1. Apply to ISU
2. Get Registered for classes
3. Before the start date of the current semester fill out the appropriate tuition reduction form found above
   • The DocuSign form will go to all the places it needs to go, no need to print or hand deliver the form
4. Pay for Classes

*If you decide to take more classes after you filled out your first form please fill out an additional form listing all the classes you are planning to attend. Pay close attention and select the appropriate form for the number of credits you are planning to take. Forms that contain more than 6 credits that are not on the correct form will be not be approved.

• Employee Tuition Reduction More than 6 Credits
  Here is a sample Employee Tuition Reduction More than 6 Credits.
• Employee Tuition Reduction 6 or Less Credits
  Here is a sample Employee Tuition Reduction 6 or Less Credits
• Spouse Tuition Reduction
  Here is a sample Spouse Tuition Reduction
• Retiree & Spouse Tuition Reduction

Form must be completed prior to the start of semester classes

$5 per credit plus $20 registration fee per semester

Class and professional fees charged at published rates

The tuition reduction program, reduces tuition fees only. There are a few programs at Idaho State University that do not have any tuition related costs and are supported by online program fees instead. These programs are not eligible for the tuition reduction program.

These programs that are not eligible can be found on the Student Tuition and Fees Distribution website. Please make sure you locate and select the year you will be enrolled and look for the section labeled ONLINE PROGRAM FEES to confirm your program is not listed and is eligible for reduction.

• Dependent Tuition Reduction
  Here is a sample Dependent Tuition Reduction

Form must be completed 14 days prior to the start of semester classes

Up to 50% off base resident tuition and consolidated mandatory fees

Discount applied after Pell, SEOG, and ISU-funded scholarships

FAFSA Required

ISU will discount up to 50% of dependent base resident tuition and consolidated mandatory fees for undergraduate programs. This discount will be applied after all other forms of grant aid have been applied, specifically including the Federal Pell Grant and the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG), as well as any internally funded scholarships. Dependents must complete the FAFSA to be considered for this discount and submit all required verification documents.

• Please use the Form approved by your HR and have it emailed to hr@isu.edu for processing 

Peer institution and state education employees currently enrolled in an online or excluded program will be granted the $5 per credit plus the $20 per semester rate for their current program through FY2027.

$5 per credit plus $20 Registration Fee per semester

Credit limits apply; some programs excluded

Class and professional fees charged at published rates

Limited to in-person and non-impacted programs