Fee Exemption for Law Enforcement &

Public Safety Personnel

 

Northwestern State University has received approval from the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System to revise its fee exemption for commissioned full-time law enforcement or public safety officers, which include firemen and EMS personnel.

 

The terms of this exemption are as follows:

 

·          

Employment must be verified by the officers’ Law Enforcement or Public Safety agency and submitted to the University’s Office of Scholarships on a semester basis.  To download the Application for Fee Exemption, please click here.

·          

Undergraduate students will maintain a semester GPA of 2.0.  Graduate students will maintain a semester GPA of 3.0.

·          

Undergraduate students may enroll in no more than 9 undergraduate semester hours and Graduate students may enroll in no more than 6 semester hours at the reduced rate.  All additional hours will be at the standard tuition rate.

·          

Students will pay a proportion of the General Registration Fee based on the chart below:

Undergraduate

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

 REGISTRATION  

 STUDENT  

 STUDENT  

 HEALTH  

STUDENT

 HOURS  

 FEES  

 ASSOCIATION  

 INSURANCE

 SERVICES  

 TOTAL  

EXEMPTION

PAYMENT

   

   

   

   

   

   

 1  

$673.15

 $8.50  

 $0.00  

 $65.00  

$746.65

(250.00)

$496.65

 2  

 $693.30 

 $12.00  

 $0.00  

 $65.00  

$770.30

(250.00)

$520.30

 3  

$713.45

 $15.50  

 $0.00  

 $65.00  

$793.95

(250.00)

$543.95

 4  

$876.60

 $19.00  

 $0.00  

 $65.00  

$960.60

(500.00)

$460.60

 5  

$1,039.75

$121.25

 $0.00  

 $65.00  

$1,226.00

(500.00)

$726.00

 6  

$1,252.90

$124.75

 $0.00  

 $65.00  

$1,442.65

(500.00)

$942.65

 7  

$1,416.05

$128.25

 $0.00  

 $65.00  

$1,609.30

(750.00)

$859.30

 8  

$1,579.20

$131.75

 $0.00  

 $65.00  

$1,775.95

(750.00)

$1,025.95

 9  

$1,742.35

$135.25

 $0.00  

 $65.00  

$1,942.60

(750.00)

$1,192.60

Graduate

   

   

   

   

   

   

 REGISTRATION  

 STUDENT  

 STUDENT  

 HEALTH  

STUDENT

HOURS  

 FEES  

 ASSOCIATION  

 INSURANCE

 SERVICES  

 TOTAL  

EXEMPTION

PAYMENT

   

   

   

   

   

   

 1  

$775.15

 $8.50  

 $0.00  

 $65.00  

$848.65

(250.00)

$598.65

 2  

$795.30

 $12.00  

 $0.00  

 $65.00  

$872.30

(250.00)

$622.30

 3  

$815.45

 $15.50  

 $0.00  

 $65.00  

$895.95

(250.00)

$645.95

 4  

$1,010.60

 $19.00  

 $0.00  

 $65.00  

$1,094.60

(500.00)

$594.60

 5  

$1,205.75

$121.25

 $0.00  

 $65.00  

$1,392.00

(500.00)

$892.00

 6  

$1,450.90

$124.75

 $0.00  

 $65.00  

$1,640.65

(500.00)

$1,140.65

Other Fees:

Electronic Learning Course Fee (Per Internet Course)                     $50.00

ALL FEES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE

·          

All other required Board, University Assessed or Self-Assessed fees will be the responsibility of the student.

·          

In order to receive the fee exemption, undergraduate students must be enrolled in one of the following programs:*

 

-

Criminal Justice

 

-

Unified Public Safety Administration

 

-

Homeland Security

 

-

General Studies

 

-

Liberal Arts

 

-

Business Administration

·          

In order to receive the fee exemption, graduate students must be enrolled in the following program:*

 

-

Master of Arts, Adult Education – Concentration Homeland Security

 

 

 

(* Programs of study may be altered to adjust for program additions, reduction, revision or elimination)