Student Accounting

State of Florida Employee Tuition Waivers

NOTICE: THIS WAIVER IS NOT FOR USF EMPLOYEES. Information for the USF employee tuition program can be found here: USF Employee Tuition Program (ETP)


REGISTRATION TIMES

State Employee registration occurs at specific times. Should the Employee register prior to the prescribed date and time,the fee waiver will become invalid and the Employee will be liable for all applicable fees. STATE EMPLOYEES WHO REGISTER PRIOR TO THE PRESCRIBED DATE AND TIME WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO CHANGE THEIR SCHEDULE IN ORDER TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE FEE WAIVER. It is the responsibility of the employee to register on a space-available basis only.

Registration times for students using the State of Florida Employee Tuition waiver:

  • Spring 2024 - January 4, 2024 after 5:00 PM
  • Summer 2024 - May 09, 2024 after 6:00 PM
  • Fall 2024 - August 15, 2024 after 6:00 PM

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

  • USF's State Employee Waiver Form - All eligible state employees must submit USF's waiver form that is signed by the employee, the employee's supervisor and agency director. The Intent to Apply/Participation form will not be accepted in place of the actual USF tuition waiver. The form clearly states that the student needs to check with the University about filling out additional forms.
  • Employment Verfication- A screenshot of your employment verification needs to be sent to us along with our completed waiver form. You must verify your employment every semester you plan on using the waiver.

    To verify your employment, please login into the State of Florida Employee’s Information Center website: https://apps.fldfs.com/EIC/EmployeeInfoCenter/. Once you log into the database, please click on Tuition Waiver Verification. The result will state Successful Employment Verification across the page.

Please submit your USF State of Florida tuition waiver and successful employment verification in the same email in PDF format.

This is to ensure that both documents are received for review and processing.

Waiver Submittal 

Please note that tuition waivers are due by the fourth day of the semester.

Final submission dates can be found on our website below. 

https://www.usf.edu/business-finance/controller/student-services/student-accounting/waivers.aspx

The following 2 steps must be completed in order for the waiver to be processed:

  1. Students will be required to sign the waiver form and have their immediate supervisor also sign. Immediate supervisors should do one of the following:
              a. DocuSign the waiver form and email to tuitionwaiver@usf.edu
              b. Email tuitionwaiver@usf.edu and indicate that you approve of the waiver.
              c. Sign the form and mail to:
                                                          UCO-Student Accounting
                                                          Attn:  Kathryn Keller
                                                          University of South Florida
                                                          4202 Fowler Ave SVC1039
                                                          Tampa, FL  33620

  2. Students must send a screenshot of employment verification to tuitionwaiver@usf.edu or include with mailed waiver form (include student ID number).

Note:  As soon as possible, the Agency Head/Designee signature should be obtained and the original form should be mailed to the Student Accounting at the address above.

Submission of completed tuition waivers and successful employment verification may begin on:

August 1 (Fall semesters)
December 1 (Spring semesters)
May 1 (Summer semesters, all sessions)

Paperwork dated prior to the above-mentioned dates will not be accepted.

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