Employee Fee Waiver & Tuition Reduction Program

Fee Waiver Spring 2025 Deadlines:

• Deadline date to submit Spring 2025 Fee Waiver Application: January 24, 2025

  • (Payment deadline- see the Registrar/Bursar website: Bursar - Summer 2024-2025 Important Dates and Fee Information 

REGISTER HERE for the Nov. 8, 2024 Fee Waiver Presentation via Zoom.

The fee waiver program provides an opportunity for eligible employees to take courses at a CSU campus for career development; to attain a credential, undergraduate or graduate degree to enhance current job-related skills.

Job-Related Training: A job-related course is taken for the purpose of improving

• The level of skill needed to perform existing duties and responsibilities or
• Acquiring additional skills needed to perform new assigned duties and responsibilities.

If you are interested in a job-related course, please contact our Benefits office to initiate your job-related admissions application.

Eligible employees must submit the approved employee fee waiver form to our Benefits office by the established deadline date for each semester. Eligible employees may also transfer their fee waiver benefit to a spouse or dependent child by submitting a completed dependent fee waiver form (PDF).

NOTE:

• CPaGE and other self-supporting courses cannot be taken through the employee fee waiver program.
• During the summer sessions, only state-supported courses can be taken through the fee waiver program. 
• If you separate from SF State before the beginning of the semester, you will no longer be eligible for the benefit.  The Fee Waiver will be removed and your bill will be adjusted accordingly.  You can complete your course(s) by paying the fees due or drop the course(s).
• If you separate from SF State employment after the beginning of the semester, you can continue to use your fee waiver to cover that semester.

Fee Waiver Employee Eligibility

The California State University offers eligible employees and their eligible dependents the opportunity to enroll in work related courses offered by the CSU at a reduced fee.

Units 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 and 10 - Full-time employees (i.e. Permanent, temporary and probationary), part-time permanent employees and full-time employees who are on an approved full or partial leave without pay.

Unit 3 - Tenured and probationary faculty unit employees, and temporary faculty unit employees (excluding coaches) with three (3) year appointments. Coaches must have six (6) years consecutive service in the department for enrollment in the CSU fee waiver program. FERP employees are considered tenured faculty and are eligible for fee waiver only during the semesters/quarters when they are actively employed.

Unit 1 - All unit members are eligible

M80 (MPP) - Full-time employees (includes temporary)

Units 8, Confidential(C99), Excluded(E99) and Executive (M98)- Full-time or part-time permanent employees and full-time probationary employees (no temporary). Excluded (E99) FERP employees are considered tenured faculty and are eligible for fee waiver only during the semesters/quarters when they are actively employed. Confidential (C99) and Excluded (E99) employees only attain permanent status in part-time positions as a result of completing a probationary period in a full-time position and subsequently reducing their time-base.

Important Notes on the SF State Fee Waiver Program

• CSU Employee/Dependent fee waiver forms to be submitted through DocuSign.
• CPaGE courses are not eligible for the CSU fee waiver program.
• If an approved fee waiver application is received by the Bursar’s Office after the full payment has been made, a refund request for the waived fees must be submitted to the SF State Bursar’s Office directly.
• For information concerning your registration time, please visit your Gateway.