See your counselor for a fee waiver if you meet one of the following indicators of economic need:
1. You are enrolled in a federal free or reduced-price lunch program, based on US Department of Agriculture (USDA) income eligibility guidelines.
2. You are enrolled in a program for the economically disadvantaged (for example, a federally funded program such as GEAR UP or Upward Bound).
3. You reside in a foster home, are a ward of the state, or homeless.
4. Your family receives low-income public assistance or lives in federally subsidized public housing.
5. Your family's total income is at or below the USDA eligibility guidelines for free or reduced-price lunch.