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TUITION WAIVER PROGRAM GUIDELINESUpdated October 2019OVERVIEWThe Tuition Waiver Program is a generous tuition scholarship granted by the university to qualifiedfaculty/staff and retirees as well as their eligible dependents. In all cases, dependent children refer tounmarried sons, daughters, stepchildren and legally adopted children of the employee or domesticpartner claimed as dependents on the most recent federal tax return. If applicable, a DomesticPartner Certification Form must be on file with Human Resources.The scholarship covers tuition and tuition deposits only. It does not cover books, supplies, lab fees, orany other fees including student registration and student center fees. Refer to the Taxation of Benefitssection to determine any tax liability.The actual amount of scholarship granted depends on an employee’s eligibility status as describedbelow and in the Tuition Waiver Provisions Section.ELIGIBILITYFULL-TIME FACULTY AND STAFFFull-time staff are defined as staff who are scheduled to work at least 35 hours per week for 52 weeks.Full-time faculty are defined as faculty who are scheduled to teach full-time for the academic year.STUDENT STATUSFull-timeFaculty/StaffTUITION BENEFIT COVERS:Nine credit hours per termSpouse or Domestic -One undergraduate orPartnergraduate course per term(up to a maximum of fourcredit hours)-Any credits above that willbe considered as a secondcourse.-Excludes doctoral courses.-One-half of the tuition costwill be waived for additionalcourses taken at the sametime.Dependent-Full tuition forChildren, whichundergraduate andincludes children of graduate coursesfaculty/staff-Excludes doctoral courses.ELIGIBILITYBegins with the termfollowing the date offull-time benefitseligible employment.-After faculty/staffmember has beenemployed on a fulltime basis for threeconsecutive years-Benefits begin at thestart of the term inwhich the three-yearwaiting period is met.Same eligibilitycriteria as spouses ordomestic partnersPROVISIONSRehired employees donot receive credit forprior service whenestablishing eligibility fortuition waiver.Marriage Certificate orDomestic PartnerCertification Form mustbe on file with HRM.May be enrolled in adegree program or takingindividual courses.1 Page

members ordomestic partnersSPECIAL REQUIREMENT FOR DEPENDENTS: Tuition waiver forms for dependents who are full-time undergraduate students must be submittedat the beginning of each academic year. Tuition waiver forms for dependents enrolled in the Collegeof Professional Studies (CPS) must be submitted at the beginning of each academic term. Tuition waiver forms submitted for dependent children must be accompanied by a DependentCertification Form each time a waiver is submitted. This form certifies that the student meets theIRS definition of a dependent and further certifies that the student was listed as a dependent on theemployee's most recent federal tax return.PART-TIME FACULTYSTUDENT STATUSPart-time FacultyTUITION BENEFIT COVERS:-One undergraduate orgraduate course per term(up to a maximum of fourcredit hours)-Any credits above that willbe considered as a secondcourse.Spouse or DomesticPartner-Benefit only applies if it istransferred from a part-timefaculty member.-One undergraduate orgraduate course (up to amaximum of four credithours)-Excludes doctoral courses.ELIGIBILITY-Must have taught forat least six terms.-Can take the course inthe term in whichhe/she is assigned toteach after meetingthis requirement.-If the faculty memberis not able to use thisbenefit in the term inwhich he/she iseligible, it may be usedin the following term.-If the benefit is notused within these twoterms, the benefit maynot be carried over toanother term.Must be used in theterm in which thefaculty memberteaches.PROVISIONS-This benefit may betransferred to a spouseor domestic partner.-If the benefit istransferred, the facultybenefit will beconsidered exhaustedin the eligible term.Marriage Certificate orDomestic PartnerCertification Form mustbe on file with HRM.2 Page

Dependent Children,which includeschildren of facultymembers ordomestic partners-If full-time student, thenone-fourth of the standardtuition charge is waived inthe eligible term.-If part-time student, amaximum of four credithours is waived in theeligible term.-Excludes doctoral courses.-Part-time facultymember must have atleast ten years ofservice.-Benefit must be usedin a term in which thefaculty memberteaches.May be enrolled in adegree program ortaking individualcourses.PART-TIME STAFFPart-time staff are defined as staff who work an ongoing regular assignment and are regularly scheduledto work a minimum of 17.5 hours per week for 52 weeks in a budgeted position.STUDENT STATUSTUITION BENEFIT COVERS:Part-time staff with work week of:ELIGIBILITYPROVISIONS24-34 hours perweekSeven credit hours pertermBegins with the termfollowing the date ofpart-time benefitseligible employment.17.5 to 23 hours perweekFive credit hours per termBegins with the termfollowing the date ofemployment.-Courses must betaken outside ofscheduled work hours.-Supervisor mustprovidedocumentation ofestablished workschedule.Same as aboveSpouse or DomesticPartnerDependent Children,which includeschildren of staff ordomestic partnersNo tuition benefit availableNo tuition benefit available3 Page

RETIRED FACULTY AND STAFFRetired faculty/staff are defined as employees who have reached age 55, are in good standing, and haveat least 10 years of continuous benefits-eligible service immediately preceding the employee’sretirement date. Service is considered continuous if there is less than a three-month break in service.STUDENT STATUSRetired Faculty andStaffTUITION BENEFIT COVERS:-Two undergraduate orgraduate courses per term(up to a maximum of fourcredit hours per course)-Any credits above that willbe considered as anadditional course.ELIGIBILITYSee definition above.PROVISIONSSpouse or DomesticPartner-Two undergraduate orgraduate courses per term(up to a maximum of fourcredit hours per course)-Any credits above that willbe considered as anadditional course.-Excludes doctoral courses.-Must be spouse ordomestic partner on file atthe time of employee’sretirement.-Any new spouse ordomestic partner after theretirement date is noteligible for the benefit.MarriageCertificate orDomestic PartnerCertification Formmust be on file withHRM.Dependent Children,which includeschildren offaculty/staffmembers ordomestic partners-Full tuition forundergraduate andgraduate courses-Excludes doctoral courses.-Must be dependent ofemployee or dependent ofdomestic partner at thetime of retirement.-Any new dependent afterthe retirement date is noteligible for the benefit.May be enrolled ina degree programor taking individualcourses.4 Page

DEPENDENTS OF EMPLOYEES ON LONG-TERM DISABILITY OR OF DECEASED EMPLOYEESThe university grants scholarships to the dependent children of employees who become permanentlydisabled and are no longer able to work, or die while employed by the university, provided that theemployee completed ten or more years of full-time benefits-eligible service with NortheasternUniversity immediately prior to the time of disability or death and under the following circumstances:STUDENT STATUSSpouse or DomesticPartnerTUITION BENEFIT COVERS:No tuition benefit availableELIGIBILITYDependent Children,which includeschildren offaculty/staffmembers ordomestic partners-Full tuition forundergraduate andgraduate courses-Excludes doctoral courses.-Must be dependent ofemployee ordependent of domesticpartner at the time ofthe employee’s deathor disability.-Any new dependentafter the date of deathor disability is noteligible for the benefit.PROVISIONSIf spouse or domesticpartner is currentlyenrolled in a course (s),he/she may receive thebenefit until the end ofthe term in whichdisability or deathoccurs.-May be enrolled in adegree program ortaking individualcourses.-If the employee hadless than ten years ofconsecutive full-timebenefits-eligibleemployment at the dateof disability or deathand the dependentchild is currentlyenrolled in a course (s),he/she may receive thebenefit until the end ofthe term in which deathor disability occurs.TUITION WAIVER PROVISIONSThe special provisions include: The scholarships are awarded with the provision that the requester is qualified for admission. It is the responsibility of the student to enroll or apply for admission into whichever programs orcourses he/she elects. The course registration process must be completed prior to submitting atuition waiver form. If an employee has more than one status with the university, the position with the most generousbenefit will determine the tuition benefit.5 Page

Terms with multiple sessions are considered one academic term for tuition waiver purposes e.g.,summer sessions I and II are considered one academic term. All courses taken by Northeastern University faculty and staff must be taken outside of their regularwork hours. Faculty and staff cannot use their lunchtime, vacation or sick days to attend classes. One course per term may be taken one-half hour before the end of the workday. For example,if an employee’s workday ends at 4:30 p.m., he/she may take one course that begins at 4:00p.m. The employee's supervisor must consent in writing to this arrangement and the employeemust make up the missed work hours during each week.Under certain circumstances, an exception to this provision may be considered if the course is: The last one needed to graduate and is not offered outside of normal work hours; A prerequisite to taking additional courses needed to graduate and the course is never offeredoutside of work hours; or Needed to graduate and is never offered outside of normal work hours. The employee must provide supporting documentation to show eligibility for the above exception.In addition, the employee’s supervisor must consent in writing to this arrangement. Thesedocuments must be sent to HRM. HRM will make the decision on the granting of the exception asoutlined above. No faculty member above the rank of instructor may enter a graduate degree program in his/herown department or comparable unit. Faculty members engaged in graduate degree programs intheir own colleges may not participate in decisions regarding graduate curriculum or relatedmatters, or vote on graduate degrees. Please refer to the Student Handbook for the procedures on how to drop a course and thecorresponding penalties. If there is a penalty, the employee must have filed a Tuition Waiver orhe/she will be billed for the course.WHAT IS COVERED AND WHAT IS NOT COVERED?PROGRAMS NOT COVEREDPROGRAM NAMECOVERAGENU INNot CoveredHealthcare Innovation & EntrepreNURSEshipNot CoveredABSN (Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing)RN to BSNGlobal International PathwaysNUBound ProgramNot CoveredNot CoveredNot CoveredOnline MBAOnline MS in FinanceOnline MS in TaxationSummer Discovery ProgramNot CoveredNot CoveredNot CoveredNot CoveredNot Covered6 Page