Apply for Tuition Remission
If 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 there.
You will need an BU 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 Forms & Documents. Upon request, forms will also be mailed directly to you by the Benefits Section of Human Resources. Completed forms must be returned to Human Resources at 25 Buick Street. You need only use one method of application — online or paper — not both.
Taking 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 Human Resources for Fall 2009.
Fall 2009
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 2009 semester.
If you were hired on or after July 1, 1985, you must be employed through the “Last Day of Final Exams,” Monday, December 21, 2009, to receive the tuition remission benefit for Fall 2009. 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 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 12 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 Term 2009
Summer Session I: May 19, 2009 – June 26 and
Summer Session II: June 29, 2009 – August 7, 2009
Employees must be employed during this entire period in order to receive the Tuition Remission benefit for either Session I or Session II. The two Summer Sessions together comprise one semester for the purpose of Tuition Remission; therefore, employees are eligible for 8 credits of Tuition Remission for the period from May 19 through August 7, 2009.
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 Summer Term for deadlines for Summer Term 2009.
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 7, 2009 as published by Summer Term to receive the tuition remission benefit for Summer Session I or II, 2009. Employees hired prior to July 1, 1985 will receive the benefit if they leave before the end of the semester.
Please note that if you are taking 12 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.
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 Benefits Section of Human Resources if you would like assistance estimating the amount of tax that will be withheld.