The Board of Trustees, UF's highest governing body, will discuss and vote on a 15 percent tuition hike during its meetings today and Friday.
Steve Orlando, UF spokesman, said if the trustees approve the increase on Friday, about 9,400 UF students â€" incoming freshman and sophomores without Florida Prepaid â€"will be required to pay an extra 15 percent on their tuition, Orlando said.
The tuition increase is possible through the Differential Tuition Program, which allows UF to incrementally raise tuition 40 percent over four years, starting with this fall's incoming freshman class.
A 6 percent tuition boost from the state Legislature and the 9 percent boost from UF accounts for the 15 percent tuition hike.
UF President Bernie Machen wrote in an e-mail that no additional talks about UF's 2008-2009 budget would be discussed at the meetings.
The Trustees approved a plan to cut $47 million from next year's budget during a telephone conference call May 14.
Because a substantial portion of the faculty is not in Gainesville during summer, Orlando said that the board tries not to tackle too many major issues in their absence.
"They don't want faculty to think they're trying to slip anything past them," he said.
