Senior Citizen Tuition Fee Waiver Information

To enable the University to comply with the Florida Administrative Code governing the free course benefit for senior citizens, the following procedures are required to be followed by all senior citizens utilizing the free course benefit:
 

Are you a student? Each person participating in this program shall, at the time of initial enrollment, file their Non-Degree Documentation with the Office of the Registrar. If you have attended UWF previously, but not within the last three semesters, you must re-file the Non-Degree Student Documentation forms with the Office of the Registrar Non-Degree Student Documentation forms are available from the Office of the Registrar, Building 18, Room 186, 473-6248 or on their web site at Office of the Registrar.

 

Who is eligible? U.S. citizens, permanent resident aliens, or legal aliens granted indefinite stay by INS, who are 60 years old or older and who meet the Florida residency requirements for tuition purposes. A Florida "resident for tuition purposes" is a person who has established and maintained legal residency in Florida for the previous twelve-month period.

 

What are you eligible for? Course work taken under the Senior Citizen Tuition Fee Waiver is on an audit basis.  No academic credit shall be awarded for attendance in classes for which fees are waived. Waiver of fees is NOT authorized for the following kinds of courses:  directed studies, practicums, internships, music and theatre performance, Continuing Education, and other one-on-one course situations such as theses and dissertations. The Senior Citizen Tuition/Fee Waiver does not include Activity & Service, Athletic, and Health fees.  Therefore, access to services and events funded by these fees are not available to Senior Citizens except as available to the general public.  More specifically, the Senior Citizen Tuition/Fee Waiver does not provide access to health services or free tickets to social, cultural, and athletic events. Students attending classes on the Pensacola campus must purchase a Nautilus Card and parking decal. THE FREE COURSE BENEFIT MAY BE USED ON A SPACE AVAILABLE BASIS ONLY.  Students may not pre-register for courses for which they plan to use a Senior Citizen Tuition Fee Waiver.  The waiver form will not be processed if a senior citizen pre-registers and then submits a Senior Citizen Tuition Fee Waiver form for the pre-registered course(s) after the fact.

 

How do I register using a Senior Citizen Tuition Fee Waiver? Each semester of participation obtain on original copy of the "Senior Citizen Tuition Fee Waiver and Registration Form. Copies of this form are available from the Office of the Registrar or you may print a .pdf version of the senior citizen tuition fee waiver form.  If you don't already have the Adobe Acrobat Reader, you can get it at the following site: It is the responsibility of the student to complete and submit the waiver form  allowing sufficient time for the form to reach the Office of the Registrar by the registration deadline.  Failure to submit waiver forms by the prescribed deadlines will result in the assessment of the late registration and/or late fee payment fee.

 

When and where do I submit my tuition fee waiver and registration form? Submit the original copy of the tuition fee waiver and registration form to the Office of the Registrar beginning with the first day of Priority Advance Registration through the end of the late registration/drop-add period.  If a course(s) requires special permission (excluding closed classes) attach a completed permission form to the registration form.  Permission forms are obtained from the department offering the course.  PLEASE DO NOT ATTEMPT TO REGISTER THROUGH ANY OTHER REGISTRATION PROCESS.

 

When will my registration be processed? Senior Citizen Tuition Fee Waiver forms will be processed beginning the last day of regular registration through the end of the late registration/drop-add period.  Registration material submitted prior to this time will be held and processed on the designated day.   Students will be notified by telephone or e-mail of closed classes.  Written permission to enter a closed class will be accepted at this time.

 

How will I know my registration has been completed? A printed copy of the registration schedule will be mailed to the student.  The student may also verify his/her schedule through LightHouse (for new or readmitted students) or Argus on the My Info tab in the Personal Student Records Access channel (for currently enrolled students).

Questions?  call the Office of the Registrar at 474-2247 or e-mail your questions to registrar@uwf.edu