Required fees are those fees that are mandatory as a condition of enrollment for all students attending a college, regardless of major or program of study. In other words, the Texas Guaranteed Tuition Plan pays for the fees that every student must pay just to enroll at the university. This does not include course specific fees such as lab fees or any fees that are charged just to certain students in specified majors. For example, many colleges charge students fees based on what course of study they are pursuing; these fees would not be covered by the Fund because they are not charged to every student enrolling at the university. However, tuition rates that vary by major are covered by the plan.

What colleges and universities are covered by the Texas Guaranteed Tuition Plan?

The Texas Guaranteed Tuition Plan can pay directly to all accredited in-state and out-of-state public and private junior/community and senior colleges and universities, and Texas proprietary schools accredited by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. To view proprietary schools accredited by Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, visit their website at http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/AAR/PrivateInstitutions/career_schools.cfm. A listing of schools in Texas can be found at http://www.window.state.tx.us/scholars/schools.

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