Fee Waiver Program

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The CSU employee fee waiver is an important part of the University's effort to promote the development of its human resources while helping individuals achieve their career goals. It offers eligible University employees and/or their dependents the opportunity to attend classes on our campus or at other California State University campuses without paying the usual fees. It is a great program that assists employees who aspire to higher levels of job skills, professional competencies and educational achievement.

Provisions of the Employee Fee Waiver Program are governed by collective bargaining agreements or for Management Personnel Plan (MPP) employees, Executive Order 491. These provisions may change as a result of collective bargaining negotiations. Such changes could affect program participation.

Fee waiver applies to CSU general fund courses only. Courses in self-support programs such as Extended Education, may not be taken through fee waiver.

You can also have a qualified Dependent use your Fee Waiver benefit. See all program details below.

Who is Eligible

Staff
  • Permanent (part-time or full-time)
  • Probationary (full-time only)
  • Temporary (full-time appointment for the duration of the semester that they are requesting participation)
  • Management Personnel Plan (full-time only)
  • C99 / E99 - (full-time or part-time employees and full-time probationary employees)
Faculty
  • Tenured/tenure track
  • Temporary lecturers with three (3) year appointments pursuant to Article 26 of the CBA. (Coaches must have equivalent of six (6) years full-time service in the department.
  • FERP participant appointed to teach during the semester that they are requesting participation.

Under several bargaining units, the Employee Fee Waiver Program may be transferred to dependents. The Employee Fee Waiver Transfer Request Form is available on the Fee Waiver Forms page and on the Human Resources Forms web page. Check with Human Resources Programs for current guidelines.

Qualified Dependents: A spouse, domestic partner or dependent child.

The dependent fee waiver may be transferred to only one person at a time. If both parents are employees eligible to transfer their fee waiver benefit to a dependent child, each employee may transfer the benefits and child would be eligible to enroll in up to four (4) courses or 12 units, whichever is greater. Alternatively, each employee could transfer his/her benefit to a different child, if there where multiple eligible dependents.

Employee

Dependent Child Age Criteria

Units 2,5,7,9 (CSUEU)  /  Unit 3 (Faculty)  /  Unit 4 (APC)  /  Unit 6 (Skilled Trades)  /  Unit 8 (Public Safety)

Up to Age 25

C99 (Confidential)  /  M80 (MPP)  /  M98 (Executives)

Up to Age 25

Resources

Courses & Units

Types of Eligible Courses

Fee waiver applies to CSU state-supported (general fund) courses only, including state-supported courses that are offered through summer term. Courses shall be taken for credit.

Not eligible: Classes through the Extension Services, Open University, non-state side Summer Sessions, Winter Session and University College are not eligible under the Fee Waiver Program. In addition, fees for joint doctoral program that are paid directly to the "partner" university cannot be waived.

Unit Limitation for Fees Waived

All eligible non-represented and represented employees may enroll in a maximum of two (2) courses, or six (6) units, whichever is greater, per term, excluding the doctoral program. Units for the doctoral program are determined independently based on program course offerings.

Employee Responsibilities

Although fee waivers are approved in advance, you must be a current/active employee at the start of the semester in order for the fee waiver to be valid. Employees who become ineligible, or their dependents, who continue their enrollment will be responsible for covering the cost of related university fees. If you are separating employment, please contact the fee waiver coordinator regarding the cancellation of your employee or dependent fee waiver.

Employee will develop a Career Development Plan [PDF] with their supervisor prior to the first semester applied for admission, and whenever the academic goals change. A development plan will also be used when taking work related courses. The original is kept by the supervisor and a copy of this plan should be kept in their individual fee waiver record maintained by the Fee Waiver Program Coordinator.

Additional Program Information
Forms & Fee Waiver Deadlines

All forms should be submitted to Benefits Services via the Benefits Services Secure Dropbox or in Welch Hall 340.

DeadlinesDates
Fall 2025Apr 14, 2025 to Sep 19, 2025
Spring 2026TBD
Summer 2025March 17, 2025 to August 1, 2025
Attending another CSUCheck with your CSU Campus
Contact

If you have additional questions please e-mail feewaiver@csudh.edu, visit Benefits Services located on the 3rd Floor of Welch Hall 340 or call (310) 243-3771.

Document Submission

All forms must be completed and submitted to Benefits Services through the secure file transmission DropBox or in person at Welch Hall 340.

To view course offerings, visit the Class Schedule.