Staff Tuition

Administrative and Teaching Faculty

• Employees appointed to a regular position at least half time (.50 FTE) may enroll for a maximum of twelve credit hours per term at the employee tuition rate. (Combination with secondary temporary positions does not change eligibility for this program) Credits over the 12-credit maximum are charged at the instructional rate.
• Employees must have a 9-month, 10-month, or 12-month contract. 
• Temporary unclassified employees, term x term faculty, graduate assistants, and other student employees are ineligible for the employee tuition rate.
• For further information, see the Reduced Tuition Policies.

Classified Employees/Unclassified Professionals

• Temporary classified/unclassified employees, graduate assistants and other student employees are ineligible for the employee tuition rate.
• Classified/Unclassified employees in regular positions, appointed at least half time (.50 FTE) are eligible for employee tuition privileges. (Combination with secondary temporary positions does not change eligibility for this program)
• Employees must have a 9-month, 10-month or 12-month contract.
• A maximum of 12 credit hours per term may be taken at the employee tuition rate. More than 12 credits are charged at the instructional rate. The number of credit hours allowed during the work day shall be determined by the employee's supervisor and approved by the department head, taking into account the work load and staffing requirements of the department.
• A make-up schedule must be negotiated and approved by the immediate supervisor and department head for classes attended during working hours. Overtime is not accrued as a result of make-up time.  Mandatory enrollment fees include, but are not limited to, resource, health service, building, incidental, technology, and course fees will apply.
• For further information, see the Reduced Tuition Policies.

Staff Rate Exclusions

Excluded courses at Southern Oregon University:

• Online courses, except for SOU employees
• Online MBA program
• Online MSED program
• Self-support courses
• Contract or sponsored courses
• High school/college programs
• Study abroad programs: Global Student Teaching, IE3 Global Internships, OUS, NCSA/AHA International.

Self-support and contract courses can be identified by filtering the Session Code in the Advance Search function for Look Up Classes feature on the Student SISWeb link of inside.sou.edu. These courses also have an attribute that indicates the course is not eligible for discounted tuition.

To view a list of exclusions on other campuses, please visit their websites:

Transfer of Staff Fee Privileges

The Southern Oregon University Staff Fee Privileges program has been expanded to permit transfer of staff fee privileges to one qualified family member per term (spouse, domestic partner, or dependent child). The approved plan permits an employee to transfer up to twelve credit hours to one family member per term. Online courses are excluded from transfer of staff fee.  This policy will be administered by Human Resource Services under the guidelines set forth; under the Oregon Administrative Rule (OAR) 580-022-0031. For further information, please see the Reduced Tuition Policies.

Financial Aid

Financial Aid students utilizing staff fees must see a financial aid advisor. Students receiving financial aid and utilizing the staff fee privileges who completely withdraw from courses may be required to repay some or all of Title IV funds.