Waivers and Exemptions

Students that are qualified to receive a waiver or exemption should submit all necessary paperwork to the Student Billing Office, University West Edifice Room 117, eastward-postal service it, or fax it to (361)580-5522. For questions regarding the waivers and exemptions offered by the university please contact Student Billing at (361)570-4833.

Beneath is a list of some of the waivers and exemptions commonly used at UHV equally well as the link to any course(due south) that need to be completed and returned to Student Billing at the university in social club for you to receive the waiver or exemption.

For a complete listing of all the waivers and exemptions available to students and for additional information on the waivers and exemptions listed below please visit the Exemptions link or the Waiver Programs link .

Blind and Deaf Students (Section 54.364 Texas Education Lawmaking)

Blind or deaf students who are residents are entitled to exemption from tuition and sure fees if they present: (1) certification of blindness or deafness (ii) proof of Texas residency (iii) high school diploma or GED equivalency (4) letter of recommendation by high school principal, clergyman, public official or other responsible private and (five)letter of educatee intent.

Competitive Scholarship Waiver (Section 54.213 Texas Education Code)

The nonresident portion of tuition is waived. The pupil is responsible for payment of resident tuition. Waivers are granted to a limited number of students. To authorize for this waiver a student must exist a nonresident or international student receiving competitive scholarships in an amount equal to or greater than $1,000. Recipients must have competed with other students, including Texas residents, for the honour, which must be administered by a school recognized scholarship committee.

  • Competitive Scholarship Waiver

Economic Evolution and Diversification (Section 54.222 Texas Pedagogy Code)

The nonresident portion of tuition is waived. The student is responsible for payment of resident tuition. Waivers are granted to a express number of students. This waiver is available for nonresident and domiciled international students whose families transferred to Texas every bit a part of the Country's Economic Evolution and Diversification Plan.

Military Personnel and Dependents (Section 54.241 Texas Education Lawmaking)

Officers or enlisted personnel of the Army, Army Reserve, Army National Guard, Air National Guard, Air Force, Air Forcefulness Reserve, Navy, Navy Reserve, Marine Corps, Marine Corps Reserve, Declension Guard or Coast Baby-sit Reserves of the United States who are assigned to duty in Texas are entitled to register themselves, their spouses and their children at the University by paying Texas resident tuition and fees. This tuition waiver is without regard to the length of time they have been assigned to duty or resided in the state.

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Senior Citizens (Section 54.365 Texas Education Lawmaking)

Senior citizens (persons 65 years and older) who wish to obtain academic credit may enroll for up six semester credit hours of courses offered by the University each term without payment of tuition if space is available and if access requirements are met. Students are responsible for the payment of all mandatory fees. Credit hours taken in excess of 6 hours will exist charged normal tuition and fees. A senior denizen who wishes to inspect a course offered past the University may practice so without payment of tuition and fees, provided space is available and normal auditing requirements are met.

Educatee Employees (Section 54.212 Texas Teaching Code)

Instruction assistants and enquiry assistants are entitled to register themselves, their spouses and their children by paying the tuition and other fees charged to Texas residents. This residency waiver is without regard to the length of time they have resided in Texas, provided the students are employed at to the lowest degree one-half fourth dimension in a teaching or enquiry position relating to their degree programme.

Texas Veterans – Hazlewood Human action (Section 54.341 Texas Didactics Lawmaking)

The University exempts students from paying tuition and fees excluding the pupil service fee and residential fees (student center fee, health & welness fee, parking fee).  Please see the Texas Veterans Commission website for detailed eligibility requirements.

  • Hazlewood Awarding
  • Texas Hazlewood Human activity Exemption Application For Continued Enrollment

Past law, (Texas Hazlewood Act Statute (Texas Education Code §54.341) and Administrative Rules (40 Texas Administrative Code §461), Hazlewood is not retroactive. Applications and supporting documents much be received no later than the terminal grade twenty-four hour period of the semester to which the exemption will employ.

Educational Adjutant Exemption (Section 54.363 Texas Education Lawmaking)

To encourage sure Educational Aides to complete total teacher certification by providing need-based exemptions from the payment of tuition and certain mandatory fees at Texas public institutions of higher teaching.  Visit the College for All Texans website for eligibility requirements and applications.