Tuition Remission and Educational Assistance
Summary:
The University of St. Thomas provides tuition assistance to its employees and their spouses and dependents. The Tuition Remission and Education Assistance Guidelines provide the full details of the benefit. In summary, the benefit is as follows:
- Full-time Employees: tuition assistance will be 100% of tuition with the benefits available for a maximum of two (2) courses per term and is available following one (1) year of service. (Attendance at UST only, undergraduate and graduate.)
- Full-time Employee's Spouse: the limit will be two (2) courses per term with the benefit level being 75% of the tuition and is available following one (1) year of service. (Attendance at UST, undergraduate and graduate. Attendance at ACTC schools, undergraduate only.)
- Full-time Employee's Dependents: the benefit level is 75% with no limit on the number of courses per term through the undergraduate level and is available following one (1) year of service. (Attendance at UST, undergraduate only. Attendance at ACTC and those in Catholic College Exchange Programs, undergraduate only.)
- Part-time Employees: the same rules apply as for full-time employees except that tuition assistance will be allocated based on the percentage of full-time employment and is available following three (3) years of qualifying employment. (Attendance at UST only, undergraduate and graduate.)
- Part-time Employee's Spouse: the same rules apply as for full-time employees except that tuition assistance will be allocated based on the percentage of full-time employment and is available following three (3) years of qualifying employment. (Attendance at UST only, undergraduate and graduate.)
- Part-time Employee's Dependents: the same rules apply as for full-time employees except that tuition assistance will be allocated based on the percentage of full-time employment and is available following three (3) years of qualifying employment. (Attendance at UST only, undergraduate only.)
Applications:
For remission benefits at UST an Undergraduate Tuition Remission Application or a Graduate Tuition Remission Application must be completed and submitted to apply for tuition remission or assistance. The appropriate form must be completed and submitted prior to the first day of the semester in which the employee, spouse, or dependent is taking the course. Any form submitted after the course has been completed will be rejected. All applications must be made online.
For remission benefits at ACTC Schools employees must contact the ACTC institution they would like their spouse/dependent to receive benefits at to obtain information about tuition remission applications and deadlines. Contact information is available on page 7 of the Tuition Remission and Educational Assistance Guidelines. The employee must comply with the ACTC institution’s guidelines and deadlines. Upon notification of acceptance from the ACTC institution, the employee must complete the ACTC Tuition Waiver Application and submit it to UST Human Resources.
