Work Policy Ohio University provides educational opportunities to faculty, administrative, classified staff and their spouse and children. This policy covers classes taken for credit including independent study and continuing education programs.
Benefits continue subsequent to retirement or death of the eligible employee.
With approval from their department or planning unit head, employees may take up to but not more than 10 credit hours of undergraduate and eight credit hours of graduate courses per quarter. An employee may take one course during working hours and one additional course during non-working hours with supervisory approval. Additionally, an independent study course or weekend workshop may be added with proper approval. Eligible spouses and children may take as many courses as academically permissible. Any employee wishing to do so needs to supply a memo from their department head on a quarterly basis addressing explanation for full-time student status, this will then be considered for approval by the Director of Human Resources.