Activity/Program Eligibility
- Essential to a quality educational program
- Provide an important instructional experience for any student enrolled in the respective program
- Substantially related to an instructional program and a direct extension of the in-class experience
- Directly involve faculty in the management and supervision of the activity/program
- Provide an identifiable benefit to a significant number of students
- Enhance the overall balance of university programs and the breadth and balance of IRA activities/programs
- Cannot duplicate another university certified activity
If you answer "yes" to all the above, you are eligible to apply for certification.
Certification Process
- Your Dean or Director requests certification from the Campus Fee Advisory Committee (CFAC)
- Application Procedure
- Requests are reviewed by the CFAC once a year, usually in/around December
- The CFAC sends the recommendation to the Provost for final approval
PLEASE NOTE:
- Requests for Certification have been suspended for 2022-23
- Certification and recognition as an Instructionally Related Activity does not guarantee funding
- If an activity/program that has been discontinued wishes to become recertified, they must reapply for certification
Funding Process
- Available funding for the following academic year is determined during the spring semester by the CFAC
- The CFAC allocates funding to each college/unit Dean or Director
- The Dean or Director allocates funding to the individual activity/program*
- The funds are available beginning the following academic year
* - Contact your Dean or Director for details concerning your college/unit activity/program funding cycles.
Source of IRA Funds
- Funding for activities/programs is provided by an Instructionally Related Activities fee paid by all students each semester when they enroll in University classes
- Funding requests must be for those costs that are not a part of the regular cost of instruction