Waivers & Registration Holds
- Cristina Rodriguez
Employment Tuition Waivers
Students appointed for 20-hours in a GRAs and/or TAs position must request an employment tuition waiver every semester. This will waive the out-of-state portion of their tuition bill for that semester, based on their employment status.
International Health Insurance Waivers
The UT Board of Regents requires that international students on F-1 and J-1 visas be covered by health insurance; therefore, international students receive automatic charges for health insurance on their tuition and fee bills. Students may request an insurance waiver if they are covered by an alternative insurance policy that meets the basic requirements of the UT Health Insurance Plan.
Students with GRA or TA assignments receive employee health insurance, which meets these basic requirements, and can apply for a waiver of the international health insurance fees.
Summer health insurance is placed on spring tuition bills. If you are graduating in the spring and therefore do not need summer health insurance, you will need to submit a special waiver, signed by the Graduate Program Administrator, to waive the summer insurance. Verification of Graduation Form.
Registration Holds (previously known as "Registration Bars")
- Check your Registration Information Sheet (RIS) for detailed information about any registration holds.
Tuition Remission Hold
- Tuition Remission is compensation provided by a University of Texas at Austin department in exchange for services and is subject to Federal Income and Social Security Withholding taxes. The total compensation, less taxes, is applied to your tuition balance. The remaining amount of your tuition balance is due as Tuition Remission. Students are responsible for paying tuition remission fees that do not appear on their tuition bill.
- Tuition Remission is posted midway though each academic term, around the beginning of October for fall semester, February in the spring semester, and July for the summer term. These fees will appear in your What I Owe, not on your tuition bill.
GIAC Hold
- The Graduate and International Admissions Center places a hold on your file if you have not yet provided an official transcript after you have accepted your offer. For more help with this hold, contact GIAC. Their detailed and helpful instructions are here.