Additional information about senior education here.
finitions:
Customer Number (Record): A unique alphanumeric, number(s) and/or letter(s), code assigned
in PantherNet to an agency or internal organizational unit used to process fees and charges.
Senior Citizen: Florida resident, 60 years of age or older.
PantherNet: The Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system used to track and maintain
operations at the College including financial, student and payroll/personnel records.
Waiver: The College’s agreement written in either Board Policy or State Statute to forego the
collection of a portion or all tuition and fees for a course(s).
Coverage: Refers to the process of applying/charging certain tuition and fees to a customer
number or account that is paying on behalf of a student.
? Responsibility:
Senior Citizen (Student): Obtains Senior Citizen Tuition Waiver Form, completes form, registers
for course and submits completed form to Registration Office.
Registration Office: Reviews request for waiver and determines if all eligibility requirements
have been met.
Cashier’s Office: Applies payment/coverage as dictated by Board Policy.
? Procedure Details:
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Finance Senior Citizen Tuition Waivers 10/26/2015
1. Student obtains and completes the Senior Citizen Tuition Waiver Form and registers for
course.
2. Senior Citizen eligibility is outlined in Board Policy and is based on age.
3. No academic credit will be awarded and course(s) waived will be on a space available basis.
4. Student submits completed form to Registration Office.
5. Registration Office reviews eligibility for waiver and determines if necessary documentation
has been provided.
6. If approved, Registration Office indicates which courses are eligible and signs the form.
7. Student will take approved form to Cashier’s Office for processing.
8. This waiver will only waive 75% of tuition costs. Other applicable fees (e.g., material course
special fees, term fees, distance learning fees, etc.) will not be waived.
9. Cashier’s Office will add the student to the appropriate customer/contract and collect any
necessary fess owed by the student.
? References:
College Board Policies: 6Hx-18-4.27
http://www.palmbeachstate.edu/boardoftrustees/d