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 Employee Self Service at BUworks Central and follow the instructions provided there.

Alternatively, if you wish to apply in writing, you may print a Tuition Remission Application form. Upon request, forms will be mailed directly to you by Human Resources. Completed forms must be returned to Charles River Human Resources. 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 Human Resources.

Summer 2024

Due to the transition to the new Student Information System (SIS) that will occur in May, access to the Summer 2024 Tuition Remission Application will not be available until early June.

Please note that any Summer 1 2024 late fees incurred on your student account will be waived by Student Accounting Services.

If you are taking taxable graduate level courses for the 2024 Summer Semester the taxation of this benefit will also be delayed. Additional information regarding when you will be taxed on the graduate tuition remission benefit you received for Summer 2024 will be provided to you after you have submitted your Tuition Remission application.

If you make any changes to your registration after applying for the Tuition Remission benefit, such as, adding or dropping a class for the Summer Semester, the Tuition Remission benefit amount you will be taxed on may change.

Note: You must remain employed through Friday, August 9, 2024 to retain the Summer tuition remission benefit.

Employees are eligible for 8 credits (credits 1-4 covered 100% and credits 5-8 covered 90%) of tuition remission benefit for Summer 2024. 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 Summer 2024.

If you were hired on or after July 1, 1985, you must be employed through the End of Final Exams (as published by the University Registrar), currently Friday, August 9, 2024, to receive the tuition remission benefit for Summer 2024. Employees hired prior to July 1, 1985 will receive the benefit if they leave before the end of Summer 2024.

Spring 2024

Note: You must remain employed through Friday, May 10, 2024 to retain the Spring tuition remission benefit.

Employees are eligible for 8 credits (credits 1-4 covered 100% and credits 5-8 covered 90%) of tuition remission benefit for Spring 2024. 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 Spring 2024.

If you were hired on or after July 1, 1985, you must be employed through the End of Final Exams (as published by the University Registrar), currently Friday, May 10, 2024, to receive the tuition remission benefit for Spring 2024. Employees hired prior to July 1, 1985 will receive the benefit if they leave before the end of Spring 2024.

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:

Please be aware that this taxation can result in a substantial reduction in your take-home pay. View some examples of taxation and pay statements.