Tuition Waivers and Exemptions

Exemptions remove tuition and/or fees assessment for students with Texas resident status.

• Adopted Students Formerly in Foster or Other Residential Care
• Blind/Deaf Student Exemption Program
• Children of Disabled or Deceased Firemen, Peace Officers, Game Wardens, and Employees of
• Exemption for Highest Ranking High School Graduate
• Exemption for Peace Officers Disabled in the Line of Duty
• Exemption for Peace Officers Enrolled in Law Enforcement or Criminal Justice Courses
• Exemption for Students under Conservatorship of the Dept. of Family and Protective Services
• Exemption for the Surviving Spouse and Minor Children of Certain Deceased Public Servants (Employees)
• Exemption Program for Children of Professional Nursing Program Faculty and Staff *
• Exemption Program for Clinical Preceptors and Their Children*
• Firefighters Taking Fire Science Courses
• Military: Texas National Guard Tuition Assistance Program
• Senior Citizen, 65 or Older, Free Tuition for 6 Credit Hours
• Senior Citizen, 65 or Older, Free Tuition for Auditing Classes

Waivers reduce a student’s tuition assessment rate from non-resident status to Texas resident status.

• Border County Waiver*
• Competitive Scholarship Waiver*
• Economic Development and Diversification Waiver*
• Research Assistants and Teaching Assistants Waiver* 
• Waiver for College Faculty and their Dependents*

Students must use the Tuition Assistance Document Uploader (see icons above) to apply for the following exemptions and waivers:

• Border County Waiver
• Economic Development and Diversification Waiver
• Exemption Program for Children of Professional Nursing Program Faculty and Staff 
• Exemption Program for Clinical Preceptors and Their Children

The following waivers require form completion and submission no later than census (12 official day of class in Fall/Spring or 4th official class day of summer).

• Competitive Scholarship Waiver
• Competitive Scholarship Waivers Template
• Mandatory Graduate Assistantship Courses
• Waiver for College Faculty and their Dependents
• Graduate Students Holding Assistantships Waiver (Formerly Titled Research Assistants and Teaching Assistant Waiver)*

*Please note: Effective as of the Fall 2023 term, individual student forms are no longer required for Graduate Assistantship Out-of-State waivers as this process has been automated.  Eligible students will receive the benefit automatically.

In order to use your Texas Tomorrow Fund AKA Texas Guaranteed Tuition Plan, you must upload a signed copy of your Texas Guaranteed Tuition Plan ID card to our document uploader, which you can access via the button(s) at the top of this page.

Students who do not have their ID card should contact Texas Guaranteed Tuition Plan to request a new one.

Texas State will automatically enter the benefit to the student’s tuition and fee account for the fall and spring semesters.  Students who do not want to utilize their benefit for any fall or spring semester must contact TXST One Stop and notify them that they do not wish to use their Texas Guaranteed Tuition Plan. This includes any student who is withdrawing from the University.

Students who wish to use their Texas Guaranteed Tuition Plan for summer sessions must use the document uploader to request the benefit be applied to their bill.

PLEASE NOTE:  There are some fees that Texas Guaranteed Tuition Plan does not cover; such as, room, meal plans, BookSmart program fee, orientation fee, off-campus fee, electronic course fee and lab fees. Please review your student account each semester to verify if you have any charges that you are responsible for. Failure to make payment by the due date may result in the cancellation of your classes.

Additionally, the deadline to submit requests for third party billing, which includes Texas Guaranteed Tuition Plan,  is the twelfth class day of the fall/spring term and fourth class day of a regular summer term.

To use your Texas Tuition Promise Fund, the purchaser of the Texas Tuition Promise Fund must contact Texas Tuition Promise Fund each semester that they want to authorize redemption of eligible tuition units and required fees. Texas Tuition Promise Fund will contact the University of the student’s eligibility, upon approval. You do not need to upload any documentation, nor do you need to contact the University.

Please allow sufficient time for Texas Tuition Promise Fund to receive and approve your request prior to the due date. Although Texas State will apply the funds to the student account as soon as approval is received, the Texas Promise Fund provides access to approvals strictly on a weekly basis. For best results, the purchaser should authorize funds so that the approval is received one week prior to the due date.

PLEASE NOTE:   There are some fees that Texas Tuition Promise Fund does not cover. Please review your student account each semester to verify if you have any charges that you are responsible for. Failure to make payment by the due date may result in the cancellation of your classes.

Additionally, the deadline to submit requests for third party billing, which includes the Texas Tuition Promise Fund,  is the twelfth class day of the fall/spring term and fourth class day of a regular summer term.

529 and trust fund savings plan payments are processed just like normal tuition payments. You should contact your savings plan administrator to find out what the requirements are in order to release the funds to the University and what their process is for sending those funds. You will usually need to provide a copy of the bill and/or the student's course schedule. A copy of the bill can be obtained from the Student Payment Portal or Authorized User Portal via the Real-Time Statement button.

The majority of savings plan payments are sent to the University as physical checks via mail. All checks should be made payable to “Texas State University” and must include the student’s name and Texas State student ID number.

Payments can be mailed to the following address:

Texas State University
Student Business Services
601 University Dr., JCK 188
San Marcos, TX 78666

Please allow ample time for the payment to be received by the University prior to any payment due date. Payments are posted to student accounts the same day that they are received. All payments must be received by the payment due date to avoid class cancellation. If you are concerned that your authorized savings plan payment will not reach the University by the payment deadline, please contact TXST One Stop.

In the event that your savings plan payment will be sent to the University via domestic wire transfer, below is the University bank information and wire detail requirements:

The following information must be included on the wire detail:

• Student Name
• Texas State ID number
• Semester of payment

TXST Bank Information:

Wells Fargo
San Marcos, Texas, USA 
Routing#: 121000248
Beneficiary Account: 4231235600 (Wire)
SWIFT Code: WFBIUS6S

All payments must be made in US Dollars. 

**Please notify Student Business Services at bursar@txstate.edu with the expected wire payment amount.