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On March 23, University President

Mark Schlissel notified the University

of Michigan community that spring

and summer terms classes would

be conducted remotely. Despite the

move to continue online instruction,

tuition for the spring/summer terms

will remain the same, University

spokesman Rick Fitzgerald told The

Daily.

“There will be no changes in tuition

and fees for the spring/summer

terms,” Fitzgerald wrote in an email.

“Spring/summer tuition is based on

the number of credit hours a student

is taking.”

While students’ summer plans

continue to change amid various

internship and job cancellations,

students said these cancellations

and the move to remote learning

are making them consider spring or

summer term classes. This is the case

for LSA sophomore Nathan Martin,

who will be taking summer courses in

lieu of working with one of the many

canceled internship programs he

applied to.

“I definitely wouldn’t have taken

Michigan spring/summer courses,

but I’m planning on taking summer

courses simply because I don’t see

myself as being able to do much else

with my summer,” Martin said. “I’m

on the lookout for remote internship

gigs, but those are pretty hard to come

by I feel.”

The cost per credit hour in spring

and summer terms is the same as fall

and winter. Students typically take

less credits in spring and summer than

in fall and winter.

In an interview with The Daily

March 27, Schlissel said not every

course originally expected to be taught

for spring and summer semesters may

not be because the ones that will will

be taught well with more preparation

for the remote teaching format.

“We probably won’t be teaching

every single course we planned to

teach, but the ones we teach are going

to be at a University of Michigan level

quality, we’ll have time to prepare,”

Schlissel said. “The students will get

the same kind of full credit they’d be

getting if they were taking the course

entirely in person. It’ll just be delivered

remotely, but the usual tuition will

apply.”

After
the
University
of

Michigan chose to extend the add/

drop deadline for classes until

April 21, financial aid recipients

— both on merit or need-based aid

— received a mass email from the

University on March 24 reminding

students to seek out resources

from the Office of Financial Aid if

needed.

While
extending
the
drop

deadline was meant to provide

academic
flexibility,
according

to Kedra Ishop, vice provost

for
enrollment
management,

students receiving University aid

were warned about the potential

consequences of dropping below

the 12-credit-hour requirement

for full-time student status.

Despite different financial aid

packages varying in eligibility

requirements,
including
credit

hours, the last part of the email

noted that the amount of aid a

student receives can be impacted

by a change in full-time status.

Though the email said aid “can

be impacted,” the message created

confusion among aid recipients

who interpreted the message as

stating students with any form of

need or merit-based aid will risk

losing their financial package if

they choose to drop below full

time.

Public
Policy
junior
Molly

Macleod,
recipient
of
the

University of Michigan Grant,

was initially misled by the email.

After moving off campus, Macleod

dropped a minicourse and lost

her on-campus job, but remained

a
full-time
student.
While

Macleod’s specific grant does not

require full-time status during

a typical school year, Macleod

assumed this message applied to

her.

“I read the email and I thought

that I have to remain full time,

otherwise I won’t get my financial

aid,” Macleod said.

In an email to The Daily,

Tammie Durham, assistant vice

provost and executive director of

financial aid, said financial aid

will not be impacted for students

who drop below full time.

“During
this
winter
term,

students
who
are
unable
to

complete a full-time course load

because of Covid 19 who started

the class prior to the pandemic

will not experience adjustments

in their aid,” Durham wrote. “All

students interested in federal

financial aid will be considered

as long as they are enrolled in a

minimum of six credits during any

given term. This is not a change in

policy.”

According to the Office of

Registrar website last updated on

March 27, undergraduates who

withdraw from a course after

March 10 through the last day of

classes will not receive a “W” on

their official transcript indicating

dropping the class; however, a

“W” will appear on the student’s

unofficial transcript.

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Ann Arbor, Michigan
Friday, April 10, 2020

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University email spurs confusion regarding
financial aid packages, withdrawing classes

DESIGN BY LIZZY RUEPPEL

ANGELINA BREDE

Daily Staff Reporter

See AID, Page 3

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INDEX
Vol. CXXIX, No. 103
©2020 The Michigan Daily

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O P I N I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

A R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

S P O R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
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ANN ARBOR

The city of Ann Arbor

launched a billion-dollar plan

March 30 to make the city

carbon neutral by 2030.

The plan, named A2Zero,

includes
more
than
50

points aimed at slashing the

community’s 2.1 million metric

tons of carbon emissions to

zero in 10 years. This would

ideally be accomplished by

powering the electrical grid

with 100 percent renewable

energy, switching appliances

and vehicles to natural gas and

A2Zero forges ahead on
environmental initiatives

JULIA RUBIN

Daily Staff Reporter

City plans
CO2 goals,
neutrality

Students reflect on tuition for future term

Community discusses spring, summer course costs considering continuation of remote learning

DESIGN BY LIZZY RUEPPEL

See SUMMER, Page 3

Recipients express
concern over effect
of dropping credits
amid CARES Act

See CARBON, Page 3

JENNA SITEMAN &

CALLIE TEITELBAUM

Daily Staff Reporters

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