Oct 04, 2024  
2024-2025 Academic Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Academic Catalog

Student Fees and Business Services


The TTUHSC El Paso Office of Student Business Services is responsible for billing and receiving tuition and fees, and other academic-related charges. All tuition, rentals, rates, charges or fees of TTUHSC El Paso are charged and collected under specific authorization of the laws of the State of Texas, including, but not limited to, the authorization in Texas Education Code, Section 54.504, Section 54.0513, Section 55.16 and other applicable sections.

A summary of tuition, fees and other charges can be found in the Global Fee Document.

Discretionary charges of TTUHSC El Paso are charged and collected under specific authorization of the laws of the State of Texas, including, but not limited to, the authorization in Texas Education Code section 54.504 and section 55.16, and other applicable sections.  The  Board  of  Regents  has  delegated  to  the  President  of  Texas  Tech  University  Health  Sciences Center El Paso the authority to approve all discretionary, incidental fees.

Discretionary - Incidental Fees are required for all university students who meet certain enrollment or registration criteria or to cover the incidental cost of services. Special instruction fees are costs associated with a particular section of a course. The fee is determined by the academic department and shall be approved under a policy established by the administration. Special Instruction Fees are Discretionary - Incidental Fees which are specifically authorized under Texas Education Code section 54.504 and 55.16.

For a summary of other educational costs, including discretionary - incidental fees and special instruction fees, refer to the Global Fee Document Supplement.

Institutional Refund Policies for Tuition and Fees

Texas Education Code (TEC), §54.006 provides the amount of tuition and fees to be refunded to students who drop courses or withdraw from the institution. Class day count is based on the official academic calendar for the school, and not the specific course dates. Please reference the TTUHSC El Paso Refund Policy on the Student Financial Information webpage.

Additional information regarding tuition and fees is available on the Office of Student Business Services website and in the Institutional Student Handbook.