Employees
Full-time employees may enroll with full remission of tuition charges for up to five undergraduate credits or seven graduate credits each semester or summer session, on a place-available basis, immediately upon employment.
Part-time employees are eligible for prorated remission of the tuition. Proration of the remission for part-time employees will be calculated as the average of the employee's work schedule during the three years prior to the semester that the benefit is extended.
Eligible regular part-time employees who change to permanent full-time status while enrolled in a class receive no less than 75% of the full award for that class. Subsequent classes will be at full remission.
Spouses and Domestic Partners
After an employee has completed three years of eligible service, the employee's spouse or domestic partner becomes eligible for the undergraduate tuition remission benefit only, under the same terms and conditions that apply to the employee. The employee must have met the three-year service requirement prior to the first effective semester for which tuition remission is extended. A break in service of less than one year will not interrupt eligibility, provided the employee otherwise satisfies the three-year waiting period.
Spouses or domestic partners of regular part-time employees are eligible for prorated remission of the undergraduate tuition after the employee has completed three years of service in this category. Proration of the remission for part-time employees will be calculated as the average of the employee's work schedule during the three years prior to the semester that the benefit is extended. Spouses or domestic partners of eligible part-time employees who change to permanent full-time status receive no less than 75% of the full award during the intermediate time until completion of three years of uninterrupted full-time service; they may receive more than 75% of the full award during this time if their previous schedule so dictates.
Applying
Employees enrolling in coursework at the College must obtain all required approvals, complete the required forms, and comply with applicable scheduling and work performance expectations prior to enrolling. Compliance with the Employee Enrollment in Degree Programs Policy is a condition of receiving tuition remission benefits for coursework taken at the College.
No tuition remission benefit will be granted until Human Resources has received:
Application to any undergraduate course must be made to the Registrar's Office. The faculty member must also approve the arrangement for entrance into the class. Application to enroll in any graduate course or program must be made to the Director of Graduate Studies; matriculation for a graduate degree is not guaranteed.
For part-time employees and eligible dependents of part-time employees, including spouses and domestic partners, the amount of tuition remission will be determined solely by the Office of Human Resources. This determination must be completed before eligibility for financial aid is assessed. Employees should therefore apply for tuition remission through Human Resources before applying for financial aid.
Tuition remission does not include the activity fee or other expenses for courses.