{"104561":{"#nid":"104561","#data":{"type":"news","title":"The Guaranteed Tuition Plan Ends Soon","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOffice of the Bursar\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Guaranteed Tuition Plan (GTP, also known as \u00e2\u0080\u009cFixed for Four\u00e2\u0080\u009d) rate for undergraduate students who entered the University System of Georgia in fall semester 2006 will expire after the upcoming summer 2010 term. Therefore, these students will only have two more semesters (spring and summer 2010) to complete their degrees under the GTP rate. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EEffective with the fall 2010 term and any additional terms that these students are enrolled, students will be charged the non-guaranteed tuition plan rate in effect for that term (see below). It is important to note that the new rate is subject to increase based on the Board of Regents\u0027 decision regarding new rates for the next academic year. These fall rates are generally available in April and will be posted on the Office of the Bursar\u0027s Web site at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.bursar.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ewww.bursar.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E as soon as they are published.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFor students under the fall 2006 guaranteed tuition plan, the rates are listed below. These rates will continue through summer term 2010:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2 For Georgia residents taking 1 - 11 credit hours, the current rate is $163 per hour. For 12 hours or more, the rate is $1,946.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2 For non-Georgia residents taking 1 - 11 credit hours, the current rate is $803 per hour. For 12 hours or more, the rate is $9,619.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EStudents under the non-guaranteed tuition plan were charged the rates below for fall term 2009. As stated above, the actual fall 2010 rates will be determined in April 2010 by the Board of Regents. The 2009 non-guaranteed tuition rates below are shown for comparison purposes only.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2 For Georgia residents taking 6 hours or less, the flat rate is $1,800. For more than 6 hours, the flat rate is $3,035.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2 For non-Georgia residents taking 6 hours or less, the flat rate is $7,200. For more than 6 hours, the flat rate is $12,140.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EQuestions regarding tuition should be directed to the Office of the Bursar at 404.894.4618 or \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:bursar.ask@business.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ebursar.ask@business.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E. Questions regarding financial aid should be directed to the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid at 404.894.4160 or \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:finaid@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Efinaid@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.bursar.gatech.edu\/tuiandfee.php\u0022\u003EClick here\u003C\/a\u003E for more information about guaranteed tuition.\n\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"The Guaranteed Tuition Plan (GTP, also known as \u00e2\u0080\u009cFixed for Four\u00e2\u0080\u009d) rate for undergraduate students who entered the University System of Georgia in fall semester 2006 will expire after the upcoming summer 2010 term. Therefore, these students will only have two more semesters (spring and summer 2010) to complete their degrees under the GTP rate.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Cost of tuition will escalate once \u0022Fixed for Four\u0022 ends."}],"uid":"27164","created_gmt":"2009-12-03 01:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:11:29","author":"Rachael Pocklington","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2009-12-03T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2009-12-03T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1298","name":"Parent and Family Programs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"5049","name":"crime prevention"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003ERachael Pocklington\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EParents Program\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=rpocklington3\u0022\u003EContact Rachael Pocklington\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-385-3920\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["rachael.pocklington@vpss.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}