Applying for
Tuition RemissionIf
you would like to apply for the tuition remission benefit for yourself, your spouse,
or your unmarried dependent children, please log on to the Tuition
Remission Application and follow the instructions provided therein. You
will need an ACS login account and Kerberos password to access the secure web
pages. To learn more about setting up your account, please visit the Getting
Started section of the Employee Link. Alternatively,
if you wish to apply in writing, you may print a Tuition Remission Application
form from the Forms/Print Library.
Upon request, forms will also be mailed directly to you by the Benefits Section
of the Office of Human Resources. Completed forms must be returned to the Office
of Human Resources at 25 Buick Street. You need only use one method of application—online
OR paper—not both. [Return
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Classes and Receiving Tuition Remission There
are two steps you must complete in order to take classes and receive a credit
for the tuition remission benefit: - Apply
and register for classes at the Boston University school or college, or at
the University Registrar's Office, as appropriate, AND
- Apply
for Tuition Remission online or at the Benefits Section of the Office of Human
Resources for Fall 2008.
Fall
2008
Employees are eligible for 8 credits (credits 1-4 covered 100% and credits 5-8
covered 90%) of tuition remission benefit for the semester. While
you may apply for the Tuition Remission (TR) benefit at any time, if you delay
your benefit application you may be required to pay late fees. Please consult
Student Accounting
Services for deadlines for the Fall 2008 semester. If
you were hired on or after July 1, 1985, you must be employed through the "Last
Day of Final Exams," December 20, 2008, to receive the tuition remission
benefit for Fall 2008. Employees hired prior to July 1, 1985 will receive
the benefit if they leave before the end of the semester.
If you, your
spouse or your dependent receive financial aid, the tuition remission benefit
may impact the award. Please contact the Office of Financial Assistance at 617/353-2965
for information regarding the effects of the tuition remission benefit upon your
award. Please
note that if you are taking twelve or more credits, you will be considered a full-time
student. It is Boston University's policy that full-time, regular employees may
not be concurrently enrolled at Boston University as full-time students.
On-line
courses are not covered by tuition remission. Summer
2008
If
you were hired on or after July 1, 1985, you must be employed through the "Last
Day of Instruction," for Summer Session II, August 8, 2008, to receive the
tuition remission benefit for Summer session I & II 2008. Employees hired
prior to July 1, 1985 will receive the benefit if they leave before the end of
the semester.
If you, your spouse or your dependent receive financial
aid, the tuition remission benefit may impact the award. Please contact the Office
of Financial Assistance at 617/353-2965 for information regarding the effects
of the tuition remission benefit upon your award. [Return
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The Value of Graduate Level Courses is Considered Taxable Income
The value of graduate level courses (600 level and above) for employees and
spouses is considered additional taxable income to you. The first $5,250 of tuition
remission benefit you receive for graduate courses in the calendar year will be
exempt from taxation. There is no exemption for your spouse's benefit, which means
that any graduate level courses will be taxed. Taxes
are withheld from paychecks in the following manner:
| Semester |
Months Taxation Occurs | | Spring | April
through August | | Summer | September
and October | | Fall | November
and December | Please
be aware that this taxation can result in a substantial reduction in your take-home
pay. Contact the Office of Human Resources Benefits
Section if you would like assistance estimating the amount of tax that will
be withheld. [Return
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