Regulations for Reduced Non-Resident Tuition

Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE)

Students who claim residence in a state that participates in the Western Undergraduate Exchange may be eligible to attend the college at reduced tuition cost. For further information, refer to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) website at wiche.edu/wue/students.

Special Reduced Tuition and Fees

1. Any member of the active Nevada National Guard, including a Nevada National Guard recruit, or the child or spouse of a person who was killed while performing duties as a member of the Nevada National Guard, may be permitted to register for credit without a registration fee or, except as otherwise provided, laboratory fee(s).
   1. This policy is applicable during Fall and Spring terms only.
   2. State-supported academic credit-bearing courses that lead to a degree or certificate, including distance education courses, independent learning, and continuing education courses are eligible for the fee waiver. Self-supporting courses, including independent study and correspondence courses, are not eligible for waiver under this policy
   3. Laboratory fees associated with all courses numbered below the 300 level are eligible for waiver under this policy. Exceptions to the waiver of laboratory fees includes: 1) per semester fees, such as the Health Service fee; 2) special course fees for purposes other than class supplies—including individual instruction, third-party charges, and special transportation requirements; 3) fees for actual class cost in excess of $100; and 4) technology fees.
   4. A person to whom the fee waiver is awarded shall be deemed a bona fide resident of Nevada for tuition purposes.
   5. To be eligible for the fee waiver, the member must be in good standing or a recruit of the active Nevada National Guard at the beginning of and throughout the entire semester for which the waiver is granted. The member who fails to remain in good standing shall reimburse the Board of Regents for the semester’s waived registration fees and laboratory fees and will not be allowed to register for additional courses until the debt is paid in full.
   6. To remain eligible for the fee waiver, the student must achieve at least a minimum 2.00 semester grade point average in order to maintain subsequent eligibility for the fee waiver. The student who fails to maintain a 2.00 semester grade point average shall reimburse the Board of Regents for the semester’s waived registration fees and laboratory fees and will not be allowed to register for additional courses until the debt is paid in full.
   7. The institution may request the Adjutant General to verify the membership in the active Nevada National Guard of a person who is seeking or has been granted the fee waiver. The institution may request the Adjutant General to verify that a person is the child or spouse of a member who was killed while performing duties as a member of the Nevada National Guard.
   8. If a fee waiver is granted to a Nevada National Guard recruit and the recruit does not enter full-time National Guard duty within one (1) year after enlisting, the student shall reimburse the Board of Regents for all previously waived registration fees and laboratory fees if the failure to enter full-time National Guard duty is attributable to the recruit’s own conduct.
   9. A child of a person who was killed while performing duties as a member of the Nevada National Guard may use the waiver for 10 years after he attains 18 years of age or, if he enrolls in an NSHE institution before age 18, for ten years after the date of enrollment. The spouse of a person who was killed while performing the duties as a member of the Nevada National Guard may use the waiver for ten years after the date of death of the member.
2. Federally funded teacher training programs will carry an exception to in-state and out-of-state fee and tuition rates for contiguous and WICHE states, and may be offered at a reduced per-credit fee. Additionally, all NSHE institutions may offer professional development teacher training programs at a reduced per-credit fee when funded by Nevada school districts and/or the State of Nevada through non-NSHE funds, if collaborative agreements are in place. All course offerings will be approved and delivery overseen through the usual academic processes.
3. The child or spouse of a person who as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States permanently stationed in Nevada is identified as a prisoner of war or declared missing in action while performing duties as a member of the Armed Forces may be permitted to register for credit without a registration fee or, except as otherwise provided, laboratory fee(s).
   
   1. This policy is applicable during the Fall and Spring terms only.
   2. Academic credit courses that will lead to the degree or certificate, including state supported distance education courses, independent learning, and continuing education courses are eligible for the fee waiver. Non-state-supported independent study and correspondence courses are not eligible for waiver under this policy.
   3. Laboratory fees associated with all courses numbered below the 300 level are eligible for waiver under this policy. Exceptions to the waiver of laboratory fees include: 1) per semester fees, such as the Health Service fee; 2) Special course fees for purposes other than class supplies – including individual instruction, third-party charges, and special transportation requirements; 3) fees for actual class cost in excess of $100; and 4) technology fees.
   4. A person to whom the fee waiver is awarded shall be deemed a bona fide resident of Nevada for tuition purposes.
   5. To remain eligible for the fee waiver, the student must achieve at least a minimum 2.00 semester grade point average in order to maintain subsequent eligibility for the fee waiver. The student who fails to maintain a 2.00 semester grade point average shall reimburse the Board of Regents for the semester’s waived registration fees and laboratory fees and will not be allowed to register for additional courses until the debt is paid in full.
   6. The institution may request such documentation as it deems necessary to verify that a person is the child or spouse of a person who as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States permanently stationed in Nevada is identified as a prisoner of war or missing in action while performing duties as a member of the Armed Forces.
   7. A child of a person who as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States permanently stationed in Nevada is identified as a prisoner of war or missing in action while performing duties as a member of the Armed Forces may use the waiver for 10 years after he attains 18 years of age or, if he enrolls in an NSHE institution before age 18, for ten years after the date of enrollment. The spouse of a person who as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States permanently stationed in Nevada is identified as a prisoner of war or missing in action while performing duties as a member of the Armed Forces may use the waiver for ten years after the date on which the memberof the Armed Forces was identified as a prisoner of war or missing in action.
     (B/R 9/18)