Waivers & Professional Development
Cooperating teachers are compensated by way of tuition waivers and professional development hours for licensure renewal. The number of tuition waivers awarded varies from 1 to 6 credit hours. The number of professional development hours varies from 2 to 30 hours. Tuition waiver amounts and professional development hours are based on the number of hours students spend in the field.
Tuition Waiver Policy
Tuition waivers for coursework at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville are awarded according to the following guidelines:
- Tuition waivers will be awarded in semester hour increments depending upon the requirements of the various field experiences: observations, pre-student teaching clinical practice, 8-week student teaching placements and 15-week student teaching placements.
- Building principals will be awarded a 3-semester-hour waiver for hosting five (5) or more licensure-seeking teacher education candidates in their building per year.
- Waivers are valid for three semesters following the semester in which the student placement occurred. For example, if a waiver was issued for a student placement in the fall of 2023, the waiver could be used for coursework taken in the Spring 2024, Summer 2024 or Fall 2024 semesters. No extensions will be granted under any circumstances. Lost waivers cannot be replaced.
- Tuition waivers cover tuition only. The enrolling student must pay any other fees associated with the course.
- Waivers are issued to cooperating, licensed professionals for use by the recipient and only transferable under the following specific guidelines:
- Teachers not able to use a waiver issued to them should surrender it to their building principal or another licensed employee of the district.
- If the waiver has not expired, the waiver may be transferred to another full-time licensed employee in that school district by completing Sections II and III of the Tuition Waiver Form.
- The waiver holder must email the completed waiver to the SEHHB Licensure Specialist at mareinh@siue.edu.
- Only state-licensed educators (including paraprofessionals, teachers, school support personnel and administrators) who have been admitted to the University as graduate students may use tuition waivers. The waivers apply only to graduate-level course work. Tuition waivers may not be used for doctoral-level programs.
- For the original recipient or for the users without a Professional Educators License (PEL), usage is not limited. For all other transferred waivers, only 12 hours may be used per person towards a given program, and a maximum of 6 credit hours may be applied per given year. A given year consists of 3 consecutive semester from the initial waiver.
- Waivers that have been sold, altered or fraudulently transferred will not be honored and the enrolling student will be billed for the full tuition and fees.
- The University has the legal authority to release the name and address, the name of former high school or college, and the name of the award and award amount. This release if valid for the period of time the tuition waiver is in effect.
- Verification and issuance of tuition waivers will be by:
Dean's Office
School of Education, Health and Human Behavior
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
