Faculty and s taff who fail to meet the eligibility requirements will be billed for the full cost of tuition. If you have registered and paid tuition, you may not use the Academic Staff Tuition Benefit to obtain a refund. The Academic Staff Tuition Benefit covers tuition only for graduate school or post-baccalaureate professional degree credits, including thesis credits, for satisfactorily completed courses. Not eligible are faculty or staff who work less than 75 percent time, family members of staff, and student employees. Civil Service and employees represented by a bargaining unit must use the Regent's Scholarship Form .
Graduate assistants have a separate tuition benefit program.
Obtain an application form from your department, the UMC Office of Human Resources, or click application form at the bottom of this page. Your department may restrict courses taken during work hours. Applications must be signed by the applicant, the applicant's supervisor, and the department head or designee. Faculty or staff requesting Department of Independent Study courses must comply with limitations cited above. If you have questions concerning Academic Staff Tuition Benefit that are not addressed in the policy and procedures described above, contact the Office of Human Resources.