Fee Definitions

Required Fees

Tuition and required fees are charged per credit hour to all full-time and part-time students, undergraduate and graduate, including student interns, student teachers, and students earning credit hours for independent study.

Student Activity Fee

This fee is set by the Student Government Association (SGA) and is used to support student organizations and various student activities approved by SGA.

Comprehensive Fee

The comprehensive fee covers auxiliary costs such as the Farmville Area Bus (FAB), student health and wellness services, student union programming, intramural and campus recreation programs, information technology services, and Athletics. The fee also supports the University’s online course management 

Off-campus students, the comprehensive fee covers costs associated with support staffing, information technology services, the online course management system and video teleconferencing system and all support involved with maintaining those.

Capital Outlay Fee

The capital outlay fee is a state-mandated fee required of out-of-state students to support debt service costs associated with capital projects funded by the Commonwealth of Virginia.