INTRODUCTION
In order to implement the statutory authority and the formal interstate agreement negotiated between
the two states, this administrative agreement has been prepared to specify administrative procedures
of the program.
DURATION OF THE AGREEMENT AND PROCEDURES FOR MODIFICATION
This memorandum is subject to the principles and conditions of the Minnesota-Wisconsin Public Higher
Education Reciprocity Agreement and is to be effective July 1, 2000. The memorandum is subject to
annual review by both administrative agencies.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
To insure procedural regularity and compatibility, the two administering agencies have agreed to
follow the procedures outlined in this memorandum:
1. Public Information
After formal adoption of the agreement, each agency executive will direct a detailed written
communication regarding the administration of the program to the institutions of post-secondary
education, all secondary schools, and other interested individuals, and organizations in his state.
Prior to the start of each academic year, the two administering agencies will cooperatively develop
and implement training workshops for personnel from participating institutions of higher education
if such workshops are deemed necessary by both agencies.
2. Application Form
A common application and procedure will be used in both states. All students from each state will
complete the same application and submit it to the respective administering agency in their home
states. Both new and continuing students will use the same application. The application will require
general and institutional information. Each administering agency will print a supply of applications
on paper of a mutually agreed upon color for distribution to institutions of post-secondary
education in its home state, and secondary schools in its home state. Either state may adopt a
paperless application process, in lieu of or in addition to, the paper application. The student
needs to complete one application. This application will provide reciprocity for the student in
continuous attendance. Should the student not attend an institution for 365 days, the student must
reapply for reciprocity. Should a change in the student's residence occur, the student and/or the
institutions must notify the appropriate administering agency in writing of the change.
3. Residency
The administering agency in the student's home state will make a determination of residency based on
the information provided by the student during the application process. The agency reserves the
right to refuse eligibility if the information provided by the student does not substantiate the
claim of residency.
4. Approval and Certification Year
Once eligibility is determined, it shall continue through the academic year for which certification
has been granted. Should a student's residency status for fee assessment purposes change during the
academic year, the originating state's responsibility to the student under the agreement will cease
with the beginning of the first term following establishment of residency in the other state. The
certification year begins with the Fall of each academic year and ends with the last Summer session
or workshop which begins before the first day of the Fall term of the succeeding academic year. The
student that is in attendance and has earned credits during the 2000-2001 academic year, will
automatically have reciprocity benefits renewed for the 2001-2002 academic year unless notification
has been received by the administering agency of a change in residency.
5. Application Deadline
Applications must be postmarked or electronically submitted no later than the last day of scheduled
classes of the first term for which the student expects to receive benefits under the agreement.
Eligibility shall continue for the remainder of the academic/certification year. The administering
agencies will cooperate in a mutual exchange of academic calendar information.
6. Coordinative Procedures
Periodically throughout the certification year, the administering agencies will exchange
alphabetical listings of all residents of their respective states who are participating in the
reciprocity program. The administering agencies will also provide alphabetical listings of their
state's residents eligible for participation in the agreement to the designated institutions of
post-secondary education in the other state. Nothing shall prohibit agencies from exchanging data in
electronic format.
7. Institutional Monitoring
Each administering agency will be responsible for monitoring institutions in its home state for
compliance with the provisions and spirit of the agreement.
PROCEDURE FOR COMPUTATION OF INTERSTATE REIMBURSEMENT
1. Definition of Terms.
Terminology used in the computation of the net state interstate reimbursement is described in the Agreement.
2. Student Categories.
In determining the net state interstate reimbursement obligation, the following categories of
student enrollment institutions and associated instructional costs will be used:
- Undergraduate Students
- Undergraduate students enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the Minnesota-Twin
Cities and the University of Minnesota-Morris.
- Undergraduate students enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the
University of Minnesota-Duluth.
- Undergraduate students enrolled at the University of Wisconsin Comprehensive
institutions and the Minnesota State Universities and the University of Minnesota-Crookston.
- Undergraduate students enrolled at the University of Wisconsin System Colleges and the
Minnesota Community Colleges.
- Undergraduate students enrolled at consolidated Minnesota Community and Technical Colleges.
- Graduate Students
- Graduate students enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of
Minnesota-Twin Cities.
- Graduate students enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the University
of Minnesota-Duluth.
- Graduate students enrolled at the University of Wisconsin Comprehensive institutions
and the Minnesota State Universities.
- Professional Students
- Law school students enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of
Minnesota-Twin Cities.
- Pharm D students enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of
Minnesota-Twin Cities.
The total costs and the reciprocity cost differentials for each of the categories of students and
institutions listed in this section will be determined after each state's operating budget for
public higher education systems has been finalized. These cost differentials will be based on actual
costs per student for the 2000-2001 academic year.
3. Reciprocity Tuition.
Institutions covered under this agreement will charge the following reciprocity tuition rates to
students who are determined eligible to receive tuition reciprocity benefits during the 2000-2001
academic year.
- Undergraduate Students
UW-MADISON (per semester term/per semester credit)
Minnesota residents attending UW-Madison will be charged the UM-Twin Cities undergraduate resident
tuition rate. Students taking 12-18 credits per term will be charged the per term rate. Students
taking 1-11 credits will be charged the per credit rate. Students taking more than 18 credits per
term will be charged the term rate plus the per credit rate for each additional credit over 18.
UM-TWIN CITIES (per semester term/per semester credit)
Wisconsin residents attending UM-Twin Cities will be charged the UW-Madison undergraduate resident
tuition rate plus 25% of the difference between the UW-Madison undergraduate resident tuition rate
and the UM-Twin Cities undergraduate resident rate. Students taking 12-18 credits per term will be
charged the per term rate. Students taking 1-11 credits will be charged the per credit rate.
Students taking more than 18 credits per term will be charged the term rate plus the per credit rate
for each additional credit over 18.
UM-MORRIS (per semester term/per semester credit)
Wisconsin residents attending UM-Morris will be charged the UW-Madison undergraduate resident
tuition rate. Students taking 12-18 credits per term will be charged the per term rate. Students
taking 1-11 credits will be charged the per credit rate. Students taking more than 18 credits will
be charged the term rate plus the per credit rate for each credit over 18.
UW-MILWAUKEE (per semester term/per semester credit)
Minnesota residents attending UW-Milwaukee will be charged the UM-Duluth undergraduate resident
tuition rate. Students taking 12-18 credits per term will be charged the per term rate. Students
taking 1-11 credits will be charged by the per credit rate. Students taking more than 18 credits per
term will be charged the term rate plus the per credit rate for each additional credit over 18.
UM-DULUTH (per semester term/per semester credit)
Wisconsin residents attending UM-Duluth will be charged the UW-Milwaukee undergraduate resident
tuition rate. Students taking 12-18 credits per term will be charged the per term rate. Students
taking 1-11 credits will be charged the per credit rate. Students taking more than 18 credits per
term will be charged the term rate plus the per credit rate for each additional credit over 18.
WISCONSIN UNIVERSITY COMPREHENSIVE (per semester term/per semester credit)
Minnesota residents attending Wisconsin Comprehensives will be charged a weighted average of the
undergraduate resident tuition rates for MN State Universities and UM-Crookston. Minnesota residents
attending the University of Wisconsin Stout and Eau Claire campuses will be charged the weighted
average plus the tuition differential rates in place at the University of Wisconsin Stout and Eau
Claire, the sum of which may not exceed the undergraduate tuition rate charged to Wisconsin
residents attending those institutions. If the Minnesota weighted average tuition is larger than the
undergraduate tuition rate charged to Wisconsin residents attending the University of Wisconsin Eau
Claire and Stout campuses, only the Minnesota weighted average tuition will be charged. Students
taking 12-18 credits per term will be charged the per term rate. Students taking 1-11 credits will
be charged the per credit rate. Students taking more than 18 credits per term will be charged the
term rate plus the per credit rate for each additional credit over 18.
MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITIES / UM-CROOKSTON (per semester/per credit)
Wisconsin residents attending Minnesota State Universities and UM-Crookston will be charged the
weighted average Wisconsin Comprehensive undergraduate resident tuition rate. Students taking 12-18
credits will be charged the per term rate. Students taking 1-11 credits will be charged the per
credit rate. Students taking more than 18 credits per term will be charged the term rate plus the
per credit rate for each additional credit over 18.
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM COLLEGES (per semester term/per semester credit)
Minnesota residents attending University of Wisconsin System Colleges will be charged the Minnesota
Community College undergraduate resident tuition. Students taking 12-18 credits will be charged the
per term rate. Students taking 1-11 credits will be charged the per credit rate. Students taking
more than 18 credits per term will be charged the term rate plus the per credit rate for each
additional credit over 18.
MINNESOTA COMMUNITY COLLEGES (per semester term/per credit)
Wisconsin residents enrolled at Minnesota Community Colleges will be charged the University of
Wisconsin System College undergraduate resident tuition rate. Students taking 12-18 credits will be
charged the per term rate. Students taking 1-11 credits will be charged the per credit rate.
Students taking more than 18 credits per term will be charged the term rate plus the per credit rate
for each additional credit over 18.
MINNESOTA CONSOLIDATED COLLEGES (per semester term/per credit)
Wisconsin residents enrolled at Minnesota Consolidated Colleges will be charged the University of
Wisconsin System College undergraduate resident tuition rate. Students taking 12-18 credits will be
charged the per term rate. Students taking 1-11 credits will be charged the per credit rate.
Students taking more than 18 credits per term will be charged the term rate plus the per credit rate
for each additional credit over 18.
WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGES
Minnesota residents attending Wisconsin Technical Colleges will be charged the Wisconsin Technical
College undergraduate resident tuition rate.
MINNESOTA TECHNICAL COLLEGES
Wisconsin residents attending Minnesota Technical Colleges will be charged the Minnesota Technical
College undergraduate resident tuition rate.
- Graduate Students
UW-MADISON
Graduate Rate (per semester term/per semester credit) Minnesota residents attending UW-Madison
will be charged the higher of the UM-Twin Cities or UW-Madison graduate resident tuition rate.
Students taking 8+ credits will be charged the per term rate. Students taking 1-7 credits will be
charged the per credit rate.
Business Masters Rate (per semester term/per semester credit) Minnesota residents attending
UW-Madison Business Masters program will be charged the higher of the UM-Twin Cities or the
UW-Madison Business Masters resident tuition rate if they first enrolled in the program during the
1998-99 academic year or thereafter. Minnesota residents who enrolled in the UW-Madison Business
Master program prior to the beginning of the 1998-99 academic year will be charged the UM-Twin
Cities graduate school resident tuition rate. Students taking 8+ credits will be charged the per
term rate. Students taking 1-7 credits will be charged the per credit rate.
UM-TWIN CITIES
Graduate Rate (per semester term/per semester credit) Wisconsin residents attending UM-Twin
Cities will be charged the higher of the UW-Madison graduate resident tuition rate or the UM-Twin
Cities graduate resident tuition rate. Tuition plateaus will be based on the banding mechanism in
place for the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Graduate School. (Currently, students taking 6 -
14 credits are charged the term rate, students taking 1- 5 credits are charged the per credit rate
and students taking more than 14 credits are charged the term rate plus the per credit rate for each
additional credit over 14 credits. This is subject to any changes taking place for the 2000-2001
academic year.)
Business Masters Rate (per semester term/per semester credit) Wisconsin residents attending
UM-Twin Cities will be charged the higher of the UW-Madison Business Masters resident tuition rate
or the UM-Twin Cities Business Masters resident tuition rate if they first enrolled in the program
during the 1998-99 academic year or thereafter. Wisconsin residents who enrolled in the UM-Twin
Cities Business Master programs prior to the beginning of the 1998-99 academic year will be charged
the UW-Madison Business Masters program resident tuition rate. Tuition plateaus will be based on the
banding mechanism in place for the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Business Masters Program.
(Currently, students taking 12 - 19 credits are charged the term rate, students taking 1- 11 credits
are charged the per credit rate and students taking more than 19 credits are charged the term rate
plus the per credit rate for each additional credit over 19 credits. This is subject to any changes
taking place for the 2000-2001 academic year.) Those students enrolled prior to the first semester
of the 1989-90 academic year will be charged the higher of the UW-Madison graduate resident tuition
rate or the UM- Twin Cities graduate resident tuition rate.
UW-MILWAUKEE
Graduate Rate (per semester term/per semester credit) Minnesota residents attending UW-Milwaukee
will be charged the higher of the UW-Milwaukee graduate resident tuition rate or the UM-Duluth
graduate resident tuition rate. Students taking 8+ credits per term will be charged the per term
rate. Students taking 1-7 credits will be charged the per credit rate.
Business Masters (per semester term/per semester credit) Minnesota residents attending
UW-Milwaukee will be charged the higher of the UW-Milwaukee Business Masters resident tuition rate
or the UM-Duluth Business Masters resident tuition rate if they first enrolled in the program during
the 1998-99 academic year or thereafter. Minnesota residents who enrolled in the UW-Milwaukee
Business Master program prior to the beginning of the 1998-99 academic year will be charged the
UM-Duluth graduate school resident tuition rate. Students taking 8+ credits will be charged the per
term rate. Students taking 1-7 credits will be charged by the per credit rate.
UM-DULUTH
Graduate Rate (per semester term/per semester credit) Wisconsin residents attending UM-Duluth
will be charged the higher of the UM-Duluth graduate resident tuition rate or the UW-Milwaukee
graduate resident tuition rate. Tuition plateaus will be based on the banding mechanism in place for
the University of Minnesota - Duluth Graduate School. (Currently, students taking 6 - 14 credits are
charged the term rate, students taking 1- 5 credits are charged the per credit rate and students
taking more than 14 credits are charged the term rate plus the per credit rate for each additional
credit over 14 credits. This is subject to any changes taking place for the 2000-2001 academic
year.)
Business Masters (per semester term/per semester credit) Wisconsin residents attending
UM-Duluth will be charged the higher of the UM-Duluth Business Masters resident tuition rate or the
UW-Milwaukee Business Masters resident tuition rate if they first enrolled in the program during the
1998-99 academic year or thereafter. Wisconsin residents who enrolled in the UM-Duluth Business
Master programs prior to the beginning of the 1998-99 academic year will be charged the UW-Milwaukee
Business Masters program resident tuition rate. Tuition plateaus will be based on the banding
mechanism in place for the University of Minnesota - Duluth Business Masters Program. (Currently,
students taking 12 - 19 credits are charged the term rate, students taking 1- 11 credits are charged
the per credit rate and students taking more than 19 credits are charged the term rate plus the per
credit rate for each additional credit over 19 credits. This is subject to any changes taking place
for the 2000-2001 academic year.) Those enrolled prior to the first semester of the 1989-90 academic
year will be charged the higher of the UW-Milwaukee graduate resident tuition rate or the UM-Duluth
graduate resident tuition rate.
WISCONSIN UNIVERSITY COMPREHENSIVE
Graduate Rate (per semester term/per semester credit) Minnesota residents attending Wisconsin
University Comprehensives will be charged the higher of the Wisconsin University Comprehensive
graduate resident tuition rate or the Minnesota State University graduate resident tuition rate.
Students taking 9+ credits will be charged the per term rate. Students taking 1-8 credits will be
charged by the per credit rate.
Business Masters (per semester term/per semester credit) Minnesota residents attending
Wisconsin University Comprehensive Business Masters will be charged the higher of the Wisconsin
University Comprehensive Business Masters resident tuition rate or the Minnesota State University
Business Masters resident tuition rate. Students taking 9+ credits will be charged the per term
rate. Students taking 1-8 credits will be charged by the per credit rate.
MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITIES
Graduate Rate (per semester credit) Wisconsin residents attending Minnesota State Universities
will be charged the higher of the Minnesota State Universities graduate resident tuition rate or the
Wisconsin University Comprehensive graduate resident tuition rate. Tuition plateaus will be based on
the banding mechanism in place for the Minnesota State Universities graduate programs.
Business Masters (per semester credit) Wisconsin residents attending Minnesota State
Universities Business Masters will be charged the higher of the Minnesota State Universities
Business Masters resident tuition rate or the Wisconsin University Comprehensive Business Masters
resident tuition rate. Tuition plateaus will be based on the banding mechanism in place for the
Minnesota State Universities Business Masters program. Those students enrolled prior to the first
semester of the 1989-90 academic year will be charged the higher of the Minnesota State Universities
graduate resident tuition rate or the Wisconsin University Comprehensive graduate resident tuition
rate.
- Professional Students
UW-MADISON
Law (per semester term/per semester credit) Minnesota residents enrolled at UW-Madison Law
school will be charged the higher of the UW-Madison Law school resident tuition rate or the UM-Twin
Cities Law school resident tuition rate. Students taking 12+ credits will be charged the per term
rate. Students taking 1-11 credits will be charged by the per credit rate.
Pharm.D. (per semester term/per semester credit) Minnesota residents enrolled at UW-Madison
Pharm.D. will be charged the higher of the UW-Madison Pharm.D. resident tuition rate or the UM-Twin
Cities Pharm.D. resident tuition rate. Students taking 12+ credits will be charged the per term
rate. Students taking 1-11 credits will be charged by the per credit rate.
UM-TWIN CITIES
Law (per semester term/per semester credit) Wisconsin residents who enrolled at the UM-Twin
Cities Law school after the 1995-96 academic year will be charged the higher of the UM-Twin Cities
Law School resident tuition rate or the UW-Madison Law school resident tuition rate. Tuition
plateaus will be based on the banding mechanism in place for the University of Minnesota - Twin
Cities Law School. (Currently, students taking 12 or more credits are charged the term rate and
students taking 1- 11 credits are charged the per credit rate This is subject to any changes taking
place for the 2000-2001 academic year.) Wisconsin residents who enrolled at the UM-Twin Cities Law
School before or during the 1995-96 academic year will be charged the UW-Madison Law school resident
tuition rate.
Pharm.D. (per semester term/per semester credit) Wisconsin residents attending UM-Twin Cities
Pharm.D. will be charged the higher of the UM-Twin Cities Pharm.D. resident tuition rate or the
UW-Madison Pharm.D. resident tuition rate. Tuition plateaus will be based on the banding mechanism
in place for the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities College of Pharmacy. (Currently, students
taking 12 or more credits are charged the term rate and students taking 1- 11 credits are charged
the per credit rate. This is subject to any changes taking place for the 2000-2001 academic year.)
Eligible students enrolled in professional academic programs not available in their home state
will be charged the resident tuition of the school attended.
4. Institutional Procedures.
After each academic term, each administering agency will provide three copies of the cooperatively
designed final certification (enrollment status) list to the other state's participating public
institutions. The list will include the names of all students who have been certified as eligible
for participation in the reciprocity agreement during that term. Using these lists, each institution
will enter the number of credits carried by category (undergraduate or graduate) and the amount of
the reciprocity tuition paid by each student certified. The institutions will cross out the names of
these certified students who did not enroll or withdrew at any time during the period of that term
for which the student is eligible for a tuition/fee refund. The institutions will certify by
signature for correctness of this data and will send two copies of this completed certification list
to the administering agency in their home states. Nothing shall prohibit participating schools and
agencies from exchanging data in electronic format.
5. Agency Procedures
- Each administering agency will be responsible for the timely return of the completed
certification lists from the institutions in its home state. The administering agency will forward one
copy of each institution's completed certification list to the administering agency in the other state.
- The data provided by the institutions for each term on the certification lists will be
balanced for each institution and any adjustments adequately documented for subsequent auditing.
- C. Once the data for each term have been balanced, a copy of the results will be
supplied to the agency in the other state, along with a report of the number of undergraduate and
graduate students for whom nonresident tuition has been waived under the agreement. Each state will
certify to the other state the number of students, the number of credits carried and the total
amount of reciprocity tuition paid by each student at each institution. Student and credit hour
totals for each institution will be grouped by category and the school and category totals will be
grouped by each agency. This information will be used by each state to facilitate the computation of
the net interstate reimbursement obligation and to monitor institutional reporting. The deadline for
such reconciliation for each term shall be 90 days from the conclusion of that term. Subsequent
changes to institutional certifications shall be only with consent of both agencies.
- The net state reimbursement obligation will be calculated and paid in a manner
described in the Agreement.
Common Data Format and Coordinated Planning
To insure compatibility of information pertaining to the program, both agencies will adopt a
common data format and share data maintenance and reporting responsibilities.
To improve the information about the program for purposes of research, planning and evaluation,
both agencies agree to collect and maintain any mutually agreed upon data.
