Tuition Remission Program

The University offers a Tuition Remission Program for eligible full-time employees. Effective September 1988, two tuition remission requests are permitted for each eligible employee. The student may be either a spouse or a dependent child of the eligible employee. Tuition remission applies to full-time undergraduate students in the fall or spring semesters only. The student must be matriculated, i.e., officially accepted by the University Admissions Office. Under this program the student may take 12 to 15 credit hours (see limitations in #5 below) at no charge in each semester.

This policy is subject to the following conditions:

1. The employee must be on the active payroll at the end of the late registration period (free drop/add) for the semester in which the tuition remission is granted. This is usually the first two weeks into the semester.
2. The spouse must be legally married to the employee at the beginning of the semester in which the tuition remission is granted.
3. The dependent child is defined as a natural child, or a legally adopted child of the employee or spouse, who has been claimed by the employee as an exemption for Federal Income Tax purposes on the employee's most recent Federal Tax Return.
4. The dependent child shall not declare independent financial status for the academic year in which the tuition remission is granted.
5. The spouse or dependent child must be enrolled as a full-time matriculated undergraduate student at the end of the late registration period and must maintain full-time status throughout the semester in which the tuition remission is granted. Full-time status is defined as a minimum of 12 credit hours per semester.

   If the student does not maintain full-time status throughout the semester, the student will lose eligibility for the tuition remission program for that semester and will be billed for the number of credit hours taken.

6. The employee must complete the "Request for Tuition Remission Program" form which is available from the Benefits Office. The completed form must be returned to the Benefits Office prior to the end of the late registration period for the semester (free drop/add).