Financial Services
Tuition Waiver for Residents 65 Years of Age
The opportunity for tuition-free enrollment within The University of North Carolina by persons 65 years of age or older has existed since 1975 under G.S. Chapter 115B. The tuition waiver privilege of G.S. Chapter 115B shall be available only to a legal resident of North Carolina who is 65 years of age or older prior to commencement of the academic term for which a tuition waiver is sought.
To receive the tuition waiver for a particular course, a person shall first meet all institutional requirements with respect to institutional admission, course enrollment, and any other standards deemed appropriate by the enrolling institution; provided, that institutional requirements for course enrollment tuition-free under these regulations shall include the requirement that there be space available for enrollment tuition-free in any course for which the tuition waiver is sought.
State-supported institutions of higher education, community colleges, industrial
education centers and technical institutes, shall permit persons who are 65
years of age or older to attend classes for credit or noncredit purposes without
the required payment of tuition. Application for the tuition-free benefit shall
be permitted with respect only to academic terms commencing on or after the
date on which the applicant delivers in proper order, an application for the
benefit, including all supporting forms and documents.