Clarification: The University of Cincinnati has set similar overload fees for 2012-13 schools year that, in some cases, are higher than Kent's. But the two fees have key differences.

Gov. John Kasich has said every university in Ohio should give students the opportunity to graduate in three years, but some people say a major college is making that more difficult.

The Kent State University Board of Trustees recently passed a measure that charges students $440 for every credit hour over 17 this fall and over 16 in 2013.

William Liptak is a Kent State musical theater major with a minor in scenic design and construction. At a protest he organized, he said the new fees make it too expensive to graduate in four years.