To enable the University to comply with Florida Statute 1009.265, governing
the free course benefit for state employees, the following
procedures are required to be followed by all
state employees utilizing the free course benefit:
Who is eligible?
Employees must be full-time (1.0 FTE) in an established position (excluding OPS). PLEASE NOTE: Employees of state universities and community colleges are not eligible for tuition-free courses. What are you eligible for? Waiver authority is granted for up to six (6) hours per semester. Course hours over six must be paid by the employee by the fee payment deadline to avoid the late payment fee. Registration for courses not covered by the waiver must be completed prior to the first day of classes in order to avoid assessment of the late registration fee. Waiver of fees is NOT authorized for the following kinds of courses: directed studies, practicum's, internships, music and theatre performance, Continuing Education, and other one-on-one course situations such as theses and dissertations. Students attending classes on the Pensacola campus must purchase a Nautilus Card and parking decal. |
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THE
FREE COURSE BENEFIT MAY BE USED ON A SPACE AVAILABLE
BASIS ONLY. Permission to enter a closed class
will not be accepted.
Employees may not pre-register for courses for which they plan to use a state employee tuition fee waiver. The waiver form will not be processed if a state employee pre-registers and then submits a state employee tuition fee waiver form for the pre-registered course(s) after the fact. |
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do I register using a state employee tuition fee waiver? Each semester of participation students must submit a new "UWF State Employee Tuition Fee Waiver and Registration Form". The waiver form must have the signature of the employee and the Agency Head or Designee. Forms without appropriate signatures will not be processed. It is the responsibility of each employee to obtain and process waiver forms through the supervisory channels within each State Agency in sufficient time to allow the waiver form to reach the Registrar's Office by the registration deadline. Failure to submit approved forms by the required deadlines will result in the assessment of $100.00 late registration and/or $100.00 late fee payment fee. |
How do I find Courses? Students can access the online course search from LightHouse, (new or readmitted students) or ARGUS (current students) under the "my info" tab. The online course search lists courses which are offered in a specific semester or term. This service allows students to search for courses in a variety of ways, including by department, instructor, location, days and/or times, and even by title. Course and reference number must match with the course(s) name to ensure proper registration. Employees will be responsible for outstanding fees for course(s) which do not match the authorized waiver form. In such cases, appropriate late registration fees and late payment fees will also be assessed. Approved alternate courses are encouraged and must be listed on the waiver form. |
| When and where do I submit my approved tuition fee waiver and registration form? | |
| Submit the approved 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 you wish to register for a course requiring special departmental permission, contact the department to obtain a four-digit permission authorization code and enter it on your tuition fee waiver and registration form. Permission authorization codes do not guarantee registration in a course. Please do not attempt to register through any other registration process. |
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| When will my registration be processed? | |
| State employee
tuition fee waivers will be processed beginning the
first day of classes 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 e-mail of closed classes. State employees utilizing the tuition fee waiver can not receive permission to enter a closed class. |
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| How will I know my registration has been completed? | |
| An email will generate when registration is processed and will be sent to the student's current UWF email account. New or readmitted students without a current UWF email account must submit a valid email address on registration form to receive email notification. Class schedules may be retrieved through LightHouse (for new or readmitted students) or ARGUS under the My Info tab in the Personal Student Records Access channel (for currently enrolled students). | |
Questions? Call the Office of the Registrar at 474-2249 or e-mail your questions to registrar@uwf.edu