Employee
Employees who work at least 75 percent of full time are eligible for Tuition Assistance after completion of six months of employment.
Graduate and/or undergraduate assistance is available for employees.
Employees are eligible to receive tuition assistance for a maximum of six semester hours per regular semester and six semester hours for any combination of summer terms.
Employees can take a maximum of one course during normal working hours if approved by the appropriate dean or unit head. Work time lost to attend class must be made up during the same week.
NOTE: TCU staff will receive tuition benefit commensurate to the regular tuition benefit rate when the elect to participate in the EMBA or CRNA premium tuition programs.
Graduate Tuition Tax Implication
Spouse
Spouses are eligible after the employee has completed one year of employment for a 50% wavier of tuition and 100% wavier of tuition after three years of employment. This applies to employees hired on or after June 1, 2004. Employees hired prior to June 1, 2004 retain their past eligibility.
Either graduate or undergraduate assistance is available for employee’s spouse.
NOTE: An employee’s spouse will receive tuition benefit commensurate to the regular tuition benefit rate when the elect to participate in the EMBA or CRNA premium tuition programs.
Graduate Tuition Tax Implication
March 8, 2004 Memo from Human Resources details the changes to the Tuition Assistance Program effective June 1, 2004.
Dependent Children
Dependent children are eligible after the employee has completed one year of employment for a 50% wavier of tuition and 100% wavier of tuition after three years of employment. This applies to employees hired on or after June 1, 2004.
Employees hired prior to June 1, 2004 retain their past eligibility.
Undergraduate assistance is available for dependent children through the semester in which the child turns 24.
Undergraduate assistance for dependent children is only provided when attending Texas Christian University.
Dependent children who do not meet TCU admissions requirements may receive reimbursement of full community college tuition when attending Tarrant County College or a community college in a county adjacent to Tarrant County.
March 8, 2004 Memo from Human Resources details the changes to the Tuition Assistance Program effective June 1, 2004.
For complete information regarding Tuition Assistance see Policies and Procedure Manual: Policy 6.005 Tuition Assistance
