Eligibility Criteria

Employment Waiver Eligibility Criteria

• Must be employed 20 hours a week as a TA, TF,RA or GSA. Eligible jobs:
  • Teaching Fellow (TF): Job Codes 0802, 0803
  • Teaching Assistant (TA): Job Codes 0812, 0813
  • Research Assistant (RA): Job Codes 0822, 0823, 0842, 0843
  • Graduate Services Assistant (GSA): Job Codes 0832, 0833, 0852, 0853
  • Student Academic Assistant (SA): Job Codes 1705, 1710
• Applicable to non-resident and international graduate students employed by UNT or UNT Health
• Applicable to undergraduate and graduate students
• Recipients must be employed on or before the 12th class day (census date) of the semester

Exclusions

• Students with more than 99 doctoral hours are NOT eligible to receive an Employment Waiver
• Recipients of the Competitive Scholarship Waiver have already been granted in-state tuition and do not need to complete an Employment Waiver Request
• Texas residents pay in-state tuition and do not need to complete an Employment Waiver

Spouse/Dependent/Non-UNT State Employees

• Spouses, dependents and non-UNT state employees of domestic and international UNT-employed students are also eligible to submit an Employment Waiver Request
• Spouses must submit a copy of their marriage license
• Dependents must submit a copy of their birth certificate
• Non-UNT state employees must provide a letter from the HR department of the employing institution to verify
• Spouse/dependent must sign the Employment Waiver Request Form for Spouses, Dependents & Non-UNT Employees and email it  with their marriage license/birth certificate to the Graduate Tuition Benefits team

Employment Waiver Checklist

Students must meet the following criteria prior to having their Employment Waiver Request processed:

• Completed Employment Waiver Request form
• Resolved all past due balances
• Employment Waiver Request approved by Graduate Tuition Benefits team