TUITION REMISSION (REMISSION OF TUITION AND FEES) As a part of its fringe benefits package, the University of North Alabama provides remission of tuition to eligible employees and to their spouses and qualified dependent children. Eligibility guidelines for this benefit include, but are not limited to, the following: • Must be a full-time or part-time, regular employee in an active status, who has been in such status with the University for at least ninety days (this requirement was placed on moratorium on July 8, 2021 and remains there) ; or • Must be an adjunct; limited to employee-only remission (no spouse or dependent child benefit); and • Must be employed at the University at the beginning of the semester in which the individual is enrolled; or • Must be a retiree of the University (all references to employees in this policy apply equally to retirees of the University, even if not expressly written); or • Must be the eligible spouse or dependent child of an employee who died or retired while in eligibility status for this benefit. Employees who wish to take advantage of this benefit must submit the designated electronic form by the appropriate deadline. The Bursar’s Office establishes an application deadline each semester, and the Office of Human Resources notifies all employees of the same. The employee's failure to submit the required electronic form for remission of tuition for dependent children, spouse, or self, prior to the deadline, may result in the employee's forfeiting his or her eligibility to receive the remission of tuition benefit for the covered academic semester. • The remission of tuition and fees benefit is in the form of a remission and is not paid in cash; it is also not refunded in the event of withdrawal. • Employees, spouses, or eligible dependents who are eligible for a university-related scholarship must waive the remission benefit if the scholarship is accepted. Certain university-related scholarships such as service-based scholarships are exempt from this policy and may still be assigned to the eligible recipient. In no case will a combined scholarship and remission benefit exceed the maximum amount of scholarship awarded to a UNA student who is ineligible for the tuition remission benefit. • Tuition remission is only in the form of reduction in University charges and will not be paid in cash. However, employees, spouses, or eligible dependents who are eligible for UNA Foundation-related and/or other scholarships representing real money (not tuition discounts) may still receive these awards in combination with the tuition remission benefit. • Eligible spouses and dependents who are full-time, degree-seeking students at UNA who are otherwise qualified for the University study abroad scholarship, may receive this scholarship for participation in an approved study abroad program while receiving the tuition remission benefit. • If an employee's employment is terminated, remission of tuition for the individual, his/her dependent children, and spouse will be discontinued as of the date of termination. If a child and/or spouse of an employee is enrolled in a course at the time of termination, s/he or they will be permitted to complete the course under the tuition remission benefit. If an employee is enrolled in a course and is terminated or voluntarily separates from the University, s/he General Remission of Fees Information •
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