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L&S Policy Special Course Fees
This document explains the L&S policy concerning conditions under which special fees may be charged for courses.
L&S follows, in total, the UW System policy on Special Course Fees and UW-Madison Special Course Policy.
Before L&S departments fill out the Special Course Fee Request form, they should submit their proposal to Shirin Malekpour, Associate Dean for Teaching & Learning Administration (shirin.malekpour@wisc.edu) for review and pre-approval.
When special course fees are levied, students must be advised of those costs in advance of registration; this notification can be met by including an informational note in the Schedule of Courses after approval is granted.
L&S imposes the following additional conditions that must be met in order to charge a special course fee for L&S courses:
L&S imposes the following additional conditions that must be met in order to charge a special course fee for L&S courses:
- Teaching the course must require an extraordinary cost, well beyond the level that can reasonably be funded by the normal supply and expense budget of the department.
- These extraordinary costs cannot be covered as "incidentals" to the course, as described in the UW System policy.
- The course clearly cannot be offered without the special charge.
For more information, please contact Shirin Malekpour, Associate Dean for Teaching & Learning Administration (shirin.malekpour@wisc.edu).