The CSU promotes career and professional development for CSU employees through the Tuition Fee Waiver program. Tuition Fee waiver entitles eligible CSU employees (and in some cases their spouse, registered domestic partner or eligible dependent child) to enroll in courses at any CSU campus. This benefit waives specific fees for up to two courses, or six units, whichever is greater, per term. Eligibility for this benefit varies by employee group. Tuition Fee waiver applies to CSU general fund courses only. Courses in self-support programs may not be taken through this fee waiver.

• Navigate to:  https://optimize.calstate.edu/ec
• At the top of the page, click on the Human Resources tab.
• Next, click on the Tuition Fee Waiver request.
• Follow the step-by-step instructions in the Requesting a Tuition Fee Waiver article.

• There are two tuition fee waiver types:
  1. Staff and Faculty which requires approval from your manager
  2. Dependent, which requires no approval from your direct supervisor, but additional information is required to verify the tuition fee waiver is not currently being used by you or another dependent concurrently.
• Your eligibility for the tuition fee waiver program will be verified by your home campus tuition fee waiver coordinator.

• Navigate to:  https://optimize.calstate.edu/ec.
• Select My Requests at the top of the page.
• Select your request from the list.
• Communicate with the Tuition Fee Waiver Coordinator by typing a message on the Activity tab and clicking Post.

• After the request is submitted, the status can be tracked at https://optimize.calstate.edu/ec
• Note the State to determine status of your tuition fee waiver.
• Approval or denial of your tuition fee waiver request will be communicated via email.

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