Student Benefits

The University considers you full-time student if you are enrolled for at least 9 credit hours. If you wish to enroll in fewer than 9 credit hours and you are an international student, you must fill out the Optional Fee Package Petition form.  If you are a domestic student, doing so is optional.  Approval of this form will allow graduate students who qualify to purchase the optional student fee package and be considered a full-time student for the indicated semester for student loan deferment and insurance/government documents.  The package allows access to Student Health Services, UW athletic events, ASUW membership, and access to Campus Recreation facilities/activities.

 

The package is required of part-time students who wish to purchase the UW student medical insurance.

 

To be eligible, a degree-seeking graduate student must be enrolled in fewer than 9 credit hours during the fall or spring semester and be one of the following:

  1. Master’s degree student who has 90% of his/her coursework completed, has a program of study on file with the Office of the Registrar, is registered for at least one credit hour, and is working full-time on thesis research or a Plan B paper
  2. PhD. student who has passed his/her preliminary exams (and has the appropriate paperwork on file with the Office of the Registrar), is registered for at least one credit hour, and is working full-time on dissertation research

 

Students without an assistantship who are enrolled in fewer than 9 hours will be automatically charged for the Optional Student Fee Package.  If students do not want the full-time student benefits, they must waive this on WyoWeb.  Students with an assistantship who are enrolled in fewer than 9 hours will also be automatically charged for the Optional Student Fee Package. However, if a student wants the assistantship to pay for it, the student must fill out the Optional Graduate Student Fee Package Petition form available on the Graduate Student Resources web site.

Contact Us

Department of Economics

College of Business Department 3985

Laramie, WY 82071

Phone: 307-766-3124

Fax: 307-766-4028

Email: economics@uwyo.edu

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