The university offers generous tuition benefits to eligible faculty and staff, as well as their spouse and dependent children. Faculty and staff at .75 FTE and greater are eligible for 100% tuition remission effective on the employee’s first day of employment. Under this benefit, faculty and staff and their spouses are eligible to enroll in undergraduate and graduate courses, on a space-available basis, to work towards the completion of a degree. Similarly, dependent For the spouse, the intention should be to work towards the completion of a degree. Dependent children are eligible to enroll in undergraduate courses.
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For the purposes of this benefit, the definition of dependent children follows the guidelines of the U.S. Department of Education, which is age 23 and younger. Here is the link to the Federal Student Aid website.
Section 117 & 127 of the IRS allows employers to offer employees up to $5,250 annually in tax-free educational assistance for undergraduate or graduate-level courses. Any tuition benefit exceeding this amount for graduate level courses will be taxed through payroll.
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