10.45.6 Graduate Educational Assistance Tuition Waiver
An educational assistance tuition waiver is granted for graduate enrollment to full time (1.0 FTE) benefit eligible employees immediately upon an employee's first date of employment, and the employee's timely completion of an Employee Tuition Waiver and Reimbursement Form. Fifty percent (50) of in-state tuition for full-time employees shall be waived for the first six (6) hours each semester (fall and spring only) for graduate enrollment. This benefit is available for employees only. Per IRS tax purposes, employee benefits for graduate tuition waiver that exceed the limit set by the IRS in a calendar year may be taxed and will appear on the employee W-2.
The Employee Tuition Waiver and Reimbursement Form must be submitted and approved for the respective semester no later than the last day for making financial arrangements with Student Accounts. This benefit cannot be combined with any other tuition adjustment program.
This policy applies to fees for tuition only as stated above. This policy does not apply to any other fees. Only persons who have satisfied all University admission requirements are eligible to benefit from the provisions of the policy.
Any person who receives a tuition waiver as provided herein and does not maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.00 or above shall be denied further benefits under this policy until a cumulative grade point average of 3.00 or above has been achieved. Benefits shall be denied until a 3.00 or above grade point average is achieved the subsequent semester.
An eligible employee shall be granted up to three (3) academic hours of release time during the normal work week to attend graduate classes at the University. In addition, eligible employees may utilize the lunch hour for attending academic classes with the approval of their immediate supervisors.
The Employee Tuition Waiver and Reimbursement Form must be submitted and approved for the respective semester no later than the last day for making financial arrangements with Student Accounts. This benefit cannot be combined with any other tuition adjustment program.
This policy applies to fees for tuition only as stated above. This policy does not apply to any other fees. Only persons who have satisfied all University admission requirements are eligible to benefit from the provisions of the policy.
Any person who receives a tuition waiver as provided herein and does not maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.00 or above shall be denied further benefits under this policy until a cumulative grade point average of 3.00 or above has been achieved. Benefits shall be denied until a 3.00 or above grade point average is achieved the subsequent semester.
An eligible employee shall be granted up to three (3) academic hours of release time during the normal work week to attend graduate classes at the University. In addition, eligible employees may utilize the lunch hour for attending academic classes with the approval of their immediate supervisors.
Effective Date
Approved by Board of Curators: January 15, 2026