Washington Administrative Code › Title 172 - Eastern Washington University › Chapter 172-11 - Financial Aid, Scholarships and waivers › Section 172-11-040 - Waiver of tuition

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) The board of
			 trustees is authorized to grant tuition waivers to students pursuant to RCW
			     28B.15.910 and the laws identified therein. A number of these statutes
			 authorize, but do not require, the board of trustees to grant waivers for
			 different categories of students and provide waivers of different fees. For
			 waivers that are authorized but not required by state law, the board of
			 trustees delegates to the president or designee the authority to implement
			 voluntary tuition waivers. The permissive waivers that EWU has implemented are
			 identified below in subsection (3) of this section. A full list of permissive
			 waivers and mandatory waivers is available from EWU's financial aid and
			 scholarships office. These waivers may be modified at any time. Eligibility is
			 based on the term for which the student is seeking a waiver and both the waiver
			 and eligibility criteria may be subsequently modified or revoked with or
			 without notice to a student. Awarding of a waiver for one term is not a
			 guarantee that the waiver will be awarded in a subsequent term.
(2) Even if EWU has implemented a permissive
			 waiver, the university, for specific reasons and a general need for flexibility
			 in the management of its resources, may choose not to award waivers to all
			 students who may be eligible under the terms of the laws due to funding
			 limitations and enrollment strategies. The university may modify its
			 restrictions or requirements pursuant to changes in state or federal law,
			 changes in programmatic requirements, or in response to financial or other
			 considerations, which may include, but are not limited to, the need to adopt
			 fiscally responsible budgets, the management of the overall levels and mix of
			 enrollments, management initiatives to modify enrollment demand for specific
			 programs, and management decisions regarding the array of academic programs
			 offered. The university may choose not to exercise the full funding authority
			 granted under RCW     28B.15.910 and may limit the total funding available under
			 RCW     28B.15.915.
(3) Pursuant to RCW
			     28B.15.910, EWU adopts the following tuition waivers with the following
			 limitations. These limitations are in addition to any limitations set forth in
			 state or federal law.
(a)RCW
			     28B.15.014(1);
(b)RCW
			     28B.15.014(2). Waivers under this subsection for the nonresident tuition fee
			 differential shall be restricted to three quarters within the first year from
			 the employee's initial date of employment with EWU. The employee must be
			 employed on or before the first day of the quarter for which the waiver is
			 requested;
(c)RCW     28B.15.544.
			 Applicants must meet initial enrollment and academic eligibility requirements
			 available on the financial aid office's website;
(d)RCW     28B.15.556. Limitations are included
			 in specific student exchange agreements;
(e)RCW     28B.15.558. All waivers authorized by
			 RCW     28B.15.558 shall be subject to additional limitations as determined by the
			 university. The details of EWU's program of tuition waivers for state, teachers
			 and other certificated instructional staff, and K-12 classified staff are set
			 forth in EWU Policy 409-04. As authorized by RCW     28B.15.558(5), waivers may be
			 awarded to eligible EWU employees before considering waivers for eligible
			 persons who are not employed by EWU. These waivers are not available for
			 self-support courses or individualized instruction;
(f)RCW     28B.15.615;
(g)RCW     28B.15.621(2). This waiver is limited
			 to Washington residents who are enrolled full-time and pursuing their first
			 undergraduate degree and is only a partial waiver. Information about
			 eligibility for this waiver is available on the financial aid office's website.
			 To qualify as an eligible veteran or National Guard member, the person seeking
			 the waiver must provide proof of domicile in Washington state and either a DD
			 Form 214 or other documentation establishing they meet the criteria in RCW
			     28B.15.621(8);
(h)RCW     28B.15.740 (1) and (2);
(i)RCW     28B.70.050;
			 and
(j) Pursuant to the general
			 authority granted in RCW     28B.15.740(1), an employee dependent children and
			 spouses' tuition waiver as detailed in EWU Policy 405-01.