Waiver of Tuition and Fees

General student fees are mandatory fees assessed by term as a condition of enrollment in the university and for a specified purpose. Authority to establish general student fees is reserved to the Board of Trustees (4 Policies A.2.a.2 and A.3.a.2). General student fees, like tuition, are viewed as a part of the cost of education, and are assessed as a condition of enrollment in the university. As such, the assessment or the waiving of these fees is not necessarily directly related to usage or the direct benefit gained by an individual student. However, exemption from assessment or the waiving of a fee precludes the student from those opportunities directly associated with the purpose of the fee and not otherwise available to the general public.

Exemptions from assessment of general student fees are granted for the following:

1. Faculty, administrative and professional, and civil service employees enrolled for classes shall, with approval required by the applicable personnel policies, be exempt from assessment of all general student fees.
2. Students enrolled under the classification of "off-campus enrollment" shall be exempt from assessment of all general student fees.
3. No general student fees shall be charged to extension and residence center students.
4. Students enrolled in the School of Medicine and attending the Springfield Medical Facility shall be exempt from assessment of the:
   1. Student Recreation Fee
   2. Student Center Fee
   3. Athletic Fee
   4. Revenue Bond Fee
   5. Campus Recreation Fee
   6. Students' Attorney Fee
   7. Mass Transit Fee
   1. Student Medical Benefit
   2. Athletic Fee
   3. Student-to-Student Grant