summer 2021. So something to keep an eye on if grades are a concern, the deadline is in May so you will probably know by then
There is a zoom Q&A to day at 11 am Utah time. I’m sure someone could ask about summer online counting.