"Qualified Education Expenses Paid" and "Gift Aid and Fee Reductions"
Revised 02/11/2015
The following lists contain information about the UCSD fees and aid which meet the TRA definitions for "qualified education expenses" and "gift aid and fee reductions". They cover fees and aid for the UCSD main campus, summer sessions, and extension.
Which fees are considered "Qualified Education Expenses Paid"?
- Campus Activity Fee
- College Activity Fees
- Concurrent Fees (Extension)
- Course Laboratory and Materials Fees
- Education Fee
- Flex MBA Fee
- Graduate Self-Supporting Professional Degree Program Course Fees (M.A.S.)
- Graduate Student Association Fee
- Intercollegiate Athletics Student Activity Fee (including summer)
- IRPS Computer Lab Fee
- IRPS Professional Degree Fee
- Joint Ed.D. Program Fee
- MAS Clinical Research Program Fee
- MAS Leadership of Healthcare Organizations Program Fee
- MAS Marine Biodiversity & Conservation Program Fee
- MBA Professional Degree Fee
- Nonresident Tuition
- Post-Secondary Cross Enrollment Administrative Fee
- Professional Degree Fee for Medical and Pharmacy Students
- Recreation Facility Fee (including summer)
- Special Fee for Medical Students
- Summer Scholars Tuition
- Summer Sessions Computer Fee
- Summer Sessions Enrichment Fee
- Summer Sessions Technology Fee
- Summer Sessions Tuition Fee
- University Center Fee (including summer)
- University Registration Fee (includes Statement of Intention to Register non-refundable deposit for new undergraduates)
Which fees are NOT considered "Qualified Education Expenses Paid"?
- Application Fees
- Billing Statement Late Charge
- Candidacy Fee (e.g., for Ph.D.)
- Certificate Fees (Extension)
- Child Care
- Course Description Fees
- Disability Insurance Fee
- Doctoral Dissertation Filing Fee
- Housing Fees (room, board, etc.)
- Health Insurance Fees
- Late Enrollment Fee
- Late Registration Fee
- Lodging
- Master's Thesis Filing Fee
- Meals
- Parking
- Service Charges
- Statement of Intention to Register non-refundable deposit, if student does not register
- Summer Sessions Application Fee
- Textbooks
- Transcript Fees
- Transportation
- Verification Fees
Which payments are considered "Gift Aid and Fee Reductions:?
- Fellowships
- Grants
- Outside Sponsored Awards (e.g., scholarships from non-University sources), if information is readily available to the University
- Scholarships
- Stipends
- Teaching Assistant Health Insurance Fee Payment
- Third-Party Billing Arrangements
- Traineeships
- Tuition/Fee Remission
- Waivers and Exemptions
Which payments are NOT considered "Gift Aid and Fee Reductions"?
- Adjustments to fee assessments and fee reductions (not including tuition/fee remission)
- Cash payments (including checks)
- Loans
- Payments from third-parties (i.e., not from the student) with whom no formal billing arrangement exists
- Refunds issued in the same tax year as the applicable qualified fees were paid
- Salaries
- Work-study earnings