Student Accounting

Programs of Strategic Emphasis Waiver-Eligibility

STUDENT ELIGIBILITY

In order to qualify for the Programs of Strategic Emphasis Waiver, students must be certain eligibility criteria, this includes:

  • Students must be Florida residents for tuition purposes (in-state residency).

  • Students must have earned at least 60 semester credit hours toward a baccalaureate degree within 2 academic years after initial enrollment at a Florida public post-secondary institution.

  • Initial enrollment is defined as the first registration in a public post-secondary institution after earning a high school diploma.

  • The 60 semester credit hours must be earned/granted at a Florida public post-secondary institution.

  • PLEASE NOTE: Grade forgiveness will change a student's earned hours and could effect a student's eligiblility for the waiver. This could include removal of the waiver for prior terms.

  • Dual enrollment from high school credits earned at a Florida public post-secondary institution count towards the 60 credit requirement as long as the student begins initial enrollment at a Florida public post-secondary institution.

  • Can only be applied towards a first bachelor’s degree.

  • Students must be enrolled and accepted into one of the twelve Programs of Strategic Emphasis as adopted by the Board of Governors. This program must be the student's primary major.

PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY

Beginning with the 2021-2022 academic year, the Florida Board of Governors selected the following eight programs in science, technology, engineering, or math to be eligible for the waiver: 

Effective Fall 2021 
CIP CIP Description
11.0101 Computer & Information Sciences
11.0103 Information Technology
14.0801 Civil Engineering
14.0901 Computer Engineering
14.1001 Electical & Electronics Engineering
27.0101 Mathmatics
52.1201 Management Information Systems

From Fall 2021 to Summer 2024
CIP CIP Description Notes
40.0801 Physics Students who have been granted the waiver for Physics prior to Fall 2024 will still be eligible for the waiver until they graduate, exceed the number of allowable 
credit hours, or withdraw from the program.

Beginning with the 2022-2023 academic year, the Florida Board of Governors selected two additional programs in the critical workforce gap analysis category to be eligible for the waiver:

Effective Fall 2022 
CIP CIP Description
52.0301 Accounting
52.0801 Finance

Beginning with the 2023-2024 academic year, the Florida Board of Governors selected two state-approved teacher preparation programs to be eligible for the waiver:

Effective Fall 2023
CIP CIP Description
13.1001 Special Education & Teaching
13.1202 Elementary Education & Teaching

Beginning with the 2024-2025 academic year, the Florida Board of Governors selected the following engineering program to replace Physics (40.0801): 

Effective Fall 2024 
CIP CIP Description
14.1901 Mechanical Engineering

CIP= Classification of Instructional Programs

Policies for the Programs of Strategic Emphasis Waiver are maintained by the Board of Governors of the State University System.