A. Any senior citizen may, subject to any regulations prescribed by the Council:
1. Register for and enroll in courses for academic credit as a full-time or part-time student if he had a taxable individual income not exceeding $23,850 for Virginia income tax purposes for the year preceding the award year;
2. Register for and audit up to three courses offered for academic credit in any one academic term, quarter, or semester for an unlimited number of academic terms, quarters, or semesters; and
3. Register for and enroll in up to three courses not offered for academic credit in any one academic term, quarter, or semester for an unlimited number of academic terms, quarters, or semesters.
B. No senior citizen who enrolls in or audits courses pursuant to subsection A shall pay tuition or fees except fees established for the purpose of paying for course materials such as laboratory fees.
C. Senior citizens are subject to the admission requirements of the institution and a determination by the institution of its ability to offer the course for which the senior citizen registers.
D. The Council shall establish procedures to ensure that tuition-paying students are accommodated in courses before senior citizens enroll in or audit courses pursuant to subsection A. However, public institutions of higher education may make individual exceptions to these procedures for any senior citizen who has completed 75 percent of the requirements for a degree.
1974, c. 463, §§ 23-38.56, 23-38.58; 1977, c. 281; 1982, c. 677; 1984, c. 371; 1988, c. 90; 1989, c. 101; 1999, c. 381; 2002, c. 521; 2015, c. 146; 2016, c. 588.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions
Chapter 6 - Financial Assistance
§ 23.1-600. Participation in and eligibility for state-supported financial aid programs
§ 23.1-604. Investment of funds donated for scholarships
§ 23.1-605. Commissioned officers; waiver of tuition and mandatory fees
§ 23.1-607. Compensation of cooperating teachers
§ 23.1-607.1. Veterans; withdrawal; tuition refund
§ 23.1-608. Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program; tuition and fee waivers
§ 23.1-608.1. Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Fund; stipends
§ 23.1-609. Surviving spouses and children of certain individuals; tuition and fee waivers
§ 23.1-610. Members of the National Guard; grants
§ 23.1-610.1. Veteran Student Transition Grant Fund and Program
§ 23.1-611. Students from foreign countries; student exchange programs; tuition and fee waivers
§ 23.1-611.1. Financial aid award notification
§ 23.1-612. Unfunded scholarships
§ 23.1-613. Alumni scholarships
§ 23.1-614. Nursing scholarships
§ 23.1-615. Soil scientist scholarships
§ 23.1-615.1. Enslaved Ancestors College Access Scholarship and Memorial Program
§ 23.1-616. Stephen J. Wright Scholars Program established
§ 23.1-619. Collection of loans
§ 23.1-621. Additional student loan funds
§ 23.1-623. Two-Year College Transfer Grant Program; Council regulations
§ 23.1-624. Eligibility criteria
§ 23.1-626. Determination of domicile
§ 23.1-627. State financial aid eligibility
§ 23.1-627.2. New Economy Workforce Credential Grant Program; purpose
§ 23.1-627.3. New Economy Workforce Credential Grant Fund and Program established; administration
§ 23.1-627.6. Eligible institutions; academic credit; noncredit workforce credentials
§ 23.1-627.7. Eligible institutions and the Council; reporting
§ 23.1-628. Tuition Assistance Grant Program
§ 23.1-629. Council designated as administering agency
§ 23.1-630. Maximum amount of tuition assistance per student
§ 23.1-631. Eligibility; duration
§ 23.1-632. Eligibility; Selective Service registration
§ 23.1-633. Receipt of other financial aid by students
§ 23.1-634. Prompt crediting and expeditious refunding of funds
§ 23.1-635. Determination of domicile; Council oversight and reports
§ 23.1-636. Virginia Guaranteed Assistance Program; Council to adopt regulations
§ 23.1-637. Virginia Guaranteed Assistance Fund
§ 23.1-638. Eligibility; amount of grants; renewals
§ 23.1-639. Definition; construction of section
§ 23.1-640. Senior citizens; registration and enrollment in courses