Guaranteed Tuition Plan

Effective Fall 2006, The Board of Regents shall annually approve guaranteed tuition rates for each of the institutions comprising the University System of Georgia.  New students who enroll at Georgia Gwinnett College shall be charged the approved guaranteed tuition rate for the year of entry, which shall be fixed for new students for a period of four (4) years (twelve (12) consecutive semesters, including Fall, Spring, and Summer). New students enrolling for the first time in Summer 2007, and any Summer thereafter, shall be charged the guaranteed tuition rate approved by the Board of Regents for the year in which that Summer occurs and shall then be charged the new Fall guaranteed tuition rate for the subsequent Fall semester.

Transfer students from non-University System of Georgia institutions shall be charged the guaranteed tuition rate effective the year in which they transferred, which shall be fixed for two (2) years (six (6) consecutive semesters). This policy shall become effective for such students beginning with Spring semester 2007. Transfer students from University System of Georgia institutions who first entered the System in Fall 2006, or thereafter, shall be charged the guaranteed tuition rate at their new institution that was approved for the year in which they first entered the University System, if that year does not precede the year of transfer by more than four (4) years. Students will retain that guaranteed tuition rate for the balance of four (4) years. Transfer students who enroll during Summer shall be subject to the same rules as apply to new students, except that the guaranteed tuition rate will be fixed only for two (2) years (six (6) consecutive semesters).

Students who are entering the University System of Georgia for the first time but choose to attend one System institution during the Summer and enter a second System institution in the Fall shall be treated as a new student at the second institution if the number of academic credits earned during the Summer is twelve (12) credits or less.  If the number of credits earned is greater than twelve (12), the student shall be treated as a transfer student.  Students who graduate from a Georgia high school with college credit are eligible for the guaranteed tuition rate as new students.  A student eligible to receive the guaranteed tuition rate who is called to active duty will receive an extended guarantee for the period of service up to two (2) years (six (6) consecutive semesters).

Transient and non-degree-seeking students shall be charged the guaranteed tuition rate at the institution they attend as approved by the Board of Regents for that year. The guaranteed tuition rate for new and transfer students will expire at the end of the periods described under this section.  Students shall be charged the guaranteed tuition rates established for the next semester in which they enroll at the same institution and be charged the new guaranteed tuition rates established each year by the Board of Regents.  Students wishing to appeal their classification on the Board of Regents Guaranteed Tuition Plan system may submit a written request for appeal to the Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management within thirty (30) calendar days from the beginning of the academic semester.  If the student wishes to appeal the Associate Vice President's decision, he/she may then appeal to the President of the College submitting the same documentation as was submitted earlier in the process within fifteen (15) calendar days of the Associate Vice President's decision.  The decision of the President of the College is final.

See also Board of Regents Policy Manual 704.012.