254.0 VIII-2.30- POLICY ON WAIVER OF TUITION AND GRANTING OF OTHER PRIVILEGES 
  FOR SENIOR CITIZENS OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND
 
 
 
  (Approved by the Board of Regents, November 30, 1989)
 
 
      It is the policy of the University of Maryland System to
  extend special privileges, where practicable, to senior citizens
  who are residents of the State of Maryland.  The term "senior
  citizen" includes any individual who is sixty years of age or
  older, who is retired and whose chief income is derived from
  retirement benefits,and who is not employed full time.
  Privileges to be extended to such individuals shall include,
  subject to certain conditions, waiver of tuition for
  undergraduate and graduate courses, use of the libraries, and
  such other privileges as individual institutions shall determine.
 
  I.  WAIVER OF TUITION
 
  A.  Each institution shall determine the availability of this
      benefit for self-support programs.
 
  B.  The exercise of this privilege shall be on a space available
      basis, and the institution shall be responsible for
      determining space availability.  A senior citizen shall not
      be entitled to a waiver of tuition for more than three
      courses in a single academic semester or term.
 
  C.  For purposes of this program, "tuition" is defined as the
      basic instructional charge for courses and does not include
      fees, such as those for application, registration, or other
      mandatory fees.  Policies on waiver of fees other than
      tuition for senior citizens shall be determined by the
      institution.
 
  D.  A senior citizen may enroll in a degree granting program
      under these policies only if he or she is admissible to that
      program.
 
  E.  The full-time equivalent enrollment of senior citizens for
      whom tuition is waived shall not exceed two percent of the
      institution's full-time equivalent undergraduate enrollment.
 
  F.  Each institution shall adopt procedures to administer the
      tuition waiver program under these policies.
 
  G.  Each institution shall report to the Chancellor, at the end
      of each semester or session, for submission to the Board of
      Regents, the number of senior citizens who have exercised the
      privilege of tuition waiver.
 
 
  II.  GOLDEN IDENTIFICATION CARD PROGRAM
 
  A.  Eligible senior citizens may apply for a Golden
      Identification Card from any institution in the University
      System, which shall be honored throughout the System.  This
      card shall serve to identify the individual as eligible for
      any privileges (for example, use of the libraries) that an
      institution determines to be available to senior citizens.
      Holders of the Golden Identification Card may be entitled to
      admission to student events, as determined by the
      institution.
 
  B.  Except for emergencies, the health care facilities at
      institutions where they exist shall not be available to
      holders of the Golden Identification Card unless they are
      enrolled as regular full-time students and have paid the
      health fee.
 
  C.  Each institution shall adopt and publicize procedures for,
      and privileges available under, the Golden Identification
      Card program.
 
 
 
 
  Replacement for:  BOR VI-11.00 and BOT X-C