Tuition Fee Waiver Eligibility Requirements

Faculty, Staff, and Teaching Associates

CSU Fee Waiver eligibility criteria for represented and non-represented employees vary and are based on Collective Bargaining Agreements for represented employees and Policy for non-represented employees.

Faculty, Staff, and Teaching Associates Eligibility

Unit 1 (Physicians) All employees are eligible
Unit 3 (Faculty Non-FERP)

Eligible Faculty:

  • Tenured and probationary faculty employees (excluding coaches)

  • Lecturer unit employees with three (3) year appointments pursuant to Article 12 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement

  • Coaches must have at least six (6) years of consecutive service in the department; one (1) year of service shall be considered employment of one (1) semester or two (2) quarters in the bargaining unit on a single CSU campus during a single academic year

Unit 3 (Faculty FERP)

Faculty are eligible for fee waiver only during the semesters/quarters when they are actively employed in a FERP appointment; time base is not a factor

Units 2, 5, 7, 9 (CSUEU), Unit 4 (Academic Professionals), Unit 6 (Skilled Trades)

Eligible Employees:

  • Full-time employees (i.e. permanent, temporary, & probationary)
  • Part-time permanent employees
  • Emergency Hire appointments are not eligible
Unit 8 (Public Safety)

Eligible Employees:

  • Full- or part-time permanent employees
  • Full-time probationary employees
  • Temporary employees are not eligible
Teaching Associate

Teaching Associates at SJSU are eligible for the TA Fee Waiver only provided the following criteria are met:

  • Graduate student enrolled in minimum of three (3) units of coursework per semester
  • Student in a “classified status” in graduate program of study
  • Student employed as a Teaching Associate
  • Please reference Teaching Associate Fee Waiver for more information
M98 (Executive)

Eligible Employees:

  • Full- or part-time permanent employees
  • Full-time probationary employees
  • Temporary employees are not eligible
M80 (MPP)

Eligible Employees:

  • Full-time employees (i.e. permanent, temporary, & probationary)
  • Part-time employees are not eligible
  • Emergency Hire appointments are not eligible
C99 (Confidential)

Eligible Employees:

  • Full- or part-time permanent employees
  • Full-time probationary employees
E99 (Excluded)Temporary employees are not eligible

Dependents

Transferring the benefit

  • Eligible employees may transfer their fee waiver benefit to a qualified dependent as outlined below. The qualified dependent must be a matriculated student working toward a degree, or the attainment of a teaching credential in the CSU. 

Proof of relationship

  • If your dependent is not listed on your benefits plan(s), proof of relationship will be required (e.g. marriage license, birth certificate, adoption papers, tax forms, etc.).

Two eligible parents

  • If both parents of a dependent child are eligible to transfer their fee waiver benefit, each employee may transfer the benefits, making it possible for one child to receive both benefits and enroll in up to four (4) courses or 12 units, whichever is greater. Alternatively, each employee could transfer their benefit to a different child.

Dependent Eligibility

Unit 1 (Physicians)

Eligible Dependents:

  • Spouse
  • Dependent Child
    • A child or stepchild up to age 23 who has never been married;
  • Registered Domestic Partner
Units 2, 5, 7, 9 (CSUEU), Unit 3 (Faculty),Unit 4 (Academic Professionals)Unit 6 (Skilled Trades), Unit 8 (Public Safety), M98 (Executive),M80 (MPP),C99 (Confidential)
  • Spouse
  • Dependent Child
    • A child or stepchild up to age 25 who has never been married;
  • Registered Domestic Partner
Teaching AssociateTeaching Associates at SJSU may not transfer their benefit to a dependent
E99 (Excluded)E99 employees may not transfer their benefit to a dependent
Questions? Contact the Tuition Fee Waiver Program Coordinator for more information.