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What Are the Requirements for Non-Resident Tuition Waivers?

The Texas Education Code (below) defines the requirement for granting a non-resident tuition waiver.

TEACHING OR RESEARCH ASSISTANT (Sec. 54.212.)

A teaching assistant or research assistant of any institution of higher education and the spouse and children of such a teaching assistant or research assistant are entitled to register in a state institution of higher education by paying the tuition fees and other fees or charges required for Texas residents under Section 54.051 of this code, without regard to the length of time the assistant has resided in Texas, if the assistant is employed at least one-half time in a teaching or research assistant position which relates to the assistant's degree program under rules and regulations established by the employer institution. Transferred and redesignated from Education Code, Section 54.063 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 359, Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2012.
 

Graduate Assistant Non-Resident Tuition Waiver Qualifications

  • To be eligible for a non-resident tuition waiver tied to employment as a Graduate Assistant (GA), the student must be:
  • Employed at 50% effort in an eligible GA position prior to the 20th class day of fall/spring or 15th class day of the summer session in which the student is enrolling. These dates provide a grace period from the semester census date to account for any issues with hire and on-boarding that may be outside of the employer/employee’s control.
  • Making satisfactory academic progress.
  • Meet GA registration requirements by the census date

Submit the non-resident tuition waiver request form to the Graduate & Professional School. 

NOTE: All non-resident tuition waiver request forms for GAs employed in non-academic units and for students enrolled at the Health Science Center must be submitted to Graduate & Professional School for processing. Spouses and dependents of eligible GA’s also qualify for resident tuition. For spouse/dependent waivers, the eligible student must provide proof of legal marriage or dependency with the non-resident tuition waiver spouse or dependent form. If you have any more questions, please take a look at our help page.

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