Graduate students qualifying for any of the following exceptions shall pay the same fees as in-state graduate students:

     1. Graduate assistants;

     2. Graduate students holding fellowships;

     3. Graduate students with academic scholarships of $250 or
         more per semester;

     4. Graduate students participating in the Academic Common
         Market;

     5. Graduate students from the member counties of the 
         Charlotte Regional Partnership, an economic development
         organization made up of counties in both Carolinas.  

   Winthrop University has been authorized by state law to offer graduate in-state tuition to residents of the member counties of the Charlotte Regional Partnership, up to existing academic capacity.  The South Carolina counties of York, Chester and Lancaster Counties have been joined in this partnership by the North Carolina counties of Mecklenburg, Gaston, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Iredell, Lincoln, Rowan, Stanly and Union.  Potential enrollees who are residents of any of these counties should request further details about this policy from the Winthrop University Office of The Graduate School, 800/411-7041 or 803/323-2204.