Exemptions and Waivers

Exemptions

Exemption	Charges Covered	Charges Not Covered	Target Population	Apply with:	Submit to Office:	Must meet GPA and/ or excess hours requirements:*
Adopted from Foster or Residential Care Exemption	All tuition and mandatory fees	Housing, Parking, Installment Fees	Students who were adopted from foster care after age 14	Texas Department of Family Protective Services	Financial Aid	Yes
Blind/Deaf Exemption	All tuition and mandatory fees	Housing, Parking, Installment Fees	Blind or Deaf students attending Texas public colleges and universities	Texas Commission for the Blind or Deaf	Student Accounts	Yes
Children of Disabled/Deceased Firemen and Peace Officers	All tuition and mandatory fees up to 120 credit hours	Housing, Parking, Installment Fees	Children of disabled/deceased firemen, peace officers, game wardens, or employees of correctional institutions	Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board 800-242-3062	Financial Aid	Yes
Children of Professional Nursing Faculty & Staff Exemption	State and Designated Tuition for up to 10 semesters	All other fees	Children of professional nursing faculty and staff	Student Accounts	Human Resources	Yes
Children of U.S. Military who are Missing in Action or Prisoners Of War (MIA/POWs)	Tuition and all mandatory fees	Housing, Parking, Installment Fees	Children of Texas residents, 21 years or younger who have a parent documented as MIA/ POW	Student Accounts	Student Accounts	Yes
Clinical Preceptors & their children	State and Designated Tuition up to $500 for 10 semesters	All other fees	Clinical preceptors and their children	Student Accounts	Student Accounts	Yes
Disabled Peace Officer Exemption	Tuition and mandatory fees up to 12 semesters	Housing, Parking, Installment Fees	Peace officers disabled in the line of duty	Student Accounts	Student Accounts	Yes
Employee Tuition Exemption Program	Most mandatory fees	State and Graduate tuition, Distance Education fees	Employees of Angelo State University	Human Resources	Human Resources	Yes
Firefighters Enrolled in Fire Science Courses	Tuition and lab fees for Fire Science classes	Tuition and mandatory fees for all other classes	Firefighters (paid or volunteer) to take classes to help them in their job	Student Accounts	Student Accounts	Yes
Foster or Residential Care Exemption	All tuition and mandatory fees	Housing, Parking, Installment Fees	Students who were in the foster care program after age 14	Texas Department of Family Protective Services	Financial Aid	No
Graduate Assistant - Athletics	All tuition and mandatory fees	Housing, Parking, Installment Fees, Insurance	Graduate students in working for Athletics	Athletics	Athletics	Yes
Hazlewood Act Exemption - Veteran	Tuition and mandatory fees up to 150 semester credit hours	Housing, Parking, Installment Fee, Student Services Fee	Veterans: Texas residents, entered in Texas or declared Texas as their home of record at time of entry	Student Accounts	Student Accounts	Yes
Hazlewood Act Exemption - Legacy	Tuition and mandatory fees up to 150 semester credit hours	Housing, Parking, Installment Fee, Student Services Fee	Veteran must meet eligibility requirements. Student must be considered a Texas resident.	Student Accounts	Student Accounts	Yes
Hazlewood Act Exemption - Spouse or Dependent of KIA, MIA, Service Connected Deceased Veteran	Tuition and mandatory fees up to 150 semester credit hours	Housing, Parking, Installment Fee, Student Services Fee	Veteran must meet eligibility requirements. Student must be considered a Texas resident.	Student Accounts	Student Accounts	No
Hazlewood Act Exemption - Spouse or Dependent of Permanently Disabled Veteran	Tuition and mandatory fees up to 150 semester credit hours	Housing, Parking, Installment Fee, Student Services Fee	Veteran must meet eligibility requirements. Student must be considered a Texas resident.	Student Accounts	Student Accounts	Yes
Highest Ranking High School Graduate Exemption	State and Designated tuition	All other fees	Students certified as the highest ranking graduate from an accredited Texas high school	High School Counselor	Scholarship Program Office	Yes
Peace Officer Enrolled in Law Enforcement or Criminal Justice Courses	Tuition and lab fees for Law Enforcement or Criminal Justice classes	Tuition and mandatory fees for all other classes	Persons working as a Peace Officer	Student Accounts	Student Accounts	Yes
Prisoners of War	All tuition and mandatory fees	Housing, Parking, Installment Fees,	Veterans: Texas residents at time of entry and declared a POW after 1/1/1999 taking 12 credit hours	Student Accounts	Student Accounts	No
Senior Citizens Audit Exemption	Tuition and mandatory fees for up to 6 hours	Parking, Installment Fees	Persons 65 or older	Registrar’s Office	Registrar’s Office	Yes

*Senate Bill 1210 (83rd Texas Legislature, Regular Session) adds a grade point average requirement for persons to receive continuation awards through the program. The bill also establishes a limit to the total number of hours, cumulative, that a student may take and continue to receive awards through this program. These changes went into effect in Fall 2014.

Waivers

Waiver	Charges Covered	Charges Not Covered	Target Population	Apply with:	Submit to Office:	Must meet GPA and/ or excess hours requirements:*
Bordering State Reciprocal Exchange	Out of state tuition differential	Mandatory tuition and fees for all classes	Students from New Mexico and Oklahoma residing in an adjacent county	Report generated by University Staff		No
Competitive Scholarship Waiver	Out of state tuition differential	Mandatory tuition and fees for all classes	Nonresident or foreign students receiving a competitive scholarship of $1000 or more	Scholarships Programs Office will generate a list of qualified students		No
Faculty/Dependents	Out of state tuition differential	Mandatory tuition and fees for all classes	Individuals who are employed at least 1/2 time and his/ her spouse or children	Academic Department	Academic Dean	No
Military: Assigned to Duty in Texas	Out of state tuition differential	Mandatory tuition and fees for all classes	Members of the U.S. Armed Forces or Commissioned Officers of the Public Health Service from states other than Texas, their spouses and/or children who are stationed in Texas.	Registrar’s Office	Registrar’s Office	No
Military: Persons Eligible for Veterans Educational Benefits, Their Spouses and Children Who Move to Texas	Out of state tuition differential	Mandatory tuition and fees for all classes	Veterans or their dependents using the Post 9/11 GI Bill® who have registered the intent to establish a residence in Texas and resides in Texas while enrolled	VETS Center	Registrar’s Office	No
Teaching or Research Assistants	Out of state tuition differential	Mandatory tuition and fees for all classes	Individuals who are employed at least 1/2 time and his/ her spouse or children	Academic Department	Academic Dean	No