Funding
Tuition Waiver Forms Information
Waivers
The Office of Graduate Studies does not process all waivers, only out of college appointments. Colleges should either key waivers for in unit appointments themselves (AC, EN) or send the information to cash accounting for processing (BU, BC, ED, MS, FA). If you have created an "Out of College" appointment and need to request a waiver, you should contact the student's home department. The decision has been made that for out-of-unit appointments the tuition waiver request should be done in the student's home department with the 'hiring entity' generating the employment contract. That way, departments potentially will gain a better sense as to what their students are doing from an employment perspective. Too often we've heard cases where the department has no idea that a given student has a GA position in another unit. So please contact the student's academic department and have them make the request to the college office. The college office has access to the form.
College Contacts:
| College | Name | Phone Number |
|---|---|---|
| Arts and Sciences | Stephanie Hill | (813) 974-6408 |
| Arts and Sciences | Lisa Mirabal | (813) 974-6927 |
| Behavioral and Community Sciences | Susan Crochunis | (813) 974-8865 |
| Business | Stacee Bender | (813) 974-3335 |
| Education | Mandy Stuck | (813) 974-4569 |
| Engineering | Catherine Burton | (813) 974-9888 |
| Global Sustainability | Randall Pape | (813) 974-0185 |
| Graduate Studies | Joseph Butts | (813) 974-3586 |
| Marine Science | David Naar | (727) 873-1637 |
| Medicine | Shonique Edwards | (813) 974-2836 |
| Nursing | Jean Vaccaro | (813) 974-9124 |
| Pharmacy | Danielle Gamboni | (813) 974-7734 |
| Public Health | Laura Zota-Noll | (813) 974-6689 |
| The Arts (CoTA) | Guner Celik | (813) 974-1726 |
Eligibility
Graduate assistants must be appointed for at least 0.25 FTE (10 hours per week) to be eligible for tuition payment. In addition, each job classification has specific classification descriptions and requirements that can be found in Graduate Assistant Policies & Guidelines Handbook. It is the responsibility of the appointing department to assure that a student appointed as a GA meets the requirements (especially full-time enrollment) and remains in good academic standing.
A graduate assistant, regardless of job classification code or funding source, is required to work a minimum of 150 hours during the fall or spring appointment, and a minimum of 100 hours during a summer appointment to be eligible for tuition payment. The Office of Graduate Studies, college, department, and/or unit may retract any tuition paid on behalf of the graduate assistant should the graduate assistant not fulfill their GA responsibilities. In this circumstance, the student will be responsible for tuition payment. The graduate program is responsible for monitoring the fulfillment of graduate assistant duties and hours. If these requirements are not met, the department must appropriately notify the student and the Office of Graduate Studies that they have not fulfilled their GA responsibilities and will have their tuition payment retracted.
Graduate Assistant Tuition Waivers are only for credits that apply to the degree: graduate-level (5000-7000) coursework, independent study, thesis, dissertation, and directed research, and the graduate hours waived must be approved by the student's home college. Waviers typically do not cover audited courses, pre-reqs, dropped credit hours, or Self-Funded / Cost Recovery courses (Please note: With the exception of the DCF waivers, all other waivers (including State of Florida and USF employee) are not accepted for Self-Funded/Self-Supporting program courses, Market Rate Tuition, Sponsored Institute or Study Abroad courses. Excess Hour and Repeat Course Surcharges are also not covered by any tuition waiver.)
Student Fees
Students will be able to pay fees until the 9th week of the semester as stipulated in the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the University of South Florida Board of Trustees and Graduate Assistants Union.
Waiver Forms
- Code 50 Guidelines
- Graduate Assistant Waiver Request Form (Form-1)
- Office of Graduate Studies Online Waiver Portal (All other requests including Out of College)
- Staff/Admin System Login (Graduate Studies Employees Only)
Deadlines For Waiver Requests to OGS
To assure timely processing, all waiver requests must be received by the Office of Graduate Studies as soon as the portal opens.