Tuition Awards

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Nonresident Tuition Awards

A nonresident student who holds a graduate assistantship receiving at least $350 per month may receive an award for the nonresident portion of tuition for courses in the student's degree program. Out-of-state, noninternational graduate students who receive the nonresident tuition award must apply for Utah residency at the end of their first year of study. Awards cannot be used to audit classes or for coursework below the 5000 level, unless the course is on the student's Program of Study or required by the student's supervisory committee, as indicated by a letter from the committee chair.


Resident Tuition Awards for Doctoral Students

A student who is matriculated in a doctoral degree program and is a graduate assistant or graduate fellow receiving at least $600 per month may receive an award for resident (instate) portion of tuition. The student must be a full-time graduate student. If credits other than those required for the doctoral degree are needed to meet the full-time requirement, registration must be for Dept. 7990 (Continuing Graduate Advisement). The student's department must submit an award request to the School of Graduate Studies for approval no later than three weeks (15 working days) prior to the first day of class each semester. The award must be used before the last day for registering or adding classes in the semester for which it was awarded. The waiver awards are available for a maximum of 12 credits per semester with the number of eligible credits indicated on the Program of Study, which must be submitted by the end of the second semester for a master's student and the end of the third semester for a doctoral student. Audited courses do not qualify for the awards.

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Western Regional Graduate Programs (WRGP)

Residents from participating states may enroll in graduate programs approved as Western Regional Graduate Programs (WRGP) by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) without paying nonresident tuition. USU's WRGP degrees are the MS and PhD in Agricultural Meteorology, Toxicology, and Watershed Science; an MS in Atmospheric and Space Sciences; and the MS in Human Resource Management. Information is available in the School of Graduate Studies. More information on WRGP can be found at by clicking here.


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