The University of Western Ontario

Important Note

This document contains the University of Western Ontario's 1999-2000 Operating and Capital Budgets, Western's 1999-2000 Quality Improvement plan, 1999-2000 tuition fees for all programs, and three year tuition fee recommendations for undergradu ate Business (HBA), Dentistry, and Medicine - and was approved by the Senate Committee on University Planning (SCUP) and the Property and Finance Committee (P&F) of the Board. SCUP's recommendation was considered by Senate, and P&F's recommendatio n was considered by the Board of Governors.

SCUP's recommendation to Senate included the following specific recommendation on undergraduate Medical student tuition fees:

Tuition fees for incoming undergraduate Medical students will remain at $10,000 in 1999-2000, increase to $11,000 in 2000-01, and increase to $12,000 in 2001-02. Students "in program" will be grandparented at an annual fee increase of 20% . All students in the program will be paying the maximum fee in 2001-02.

Senate accepted and approved SCUP's recommendation, with one change, as follows:

Tuition fees for incoming undergraduate Medical students will remain at $10,000 in 1999-2000, in 2000-01, and in 2001-02. Students "in program" will be grandparented at an annual fee increase of 20%. All students in the program will be pa ying the maximum fee in 2001-02.

The Board of Governors, in acknowledgement of Senate's recommendation on undergraduate Medical student tuition fees, approved the following:

  1. All tuition fee proposals, except for undergraduate Medical Student tuition fees for 2000-01 and 2001-02.
  2. The 1999-2000 Operating and Capital Budgets, including the University's 1999-2000 Quality Improvement Plan, but excluding the specific re-investment plan for Medicine.

Therefore, all components of the attached document have been approved by the Board of Governors, except for (a) the recommendations on undergraduate Medical Student tuition fees for 2000-01 and 2001-02, and (b) the reinvestment plan for Medicine. An y reference in the document to these two issues have not been approved, and are to be reconsidered by SCUP and the Provost, in consultation with the incoming Dean of Medicine & Dentistry.

 

The specifics of the Board of Governors' approvals, are as follows:

  1. That the Board of Governors approve the 1999-2000 University Operating and Capital Budgets shown in Annex 1, including the University's Quality Improvement Plan, but excluding any tuition fees, and on the understanding that the reinvestment in Medicin e for 1999-2000 will be determined by the Provost in consultation with the incoming Dean of Medicine & Dentistry.

    2. CARRIED

  2. That the Board of Governors approve the tuition fees as summarized on pages 11-12 (and detailed in Tables 10a and 10b) of the operating budget, except the reference to tuition fees for incoming undergraduate Medical students in 2000-01 and 2001-02.

    CARRIED

  3. That tuition fees for incoming undergraduate Medical students remain at $10,000 for 2000-01 and 2001-02.

    4. Moved/Seconded:

    That the motion be referred back to Senate with a request that SCUP consult with the incoming Dean of Medicine & Dentistry and consider explicitly the implications of the foregone revenue for the academic and student-support programs in the Faculty .

    MOTION TO REFER, CARRIED

  4. That the Board of Governors approve the Other Fee Schedules and Tuition Deposits shown in Annex 2.

    5. CARRIED

 

Updated 1999/05/19
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