November 3, 2015
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Agenda
 Fee Waiver Basics
 Eligibility
 Program Benefits
 Exclusions
 Dependent Transfer
 Procedures
 Forms
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Agenda
 Admissions
 Financial Aid
 Registration
 Tuition & Fees
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Program Benefits
 Tuition is waived for two courses or 6 units per
semester, whichever is greater
 If the unit/course limitation is exceeded, the employee
must pay the difference in fees
 Fees are reduced
 Only state-funded courses & the Summer Arts
Program are eligible
 Extended Education courses are excluded
 Release time to attend one course subject to
management approval
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Eligibility
 Full-time or part-time permanent staff
employees
 Full-time probationary employees
 Full-time managers
 Tenured, probationary, and temporary
faculty with a 3-year appointment
 FERP participants are eligible for fee
waiver only during the semesters when
they are actively employed
 Coaches with at least 6 consecutive
years of full-time equivalent service
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Eligibility
 Must maintain at least a
2.0 G.P.A. each semester
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Transfer of Benefit
 Spouse or registered domestic partner
 Dependent child (subject to age restrictions)
 Your child or stepchild under age 25 who has never been married
 A child, under age 25 living with you in a parent-child relationship who is
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economically dependent upon you and has never been married
 Your child or stepchild age 25 or above who is incapable of self-support
due to a disability which existed prior to age 25
 For SUPA (Unit 8), the age limit for dependent children is under age 23
using the same definitions above
Must be matriculated toward a degree or attainment of a teaching credential
If both parents are eligible employees, their dependent may enroll in up to
four (4) courses or 12 units, whichever is greater
Only one person at a time
Refer to collective bargaining agreements for details
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Employee Pathways
Job Related
Career Development
 Update knowledge, skills, and
 Employees apply and are
abilities, improve work
performance or be ready for
upcoming changes in job duties
 Employees are not matriculated
students and not working
towards a degree
admitted as matriculated
students working toward a
degree
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Career Development Plan
 The course of study will be established by the
employee and assisted by an advisor of choice
selected by the employee.
 Subject to approval by the appropriate
administrator
 Updated every semester
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Tuition & Fees
 Application Fee – only one campus fee is waived or
reimbursed regardless of the number of applications
submitted
 The full tuition is waived if an employee takes only two
courses, even if they exceed 6.0 units
 Tuition & Fee Table
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CSU Doctorate of Education (Ed.D)
 The Doctorate Tuition Fee will be charged in lieu of
the Tuition Fee.
 Eligible employees or dependents that enroll in the
Doctoral program are required to take specified
coursework (e.g., one, two or three courses) per term.
 The Doctorate Tuition Fee is a flat fee; there is no parttime rate. As a result, the full Doctorate Tuition Fee is
waived.
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Taxes
 All graduate level tuition fees waived for an
employee’s spouse or dependent child are considered
taxable income.
 Undergraduate and graduate fees waived for an
employee’s domestic partner is considered taxable
income.
 The Payroll Department reports fee waiver-related
imputed taxable income to the IRS.
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Forms & Procedures
 Non-Matriculated employees (not seeking a degree) – complete the
following forms & submit to HR:
 Employee Fee Waiver Application form
 Non-Matriculated Application form
 Employees seeking a degree (career development path) – complete the
CSU Admission Application and submit to Admissions; complete the
following forms after being accepted to the university:
 Employee Fee Waiver Application form
 Career Development Plan
 Employees transferring benefits to dependents – submit form &
unofficial transcript (if not attending CSUMB) to HR:
 Dependent Fee Waiver Transfer Application
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Forms & Procedures
 A new Fee Waiver Application must be submitted to HR
for approval for each semester to continue participation
in the program
 Proof of good academic standing required (CMS
unofficial transcript)
 Approved forms are routed by HR to:
 Fee Waiver Coordinator at appropriate campus of
attendance ; or
 CSUMB’s Registrar and STAR
 Forms & info are available online
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Tips and Traps
 Career development students must apply to and be accepted by the
university
 A fee waiver application does NOT guarantee admission to the
university
 Lab classes with a different catalog number than the lecture class that
goes with it will be counted as a separate class
 The dependent fee waiver applies only to certain fees incurred by
California residents
 Spouses, domestic partners and dependent children who do not meet
established in-state residency requirements will be responsible for paying
non-resident tuition charges based upon the total number of units in which
they are enrolled.
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An eligible employee who is on an approved leave
of absence may enroll for more than 6 units in
accordance with the following schedule:
Percentage of leave
Maximum semester or quarter units
One-fourth but less than one-half
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One-half but less than three-fourths
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Three-fourths but less than full
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Full
Not limited
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 To avoid the $25.00 late registration fee, matriculated
students must register prior to the 1st day of the term
 Students are responsible for staying informed about
registration and tuition/fee payment deadlines
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The Finish Line with Monty
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Terri Giroux – CSUMB Fee Waiver Coordinator –
x4426 or tgiroux@csumb.edu
Jennifer Jennings – CSUMB STAR Technician –
x4728 or jjenings@csumb.edu
Cynthia Olvera – CSUMB Records & Registration
Coordinator – x4228 or colvera@csumb.edu
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