Tuition remission is applicable to courses taken for credit or audited (audit must be approved by the professor). Non-credit certificate programs are not covered by this benefit. Please note that graduate level courses are generally a taxable benefit to the employee unless certain exceptions determined by the IRS apply.

Full-Time Faculty and Staff

Full-time faculty and staff are granted full tuition waivers (undergraduate and graduate) for a maximum of 9 credit hours during Fall and Spring semesters and 6 credit hours for Summer. For programs that operate on the quarter system, waivers are granted to a maximum of 7.2 credit hours each quarter.

Part-Time Staff

Dependent Children and Spouse/Domestic Partner
of Full-Time Faculty and Staff Members

A full tuition waiver is granted for the undergraduate study of dependent children, spouses and eligible domestic partners. A tuition waiver of 50% per credit hour will be granted for all graduate study, subject to the credit hour limitations above.

Dependent Children and Spouse/Domestic Partner
of Part-Time Staff Members

Dependent Children and Spouse/Domestic partners of part-time staff who regularly work between 23.25 and 31.00 hours/week receive a tuition waiver of 50% per credit hour for undergraduate level courses and 25% per credit hour for graduate level courses, subject to the credit hour limitations specified above.

Dependent Children and Spouse/Domestic partners of part-time employees who regularly work more than 31.00 but less than 38.75 hours/week receive tuition waiver of 75% per credit hour for undergraduate level courses and 37.5% per credit hour for graduate level courses, subject to the credit hour limitations specified above.