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Senior Citizen Waiver Program
Posted: April 12, 2013 at 4:42 pm, Last Updated: September 19, 2017 at 12:59 pm
How to Apply
Registering for Courses
Auditing Courses
Taking Courses for Credit
Under terms of the Senior Citizen Higher Education Act of 1974, eligible Virginia residents (requires legal domicile for one year) that are 60 years of age or older are entitled to enroll to audit (no academic credit received) up to three academic credit courses per semester and pay no tuition or fees, except fees established for the purpose of paying for course materials or laboratory fees.
Senior citizens may also enroll in an academic credit course and earn academic credit for that course. However, tuition (for courses taken for credit) is waived only if citizens have a taxable income not exceeding $23,850 for Virginia income tax purposes for the year preceding the year in which enrollment is sought. Income must be verified each semester. Senior citizens are responsible for paying course-related fees (mentioned above).
Senior Citizens must complete the Senior Citizen Tuition Waiver form to have tuition waived (if applicable) and to apply the audit grade type. Senior citizens must register for courses via Patriot Web and adhere to all registration policies and must add and drop courses by the deadlines listed in the Academic Calendar.