Skip to Page Content

 
 

Human Resources

Employee and Dependent Tuition Waiver

[Tuition Waiver for Permanent Employees]

[Tuition Waiver for Dependents of Permanent Employees]

[Tution Wavier for UCCS Employees Attending PPCC]


Tuition Waiver for Permanent Employees

  • Permanent employees are entitled to a tuition waiver of up to nine credit hours per academic year to be used either for the employee or an immediate family member.


  • Faculty/staff who plan to take courses using this waiver, must either have attended UCCS in the past year, or have applied for and been granted admission to the term in order to register for courses.   This waiver is for tuition purposes only; all fees must be paid by the student.


  • NO EARLIER than one week prior to the beginning of the term, acquire the "Permanent Employee Certification" from the Human Resources Department.  This form must be certified by the Human Resources Department.


  • The academic year total is nine credits for 100% permanent staff and faculty employees. 


  • Permanent employees who do not possess a bachelor's degree (undergraduates only) will be eligible for the tuition waiver with no additional approval signatures required.  Undergraduate faculty and staff who plan to take courses through the Waiver program and who are Colorado residents MUST apply for the College Opportunity Fund with Colorado’s College Assist program https://cof.college-assist.org.  Once registered, COF needs to be authorized in the Student Online Center to apply against your bill by clicking on the COF Authorization button at the bottom of the screen. Otherwise, the difference between the waiver amount for COF (student’s share of tuition) and total tuition will be assessed.


  • Submit the completed certification to the Office of the Registrar PRIOR TO CENSUS DATE for the term.  Census Date for Summer 2009 is .


  • WAIT UNTIL THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS BEFORE REGISTERING FOR COURSES!  At that time, use the Student Online Center to register for courses.  Enrollment using the waiver is on a space available basis.  If you register prior to the beginning of the semester or beginning of the course, you must pay for the course.


  • Prior to census date for the term, the tuition waiver(s) will be applied to each class after verifying that the registration took place at the correct time, and in the case of students who possess a bachelor's degree, that the course is approved by the Provost.


  • Please refer to the Education Assistance Program Policy, and view the sample Tuition Waiver - UCCS Employee form that is obtained at Human Resources.


  • If you have further questions about the faculty/staff tuition waiver process, please contact Joanne Mosier in Admissions & Records (719)255-3381.

Tuition Waiver for Dependents of Permanent Employees
  • The Dependent Tuition Waiver is a UCCS Only Pilot Program!


  • Permanent employees are entitled to a tuition waiver of up to nine credit hours per academic year to be used either for the employee or an immediate family member.

  • If a UCCS employee has not personally used the maximum tuition assistance available to her/him under the APS Education Assistance Program, he/she may allocate the remaining tuition assistance to her/his immediate family member (dependent child, spouse, or SGDP).


  • Tuition assistance for an immediate family member is restricted to undergraduate, for-credit coursework taken at UCCS.


  • To be eligible for participation, a UCCS employee must be employed for a minimum of one (1) year as a permanent employee at UCCS. Interim and temporary employment does not count toward fulfilling the one-year requirement.


  • Those dependents who are undergraduate students attending UCCS (excludes summer guest students who may be pursuing a degree at another institution), using the waiver hours of their sponsor DO NOT have to wait and register on a space available basis.  Instead they may register at any time as they would for other non-waiver courses and we will apply the waiver to their record.


  • Please refer to the Finance Procedural Statement: Tuition Assistance for Immediate Family Members at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, complete the form (located on page 3) and bring the form in to HR.


  • If you have further questions about the faculty/staff tuition waiver process, please contact Joanne Mosier in Admissions & Records (719)255-3381.

Tuition Waiver for Permanent UCCS Employees Attending PPCC

  • Tution can be waived for up to six undergraduate credit hours per academic year for permanent employees and up to three credits for those employed between 50% to 99% of a full appointment. The academic year begins with the summer term.


  • The employee must be admitted to PPCC.


  • The Tuition Waiver form must be completed and certified by Human Resources.


  • The employee must wait until the first day of class to register.


  • The form must be submitted by the employee with the required HR signature to PPCC's Enrollment Services Department prior to the class start date.


  • Please refer to the sample Tuition Waiver - UCCS Employee Attending PPCC form for instructions. If you have further questions about the faculty/staff tuition waiver process, please contact Joanne Mosier in Admissions & Records (719)255-3381.