New TESU Residency Requirement!!! 16cr, TECEP's do not count?!?

[sanantone]

Where are you getting the $3,296 Out-of-state Waiver fee?

I pretty sure that if you use the Per Credit Tuition Plan that you will pay $525 per credit (as a non-resident of the state of NJ)*. You will then either need to establish "residency" with the university by either taking 16 credits of courses thru TESC, or by paying the Residency Waiver fee. We don't know how much the Residency Waiver fee is because their link sends you to a page where the fee is missing.

(Note: "residency" could mean either that you have established residency with a college by intending to seek a degree with the college and taking a certain number of courses to establish that residency, and in this context it does not refer to the state in which you live. Or, residency can refer the state of which you are a resident and if that state is the same state in which the university resides then you will be eligible for a lower in-state tuition rate. It is a matter of context.)

*As Sanantone points out, this fee may actually be $499 per credit. I'm assuming that your aren't counted as a matriculated student if you don't have residency, but I don't really know. Regardless, it's just a difference of ~$75.

A matriculated student is a student who is enrolled at the college. A non-matriculated student is one who is just taking a course, TECEP, or completing a portfolio assessment for transfer to another college. There is a separate application for those who are not degree-seeking.

Just and FYI to everyone, I called TESC and spoke with admissions and the residency waiver fee is 2,000.

That is much better than the Enrolled Options Plan. So, why would someone choose the Enrolled Options Plan over the Per Credit Tuition Plan? Is it to save money on courses?