Advisory regarding Southern California wildfires

Advisory regarding Southern California wildfires

On behalf of everyone at Thomas Edison State University, we hope that students affected by the wildfires in Southern California remain safe. The University is offering accommodations to students affected by the wildfires:

  • Students who are directly impacted by the fires and who are currently registered in courses for the November 2024, December 2024 and January 2025 terms have the option of receiving a free eight-week course extension without mentor approval; or, a 100% tuition credit for their course(s) to a future term. Affected students should submit a Request for Course Extension Form or a Request for Course Withdrawal Form indicating “Southern California wildfires” as the reason for the request. Please note that TECEP exams in these terms cannot be extended, nor credited for tuition after the exam has been taken.
  • Impacted students who are currently on a course extension for the September 2024 and October 2024 terms can request a second eight-week extension on their current term at no additional cost.

Request an Accommodation: Students affected by the wildfire and evacuations who need an accommodation should contact the Office of the Registrar by email at registration@tesu.edu or by phone at 609-777-5680. Accommodation requests should be submitted by January 24th. Requests after that date can be accommodated if the student provides documentation of the reason for the late request.

TESYou Invest - Debt-Free Tuition Program

Through a special partnership between Bright Horizons/EdAssist and Thomas Edison State University, TESU is providing a quality and debt-free pathway to degree and certificates programs at Thomas Edison State University. The “TESYou Invest - Debt-Free Tuition Program” is a career-focused curriculum completely offered online at Thomas Edison State University. TESU offers courses at the beginning of every month — 12 times a year. Transfer Credits — TESU accepts eligible transfer credits from prior education, prior learning, and military training, and accept 90 credits from a community college and 114 from additional regionally accredited bodies.

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TESYou Invest - Debt-Free Tuition Program Guidelines and Details


  • Employee must apply through Thomas Edison State University and through the Bright Horizons EdAssist system in order to utilize the tuition benefit.
  • Participants must identify themselves as an employee of one of the above partners to receive the TESYou Invest - Debt-Free Tuition Program benefit.
  • Any completion documentation, such as grades, must be submitted through Bright Horizons EdAssist within 60 days of course completion.
  • Tuition assistance is an annual budget (January – December), based on the course end date.

Submitting Applications Through Bright Horizons EdAssist Solutions


If you are a first-time user of the education benefits, you must complete the EdAssist Coaching Session prior to submitting an application. Appointments can be scheduled from the Bright Horizons EdAssist website by selecting “Schedule Free Education Coaching” from the home page.