{"602312":{"#nid":"602312","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Summer Tuition Will Be Charged Per Credit Hour","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EStudents who plan to enroll in classes this summer may be able to look forward to saving money this academic term.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/summer.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESummer Session Initiatives\u003C\/a\u003E \u003C\/strong\u003Ewill implement new tuition rates for summer session courses beginning this year. The new model represents a per-credit hour charge, a change from the model in previous summer semesters. These rates will allow students to pay only for the number of hours they take\u0026nbsp;and reduce the cost of attending Georgia Tech during the summer. The former model charged for a range of hours.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EApproved by the University System of Georgia\u0026rsquo;s Board of Regents in January, it marks \u0026ldquo;a significant change that will benefit many students, particularly those who only need to take one class,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/summer.gatech.edu\/director-summer-session-initiatives\u0022\u003EDe Morris Walker, director of Summer Session Initiatives\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026ldquo;This tuition model reduces the per-class cost compared to previous summers, making summer school more accessible.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBeginning this summer, tuition will be charged on a per-hour basis rather than a per-course rate. In the past, Tech students were charged one of two flat rates based on whether they took six or more credit hours, or fewer than six credit hours. Tuition models for Fall and Spring semesters remain assessed at rates of above and below six credit hours.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EComplete information about \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.bursar.gatech.edu\/student\/tuition\/Summer_2018\/Summer2018-all_fees.pdf\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESummer 2018 tuition and fees\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E is\u0026nbsp;posted on the \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.bursar.gatech.edu\/content\/tuition-fees\u0022\u003EBursar\u0026rsquo;s website\u003C\/a\u003E \u003C\/strong\u003Ein mid-February. For more information, stop by an information fair on Thursday, March 1, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Kessler Campanile area.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThese rates will allow students to pay only for the number of hours they take\u0026nbsp;and reduce the cost of attending Georgia Tech during the summer.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"These rates will allow students to pay only for the number of hours they take\u00a0and reduce the cost of attending Georgia Tech during the summer."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2018-02-14 18:52:18","changed_gmt":"2018-02-14 19:01:38","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-02-14T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2018-02-14T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"602339":{"id":"602339","type":"image","title":"Students in Class","body":null,"created":"1518561646","gmt_created":"2018-02-13 22:40:46","changed":"1518561646","gmt_changed":"2018-02-13 22:40:46","alt":"students in class","file":{"fid":"229570","name":"summersemester.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/summersemester.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/summersemester.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1015556,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/summersemester.jpg?itok=tGC9qfI7"}}},"media_ids":["602339"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/summer.gatech.edu","title":"Summer Session Initiatives"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.bursar.gatech.edu\/student\/tuition\/Summer_2018\/Summer2018-all_fees.pdf","title":"Summer 2018 Tuition and Fees (pdf)"},{"url":"http:\/\/oue.gatech.edu","title":"Office of Undergraduate Education"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"},{"id":"281961","name":"Office of Undergraduate Education"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"167076","name":"summer"},{"id":"3410","name":"tuition"},{"id":"166847","name":"students"},{"id":"1876","name":"Academic"},{"id":"177097","name":"summer session initiatives"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/summer.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Esummer.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:summer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Esummer@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E404-894-5054\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA. 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