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Programs of Strategic Emphasis Waiver

Overview

The Programs of Strategic Emphasis Waiver Program was created by the Florida Legislature and took effect in the Fall 2021 semester. Under this program, eligible undergraduate students whose primary major is either one of the eight eligible STEM programs or one of the programs selected for the critical workforce gap analysis category may receive a waiver for portions of their tuition and fees.

This program is often referred to as the "buy-one-get-one"(BOGO) waiver, meaning that for each course for which a student enrolls they receive another course of equal or lesser value at a discount.

To maximize this benefit for students and to ease the administrative burden for schools, the Florida Board of Governors guided schools to apply this waiver as a 50% discount to the tuition and fees for all eligible classes, rather than as a buy-one-get-one discount. This ensures that eligible students enrolled in just one or an uneven number of courses receive a greater benefit.

To qualify for the Programs of Strategic Emphasis Waiver, students must meet certain eligibility criteria, including:

• Classified as a Florida resident for tuition purposes.
• Working toward first bachelor鈥檚 degree.
• Earned at least 60 semester credit hours toward a baccalaureate degree within 2 academic years after initial enrollment at a Florida public post-secondary institution.
  • Initial enrollment is defined as the first registration in a public post-secondary institution after earning a high school diploma.
  • The 60 semester credit hours must be earned/granted at a Florida public post-secondary institution.
  • Dual enrollment from high school credits earned at a Florida public post-secondary institution count towards the 60-credit requirement if the student begins initial enrollment at a Florida public post-secondary institution.
• Students must be enrolled and accepted into a Program of Strategic Emphasis as adopted by the Board of Governors. This program must be the student's primary major. These are the current qualified programs:

Curriculum Code	Credit Count	CIP Code	CIP Description	Start Term
Computer Science	120	11.0101	Computer & Information Sciences	Fall 21
Information Technology	120	11.0103	Information Technology	Fall 21
Civil Engineering	131	14.0801	Civil Engineering	Fall 21
Computer Engineering	120	14.0901	Computer Engineering	Fall 21
Electrical Engineering	128	14.1001	Ethical & Electronics Engineering	Fall 21
Mathematics	120	27.0101	Mathematics	Fall 21
Business Analytics and Information Systems	120	52.1201	Management Information Systems	Fall 21
Information Assurance and Cybersecurity Management	120	52.1201	Management Information Systems	Fall 21
Accountancy and Analytics	120	52.0301	Accounting	Fall 22
Finance	120	52.0801	Finance	Fall 22
Exceptional Student Education (ESOL and Reading Endorsements)	120	13.1001	Special Education & Teaching	Fall 23
Elementary Education (ESOL and Reading Endorsements)	120	13.1202	Elementary Education & Teaching	Fall 23
Mechanical Engineering	120	14.1901	Mechanical Engineering	Fall 24

The Programs of Strategic Emphasis Waiver has specific requirements to determine the waiver amount, including:

• Only upper division courses, 3000-4000 level, required to complete the academic program are eligible.

• Courses may be taken in the fall, spring, or summer terms. The waiver will only cover up to 110% of the number of required credit hours for the program.

• The 110% will be based on the number of credit hours required at the time that a student is admitted to the major, regardless of whether the number of hours required increases or decreases at a later point in time.
• If a student鈥檚 registration puts their total program hours over 110% of the required hours, all eligible courses may not be covered by the waiver.
  • For example: You registered for 8 upper level credits hours. 110% of your program hours is 144. Your registration brings your total program hours to 148 hours. Only 4 credit hours will be eligible for the waiver.
  • If your term is only partially covered, this is your indication it is your last term of waiver eligibility.
• The waiver will be applied to all eligible courses\hours for a semester. Students will not be allowed to "bank" waiver hours for use in future terms.
• The waiver cannot be applied retroactively to prior terms.
• Courses classified as self-funded, or market rate are not eligible.
• The waiver will not be applied if a student鈥檚 tuition and fees are being covered/waived by any other statutory waiver (i.e. DCF, Homeless).

The Programs of Strategic Emphasis Waiver will not waive all tuition and fees. It does offer a discount toward eligible 3,000 or 4,000-level undergraduate courses. If granted, the waiver will cover 50% of:

• Tuition
• Tuition Differential Fee
• Student Financial Aid Fee
• Capital Improvement Fee
• Health Fee
• Athletic Fee
• Activity & Services Fee
• Technology Fee
• Transportation Fee
• Facilities Fee
• Green Energy Fee
• Pro-rated Flat Fees (calculated as a per credit rate based on total registered hours)
• Distance Learning Fees
• Lab Fees, Material & Supply Fees, and Equipment Fees

This list includes some of the tuition and fees that are not covered by the waiver. It is not a comprehensive list of all the fees that are not eligible:

• 1000 to 2999 (lower level) undergraduate courses tuition and fees
• Graduate level courses tuition and fees
• Tuition and fees for any self-funded or market rate course
• Tuition and fees covered by any other waiver
• Excess hours surcharges
• Repeat course surcharges
• Late registration fees
• Late payment fees
• Fees for books and supplies
• Other non-tuition related fees not explicitly stated in applicable tuition and fees list

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