Education Benefits

The Fee Waiver Program provides eligible CSU employees or their dependents the opportunity to attend classes at CSU campuses at reduced rates. To learn more about the different fee waiver benefits (Employee or Dependent), please click the applicable button below:

Employee Fee Waiver Dependent Fee Waiver

General Information

The fee waiver can be applied to state funded/regular academic session courses. Courses offered via Extended Learning/Open University/Foundation, are not eligible for the fee waiver.

Not sure if your class is eligible? Please check the CPP Public Class Schedule to know if your course is listed under regular academic session.

Not sure if your program is eligible? Please check the CPP All Programs Page, to know if your program is offered through stateside.

Fee Waiver Timeline
Term	General Registration Period (Use the links below)	Fee Waiver Submittal Deadline	Date Fee Waiver Adjustment Reflected on Bronco Direct	Tentative Deadline to Pay Fees*
Summer (See above-- waivers can only be applied to state-funded courses)	March-April link	Second Friday of April.	End of April, if received prior to deadline.	Fourth Thursday of April.
Fall Semester	April-June link	Second Friday of July.	End of July, if received prior to deadline.	Fourth Thursday of July.
Spring	October-November link	Third Friday of November.	End of November, if received prior to deadline.	Fourth Thursday of November

The Internal Revenue Code (IRC) provides several ways to make employer-provided training and educational assistance, such as that provided through the CSU Employee Fee Waiver & Reduction Program, excludable from taxable income.

Types of Students & Types of Degrees
	Undergraduate	Graduate
CSU Employee	Non-Taxable	Non-Taxable up to $5,250
Employee’s Spouse/Dependent	Non-Taxable	Taxable
Domestic Partner	Taxable	Taxable

Imputed income related to participation in the CSU Employee Fee Waiver & Reduction Program, as outlined above, is subject to specific tax rates as follows:

Federal = 22%
State of California = 6.6%
Social Security = 6.2 %
Medicare = 1.45 %
Total = 36.25%

The imputed income is reported to the State Controller's Office once each term. The reporting is done after Census for the term, so there is no adverse tax reporting on imputed income when an employee or an employee’s dependent drops courses.

Doctoral Students:

Employee Fee Waiver Coverage: $5,250 per calendar year
Spring Tuition: $2,927.11
Summer tuition $2,927.11
Total waived: $5,854.22
Taxable Overage: $604.22; Estimate with holding for Summer $219.03
Fall Tuition: $2,927.11; total tuition taxable; Estimate with holding $1,061.08

Graduate Students:

Employee Fee Waiver Coverage: $5,250 per calendar year
Spring Tuition: $2,927.11
Fall tuition $2,927.11
Total waived: $5,854.22
Taxable Overage: $604.22; Estimate with holding for Fall $219.03

If you or your dependent is attending another CSU; the fee waiver will not be applicable if the program is offered through Extended Learning. If you are unsure about a program, please contact the Fee Waiver Coordinator to determine if program is eligible.

Other CSU Employees - Please complete the required transfer of benefits paperwork at your own campus and submit the approved waiver to hrs-fw@cpp.edu. This transfer must be submitted separately for applicable each term.

CSU Campus Fee Waiver Links