UCSC Reduced Fee Program Guidelines

Applicability

Programs For Which Reduced Fee Is Applicable: Regular Admission, Concurrent Enrollment, Summer Session and University Extension

Eligibility

Career staff employees who have worked 6 months or more and completed probation; faculty and non-senate academic appointees who have worked at least 50% time for 6 months or more; and former University employees who have retired within four months of the date of separation from University service and who are annuitants of a retirement system to which the University contributes.

Please note: Employees enrolled in self-supporting academic programs are not eligible for the Reduced Fee Program.

Procedure

• For Regular Admission, complete the Reduced Fee Application Form and submit it to T&D for eligibility verification via campus mail or fax, 459-3520. Please indicate how you would like it returned to you, via fax, campus mail or pick-up. After obtaining a signature from T&D, submit the form to the Registrar's Office. Call 459-5320 for more information.
• University Extension applicants can download the enrollment form from the University Extension web site. Follow instructions on the form.
• Concurrent Enrollment applicants can download the Concurrent Enrollment application packet from the University Extension web site. Follow instructions listed on the Concurrent Enrollment web page.
• A Reduced Fee Form must be submitted each quarter.

Program Information

Regular Admission

Employee must be a regularly admitted UCSC student. Fee reduction is 2/3. Employee pays 1/3 of Educational and Registration fee only - Campus fees waived. For Undergraduate enrollment, employee pays $865 per quarter. For Graduate enrollment, employee pays $971 per quarter.

Maximum of three classes, or 15 units (whichever is greater) per quarter - NO EXCEPTIONS.

Concurrent Enrollment

Concurrent Enrollment offers employees an opportunity to take a sampling of courses if they have not been admitted to the University as a regularly enrolled student. Fee reduction varies based on number of units; for a five unit undergraduate course which normally costs $800, employee pays $265 ($53 per unit). For a graduate course which normally costs $1100, employee pays $365 ($73 per unit).

• Enrollment is done through University Extension.
• Employee receives full credit for courses, but cannot obtain a degree as a Concurrent Enrollment student.
• Concurrent Enrollment students have the lowest priority for admittance into classes. Employee should verify with the instructor that there is room at first class meeting.
• Maximum of 10 units per quarter - NO EXCEPTIONS.

Summer Session

For enrollment in classes, the Registration & Campus fees are waived and employee pays only the course fee of $178 per unit. Please call the Summer Session office at 459-5373 for more information.

University Extension

Fee reduction is 30% discount per course, not to exceed $150.00 per course.