The Wayne State University Board of Governors June 12 approved an increase in tuition and fees for resident and non-resident students for the1998-99 fiscal year.

The tuition increase, which averages 2.5 percent for resident undergraduates and graduates, results in an aggregate increase in tuition and fees of approximately 113.9 percent over the last 10 years compared to an average increase of 155.9 percent for all other Michigan public universities.

The board also approved an omnibus fee increase. The new omnibus fee will be assessed at a rate of $10 per credit hour up to a 12 credit maximum per semester for undergraduate students, at a rate of $15 per credit hour for graduate and law students, and $360 per year for medical students.

The omnibus fee is intended to provide partial support for the improvements in computer hardware and software used by students, enhancements in the athletic program, and additional funding for university student activity programs. About 70 percent of the fee revenue in the first year would go toward computing improvements while 20 percent is earmarked for athletics and 10 percent for student activities.

Differing tuition rates have been approved for in-state and out-of-state students, as well as for students in law and medicine.

An average increase of 2.5 percent has been approved for in-state undergraduate and graduate students and 4 percent for non-resident undergraduate and graduate students. For in-state freshmen and sophomores, the rate per credit hour increases from $108 to $111; for juniors and seniors, from $128 to $131; and for graduate students, from $159 to $163.

For students in the Law School, rates raise an average of 3 percent for Michigan residents and 4 percent for non-resident law students.

For students in the School of Medicine, rates raise an average of 5.8 percent for resident students in the M.D. program, and 7.9 percent for non-resident students in the M.D. program. The full year rate in medicine will be $10,739 for Michigan residents.