Career Development

• Eligible faculty and staff who have applied for, and been accepted to an undergraduate or graduate degree program
• May be transferred to a dependent who has applied for, and been accepted to an undergraduate or graduate degree program
• See Eligibility for more information

Take courses to obtain an undergraduate or graduate degree

• For faculty, staff, and management, please submit fee waiver request through Optimize by going to optimize.calstate.edu/ec.
• Follow the Step-by-step guide to Requesting a Fee Waiver
• Changing, Adding or Deleting Courses
• The benefit may be used for several Special Programs on the SJSU campus:
  • Early Career MBA
  • MLIS Program
  • Doctoral Programs
• Employee or dependent may take a maximum of 120 units toward an undergraduate degree
• Employee or dependent must remain in good academic standing to participate in the program
  • Undergraduates – GPA of 2.0 or better
  • Graduates – GPA of 3.0 or better

•  At your Appropriate Administrator’s discretion, State time may be used to take one class per semester (exception: Unit 8)
• Your Appropriate Administrator may adjust your work hours to accommodate class attendance
• Your Appropriate Administrator may require that classes are taken in non-work hours

• Employees or dependents using the Career Development Fee Waiver to take graduate courses are subject to Taxation
• Contact the Tuition Fee Waiver Program Coordinator for more information