Tuition Remission
Adjunct Faculty | Human Resources

Adjunct faculty members may become eligible for the following tuition benefits on courses they or their eligible dependents take at the University.

Forms

• Tuition Remission Form (Undergraduate and Graduate) (PDF, 16K)

Deadlines for Approval

In order to ensure timely processing of all tuition remission benefits, the University is instituting a mandatory form submission deadline for each term.  These deadlines are effective with the summer 2007 term.

All employees wishing to utilize the tuition remission benefit must submit their completed paperwork (including the appropriate signatures and receipt(s) showing payment of fees) by the dates that tuition and fees are due in full. 

The approval deadlines per term are as follows:

• Summer Term – May 15
• Fall Term – August 15
• Spring Term – January 15

Failure to submit all of the completed paperwork by the appropriate approval deadline will result in the tuition remission benefit being denied for that term.

Employee Eligibility and Benefit

An adjunct faculty member who has previously taught for at least two semesters and has taught at least six semester hours of academic work, shall be eligible for 100% tuition remission on each semester hour taken at Roosevelt for each semester hour subsequently taught, up to a maximum of six semester hours per academic year.

Dependent Eligibility and Benefit

An adjunct faculty member who has taught for at least four semesters and has taught at least twelve semester hours of academic work, also shall be eligible for 50% tuition remission for the adjunct faculty member’s spouse or qualified domestic partner and each dependent child under the age of 26 on one semester hour taken at Roosevelt for each semester hour subsequently taught, up to a maximum of twelve semester hours per academic year. 50% tuition remission vouchers may not be saved and used to take a course at 100% tuition benefit.

Faculty who teach independent study or other non-academic courses must teach the equivalent of the above semester hour requirements (i.e., 30 semester hours of teaching equals one 3 semester hour course).

Use of the Benefit and Exclusions

Eligibility for tuition remission for a particular course expires within one academic year (inclusive of summer) after it is earned.

Tuition remission valued in excess of $5,250 in a calendar year is taxable for an employee taking courses. 100% of tuition remission for a spouse, domestic partner and dependent children is taxable.

The tuition remission benefit does not apply to independent study, studio courses in music, external degree courses, non-credit courses, courses offered in cooperation with other institutions or agencies or courses that require out-of-pocket incremental expenditure by the University. Tuition remission applies to course tuition but not fees. One-third of tuition not covered by the dependent benefit and 100% of all fees must be paid by the student at the time of registration. The $100 per term registration fee is not covered by this benefit.

Appling for Tuition Remission

Adjunct faculty members that are interested in the tuition remission benefit must first contact Sue Fay in the Office of Human Resources at (312) 341-4331 to determine their eligibility. 

Once an adjunct faculty member is determined to be eligible for the benefit, he/she must then complete the tuition remission form and submit to the Dean of their respective college.  The Dean than approves the form and signs it.  Once signed, the adjunct faculty member should send the completed form along with a receipt showing payment of all fees to the attention of Sue Fay, Office of Human Resources - AUD 846.  The fee payment receipt must be attached in order to be approved for tuition remission.

After all paperwork is received and approved by the Human Resources Department, the adjunct faculty member will be sent an e-mail message confirming the tuition remission benefit.  The completed form will then be sent to Student Accounts to apply the tuition waiver to the appropriate student account.

 

Human Resources | Benefits | Adjunct Faculty