Fee Discounts and Waivers

State employees and their dependents / dependents of public school teachers

The following programs are available to State employees and their dependents, as well as dependents of public school teachers. For more information, please refer to Tennessee Higher Education Commission’s website.

Discounts & Waivers Rules & Procedures	Downloadable Form
Tennessee Public School Teacher Dependent Fee Discount Rules & Procedures	pdf
State of Tennessee Employee Dependent Fee Discount Rules & Procedures	pdf
State of Tennessee Employee Fee Waiver Rules & Procedures NOTE: Course selection is based on space availability.  See the Registration Guide for published registration dates.  TN Public School teachers are not considered state employees by definition of this program.	pdf

MTSU, TBR, UT and LGI employees and their dependents.

The following programs are available to MTSU, TBR, UT and LGI employees and their dependents.  Forms are obtained through your employer’s Human Resources Office.

Discounts & Waivers Rules & Procedures	Downloadable Form
MTSU, UT, TBR or other LGI schools Employee Dependent Fee Discount Rules	MTSU Employees Only
MTSU, UT, TBR or other LGI schools Employee Fee Waiver Rules NOTE: Course selection is based on space availability.  See the Registration Guide for published registration dates.	MTSU Employees Only

Senior Adults and Permanently Disabled

Discounts for Senior Adults and Permanently Disabled (course selection is based on space availability).  See the Registration Guide for published registration dates.

Discounts & Waivers Rules & Procedures	Downloadable Form
Permanently Disabled	pdf
60 Years of Age for Audit or 65 Years of Age or Older	pdf

Special Instructions

• State, MTSU, LGI, TBR and UT employees and Permanently Disabled and Senior Adult students using the fee waiver program cannot preregister for the course(s). Please refer to the “Dates at a Glance” page in the Registration Guides for fee waiver registration dates.
• Fee Waivers are accepted for one (1) course per part-of-term (up to four credit hours) for a maximum of four courses per academic year (fall/spring/summer). An employee may waive two (2) courses during the term as long as the course sessions (instruction periods) do not overlap. A separate form is required for each semester and summer course and must be submitted to the Business Office before the fee payment deadlines.
• Discounts and waivers cannot be used in conjunction with any other type of fee waiver or discount program. 
• A separate form must be submitted each semester to verify continued employment/eligibility and the employer certification signature should be obtained no earlier than 30 days before the fee payment deadline for the semester.  Signatures may be obtained and submitted beginning July 1 for the fall semester, November 1 for spring, and April 1 for summer.
• Teacher discount forms should be certified and display school or superintendent seal or stamp.

Mail completed forms (all signatures must be included) to:
MTSU Business Office
290 Student Services and Admissions Center
1301 E Main Street
Murfreesboro, TN 37132

You may fax the completed form to (615)904-8169 or email [email protected].  Please do not include social security numbers if you chose to fax or email a copy of the form.  Please use the student’s MTSU ID number.  If you have any questions, please email [email protected].

MTSU will not accept any discount or waiver form after the last day of final exams for the semester. Discounts and waivers are not retroactive.