Faculty/Staff Tuition Exemption

The faculty/staff tuition exemption program is a benefit offered to University Employees who hold at least a half-time, non-temporary appointment, who have supervisor approval, and meet the other requirements listed on the tuition exemption website. This program has a number of limitations, some additional costs, as well as paperwork that must be filled out in advance of each quarter that the student registers.

Limitations

• A faculty/Staff tuition exempt student may not register for any credits before the third day of the quarter or he/she will be charged full tuition.
• See Registration Deadlines in the Academic Calendar for exact dates.
• Students using tuition exemption register on a space-available basis. Students may not always be able to take the courses they want and should have a backup plan.
  • Important: Several Epidemiology and SPH courses usually fill prior to the 3rd day of the quarter due to increased enrollment in the School.
  • These courses include, but are not limited to the following: EPI 512/513 (Autumn and Winter), BIOST 511/512 (Autumn and Winter), EPI 528, EPI 573, EPI 588, HSERV 510, HSERV 511 (Autumn).
  • Epidemiology degree students who are required to take courses that are controlled by add codes, may request codes in advance.
• The tuition exemption can only be used for courses below the 600-level. This means that any credits of Independent Study (EPI 600), Master's Thesis (EPI 700) or Doctoral Dissertation (EPI 800) will be charged at the full tuition rate with an exception as explained below.
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Costs

• Students using the Faculty/Staff Tuition Exemption will be charged about $75 in fees for up to 6 course credits (below 600) each quarter.
• If the student is enrolled in more than 6 course credits (for a total of 7 to 18 credits) or is enrolled in any 600- to 800-level credits then the tuition will be about $700 per quarter (This is an estimate of tuition costs for 2009-10. Tuition is subject to change each year.)
• A student who starts in Autumn but has not taken BIOST 511 or the equivalent, and wishes to take EPI 512, will have to take both courses in Autumn and pay the extra tuition.
• When a student registers for 600, 700 or 800 level courses, s/he will have to pay full tuition for 2 credits (minimum charged by UW) unless s/he registers for at least 2 or more course credits that are covered by the tuition exemption during the same quarter. In other words, it is more expensive to take only 600, 700, or 800 credits in a quarter than to take them plus 6 or more course credits.

Paperwork

• A student who wishes to use the tuition exemption must first apply for admission and be accepted into a University degree program or apply as a nonmatriculated student.
  • A GNM student using the tuition exemption needs to apply only once to the University as long as he/she maintains continuous enrollment in the same status (summer quarter excepted).
  • A GNM student who does not register for any academic year quarter will lose his/her GNM status and have to re-apply for it if desired.
• A Faculty/staff tuition-exempt student must submit each quarter the required Tuition Exemption Request form, signed by his/her employing department chair two weeks before the quarter in which he/she wishes to use the exemption, to the Registration Office, Box 355850, 225 Schmitz Hall.
  
• It is critical that new appointments and appointment extensions are in UW payroll before the applicable quarter starts. Contact your payroll coordinator to make sure this happens because the payroll deadline is much later.

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Updated 07/28/09