Important Note: Fall 2013 out-of-state tuition waivers cannot be processed or approved until the new tuition and fee structure for academic year 13-14 is approved the end of June 2013. Students can submit the waiver after registering for Fall 2013 courses but approvals will be delayed until late June.

All students admitted to a UWF Online Campus degree program and approved for the out-of-state tuition waiver as of Summer 2012, will continue to receive the 100% out-of-state tuition waiver (waiver of non-residence) until degree completion, or a maximum of 45 credit hours waived for graduate students and 120 credit hours waived for undergraduate students, as long as continuous enrollment is maintained.

Continuous enrollment is defined as completing 6 credit hours of graduate courses each fall and spring semester or completing 9 credit hours of undergraduate courses each fall and spring semester. No minimum enrollment requirement exists for the summer semester.

• Currently admitted students failing to meet the continuous enrollment requirement are still eligible for tuition waivers with the characteristics described below.

Note: Current UWF Online Campus military and certificate program students maintain 100% tuition waiver until certificate completion. No continuous enrollment restrictions apply.

Current Out-of-state tuition waiver requirements and characteristics:

• 90% out-of-state tuition waiver (waiver of non-residence) for graduate students until degree completion or 45 credit hours.
• 75% out-of-state tuition waiver (waiver of non-residence) for undergraduate students until degree completion or 120 credit hours.
• Out-of-state tuition waivers are no longer available to non-Florida residents residing within Florida waiting to establish Florida residency. Once Florida residency is established, no waiver is necessary.
• Out-of-state tuition waivers are no longer available to non-US residents.

Active Duty & Reserve Military Personnel:

• Active Duty and Reserve military students residing outside of Florida are always eligible to receive the 100% out-of-state tuition waiver.
• Non-Florida resident members of the U.S. Armed Forces on active duty stationed in Florida and their spouse and dependents do not require out-of-state waivers because they are granted Temporary Florida Residency.

New Alabama students:

• New graduate students residing in Alabama are eligible for the out-of-state tuition waiver described below.
• New undergraduate students residing in Alabama should utilize the existing Alabama out-of-state tuition differential because it cost less than the new waiver characteristics described below. More information on the Alabama out-of-state tuition differential.

Important Notes:

• Waivers must be requested and eligibility confirmed every semester - renewal of waivers is NOT automatic.
• If you register for additional course(s) after waiver approval, please submit another waiver including the new course.
• Allow 5-7 business days for waiver processing.

What's covered?

100% or a lesser percentage of the non-resident portion of your tuition. You must pay all other assessed tuition and fees.

Note: If you withdraw from a course or withdraw from the university, you are liable for fee payment as established by standard university policy. You will not be liable for the amount covered by out-of-state tuition waivers you may be awarded. For more information about the costs of your specific program, go to Online Tuition.

Tuition waivers as described above are available to non-Florida resident students admitted to Online Campus programs (below) and registered for online courses in active pursuit of that degree or certificate:

• Undergraduate Programs
• Engineering Technology, B.S.
• Information Engineering Technology
• Exceptional Student Education, B.A.
• GEM (General Education Mobile)
• Health Sciences, B.S.
• Allied Health
• Health Care Administration
• Health Care Professional
• Medical Information Technology
• Public Health
• Interdisciplinary Information Technology (IIT), B.S.
• Networking and Telecommunications.
• Maritime Studies, B.A
• Nursing: RN-BSN
• Oceanography/Ocean Science, B.S.
• Workforce and Program Development, B.S.
• Graduate Programs
• Curriculum & Instruction, Ed.D.
  • Instructional Technology
• Administration, M.S.A.
• Acquisition & Contract Administration
• Database Administration
• Health Care Administration
• Human Performance Technology
• Leadership
• Public Administration
• Software Engineering Administration
• Computer Science, M.S.
• Database Systems
• Software Engineering
• Curriculum & Instruction, M.Ed.
• Career and Technical Studies Cognate
• Elementary Education Comprehensive
• Instructional Technology Cognate
• Middle Level Comprehensive
• Primary Education Comprehensive
• Secondary Education Comprehensive
• Educational Leadership, M.Ed.
• Educational Leadership Certification Specialization
• Education and Training Management (ETMS)
• Education and Training Management (ETMS-HPT)
• Human Performance Technology
• Education and Training Management (ETMS-IT)
• Instructional Technology
• Exceptional Student Education Comprehensive, M.A.
• Instructional Technology, M.Ed.
• Mathematics, M.S.
• Nursing, M.S.
• Public Health, M.P.H.
• Reading, M.Ed.
• Certificate Programs
• Database Systems
• Medical Informatics
• Not-For-Profit Administration
• Public Health
• Emergency Management
• Environmental Health
• Infection Control
• Occupational Safety and Health
• Readiness and Response
• Professional Accountancy
• Technology Systems Support
• Workforce and Program Development

Who’s not eligible?

• Students enrolled as Academic Common Market students.
• Students unable to prove non-residency.

Who’s eligible?

• Students may be eligible for non-resident tuition waivers if they:
• Are admitted to an online degree or certificate listed above,
• Are a Non-Florida Resident, and
• Enrolled in Online Campus (OLC coded) courses

Fill out the Tuition Waiver Form

If you have questions about qualifying, contact our Online Campus Waiver Coordinator Sharon Cobb at: olcwaivers@uwf.edu or (850) 474-2056 or 1-888-529-1823.