What HSTA does not Cover E-courses (internet courses) usually have tuition costs. They are usually all fees. don’t This means HSTA MAY NOT cover them, because HSTA only covers the cost of tuition. Even if some of these courses have some tuition costs, they will have fees attached to them that normal courses This is because of the technology costs associated with don’t. them. If you choose to take an e-course you will have to pay for the fees attached which may be the cost of the entire course. Studying Abroad (i.e. in a foreign country) is not normally covered by the HSTA waiver. This is because even though you may be in a program with a WV school, most of the time the tuition is being paid to the foreign college either directly or by your college. If you want to study abroad, make sure the WV school will be paid the tuition and not the foreign school (can vary from course to course) or you be able to use your HSTA waiver for this. Foreign colleges honor won’t don’t the HSTA waiver. They are not covered by the WV legislature and the agreement to waive tuition for HSTA students. So you use your waiver when they are can’t receiving the tuition. Programs that Partner with Hospitals If the program or courses you are taking are through a hospital then tuition goes to the hospital so the college it= HSTA be used for can’t waive can’t programs where the tuition goes to a hospital. The hospital is not a state school and therefore does not have to honor HSTA. Some of these programs start off in the college where HSTA applies and then switch ½ way through to courses at the hospital where it does not-They often warn you in advance. So if you plan to go into a program that will don’t eventually have training at the hospital, you will need to plan for paying for those portions of courses through the hospital.
What HSTA does not Cover E-courses (internet courses) usually don’t have tuition costs. They are usually all fees. This means HSTA MAY NOT cover them, because HSTA only covers the cost of tuition. Even if some of these courses have some tuition costs, they will have fees attached to them that normal courses don’t. This is because of the technology costs associated with them. If you choose to take an e-course you will have to pay for the fees attached which may be the cost of the entire course. Studying Abroad (i.e. in a foreign country) is not normally covered by the HSTA waiver. This is because even though you may be in a program with a WV school, most of the time the tuition is being paid to the foreign college either directly or by your college. If you want to study abroad, make sure the WV school will be paid the tuition and not the foreign school (can vary from course to course) or you won’t be able to use your HSTA waiver for this. Foreign colleges don’t honor the HSTA waiver. They are not covered by the WV legislature and the agreement to waive tuition for HSTA students. So you can’t use your waiver when they are receiving the tuition. Programs that Partner with Hospitals If the program or courses you are taking are through a hospital then tuition goes to the hospital so the college can’t waive it= HSTA can’t be used for programs where the tuition goes to a hospital. The hospital is not a state school and therefore does not have to honor HSTA. Some of these programs start off in the college where HSTA applies and then switch ½ way through to courses at the hospital where it does not-They often don’t warn you in advance. So if you plan to go into a program that will eventually have training at the hospital, you will need to plan for paying for those portions of courses through the hospital.