Winter 2022
Tuition Remission Deadlines, Information, and Restrictions
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Institution: |
Limitations and Restrictions |
Faculty/Staff Credit Limit |
Spouse/Dependent |
Start date for Acceptance of forms |
Last date for Acceptance of forms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowie State University (BSU) | Programs offered by the Academy of Computer Training are excluded. | 8 credits | No Limit | 11/15/2021 | 01/04/2022 (Late letter required afterwards) |
| Coppin State University (CSU) | All non-credit courses and study abroad programs are excluded. | 8 credits | No Limit | 11/09/2021 | 12/17/2021 (Late letter required afterwards) |
| Frostburg State University (FSU) | Self-support programs and courses; study abroad programs excluded | 8 credits | No Limit | 11/01/2021 | 01/04/2022 (Late letter required afterwards) |
| Salisbury University (SU) | Self-support programs and courses; study abroad programs are excluded. Late letter due after close date. | 8 credits | No Limit | 11/01/2021 | 01/10/2022 (Late letter required afterwards) |
| University of Baltimore (UB) | non-credit courses, certificate programs, and study abroad travels are excluded. | 8 credits | No Limit | 11/01/2021 | 01/04/2022 (Late letter required afterwards) |
| University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) | All noncredit programs and Computer Certificate Programs offered through Continuing and Professional Studies or the UMBC Training Centers are excluded. Study Abroad administrative and program fees are not included in Tuition Remission. | 8 credits | No Limit | 10/19/2021 | 12/15/2021 (Late letter required afterwards) |
| University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP) | Intermediate Math and UM English Inst. courses excluded. All graduate programs reimbursed at standard graduate tuition rate of $768 per credit with cost difference, if any, billed to student. Please visit: https://billpay.umd.edu/GraduateTuition for graduate programs with non-standard tuition and fees. Consortium courses will be covered. | 6 credits | 6 credits | 10/28/2021 | 01/21/2022 (Late letter required afterwards) |
| University of Maryland, Eastern Shore (UMES) | Tuition Remission is not allowed for the Pharmacy Program. | 6 credits | No Limit | 11/04/2021 | 03/01/2022 |
| University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) | Executive Degree Programs, National Leadership Institute and noncredit classes are excluded. Tuition Remission Forms must be processed within 5 days of registering for classes, or classes will be dropped. (Late letter required after deadline.) | 8 credits | No Limit | 06/07/2021 | Tuition Remission Forms must be processed within 5 days of registering for classes, or classes will be dropped. (Late letter required after deadline.) |
Reciprocity Institutions | |||||
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Baltimore City Community College (BCCC) |
Noncredit Courses excluded. No reciprocity for spouses. Retirees and their dependent children are not eligible. *See full policy on website noted in footnote. |
8 credits |
No credit limits for Dependents of employees.
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Open |
(Late letter required after deadline) |
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Morgan State University (MSU) |
Minimum enrollment in all courses to meet costs must occur before tuition remission will be accepted. No reciprocity for Grad Assistants or spouses. Retirees and their/Dependents are not eligible. *See full policy on website noted in footnote.
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8 credits |
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Open |
MSU accepts TR request for the entire semester until the last day of the semester (Late letter required after deadline.) |
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St. Mary’s College of MD (SMCM)
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Scholarship awards from St. Mary’s cannot exceed the value of in-state tuition. Tuition remissions are scholarships and count toward this limit. Internships, independent studies, and non-credit courses can only be taken with tuition remission if they do not result in additional expense for the College. Spouses, Retirees and Retiree spouses/dependents, & Graduate Assistants are not eligible. Graduate courses are not available for dependents. Reciprocity for UMB, UB, UMCES, and USMO has been amended. Please consult with your HR Office. *See full policy on website noted in footnote.
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8 credits
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4yrs full-time; total maximum of 8 fulltime Fall/Summer and/or Spring semesters, including semesters when students registered but withdrew or did not attend.
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Open |
Upon Registration (Late letter required after deadline.) |
Notes and Information
Employee is responsible for researching eligibility for a specific course/program. Tuition Remission program covers tuition only – Fees and books are NOT covered.
If you have a student loan and your tuition remission has not been applied to your account by the designated deadline, your loan will be applied towards your courses per federal requirements.
- Employees hired prior to 1/1/90: dependents eligible for undergraduate and graduate remission.
- Employees hired on or after 1/1/90: dependents eligible for undergraduate remission at the institution where employee works; note policy for exceptions.
- Employee hired on or after July 1, 1992: two year waiting period and undergraduate remission at the institution where the employee works.
- Please refer to the USM Tuition Remission policies for more details:
- USM-BOR Policy VII-4.10 http://www.usmd.edu/regents/bylaws/SectionVII/VII410.html , and
- USM-BOR Policy VII-4.20 http://www.usmd.edu/regents/bylaws/SectionVII/VII420.pdf
Further, please be advised that these policies may be revised by the USM-BOR from time to time.
Additionally, refer to the Institution’s website where the course work is being taken for details related to that Institution’s Tuition Remission. Please verify tuition cost before enrolling.
TAXABILITY OF TUITION REMISSION BENEFIT:
For information about tax treatment of tuition remission, visit http://www.usmd.edu/usm/adminfinance/systemwide_human_resources; scroll to” Links to Further HR Information, Policies, and Programs” and then scroll to the Tuition Remission section; then select “Tuition Remission Tax Chart”.
- St. Mary’s College of MD (SMCM) Website: http://www.smcm.edu/hr/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/2015/10/tuition-benefit.pdf
- Morgan State University (MSU) Website: http://www.morgan.edu/Documents/ADMINISTRATION/Human%20Resources/TuitionWaiverPolicy872012.pdf
- Baltimore City Community College (BCCC) – Follows Section VI, A-C, on pages 6&7 of USM Policy: Website: http://www.usmd.edu/regents/bylaws/SectionVII/VII420.pdf Contact Anna Rutah, 410-462-8490 for further information if necessary.
Disclaimer: Provisions listed above may be revised from time to time and may not be all inclusive in this document. Final decisions are made at the Institution where the course work is being taken.
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