Exemption Program for Children of Professional Nursing Program Faculty and Staff

Program Purpose

To provide a tuition exemption to eligible students, encouraging their parents to continue employment as professional nurse faculty or staff members in the State of Texas.  For more information visit the states website: www.collegefortexans.com

Qualifications

To be eligible to apply for this program a student must: 

1) Be a resident of Texas 

2) Not have been granted a baccalaureate degree

3) Be the child of an individual who:

• at the beginning of the semester or other academic term for which an exemption is sought: (i) holds a master's or doctoral degree in nursing, and is employed full-time by a undergraduate or graduate professional nursing program offered by the institution that the child is attending and is employed as a member of the faculty or staff with duties that include teaching, performing research, serving as an administrator, or performing other professional services other than serving as a teaching assistant, or (ii) holds a baccalaureate degree in nursing and is employed by a professional nursing program offered by the institution as a full-time teaching assistant, or
• during all or part of the semester or other academic term for which an exemption is sought: (i) holds a master's or doctoral degree in nursing, and has contracted with an undergraduate or graduate professional nursing program in this state to serve as a full-time member of its faculty or staff with duties that include teaching, performing research, serving as an administrator, or performing other professional services other than serving as a teaching assistant, or (ii) holds a baccalaureate degree in nursing and has contracted with a professional nursing program offered by the institution to serve as a full-time teaching assistant.

4) Be enrolled at the same institution of higher education at which the student's parent is currently employed or with which the parent has contracted, either as a professional nursing faculty or staff member.

Award Amount

The exemption covers tuition only.  Fees are not covered.

Application Process

The student can download the application or they can pick up an application at the Student Financial Services Office.  The completed application is to be submitted to the SFS Office.