Tuition Remission Program
Scope:
Courses taught by SCU Faculty, exclusive of ancillary or continuing education courses, the Executive MBA program, laboratory, application, service and other incidental fees.
| Note: Either the FACHEX or Tuition Exchange Program may be used in place of SCU Tuition Remission Program for dependent children of eligible faculty and staff. See the FACHEX Information or Tuition Exchange pages for additional information and links to participating institutions. |
Eligibility:
- Tenured, tenure track and senior lecturer faculty must teach a minimum of 6 courses per academic year to receive the full tuition remission benefit.
- Academic Year Lecturer, Visiting, Adjunct, and other special faculty must teach a minimum of 7 courses per academic year to receive the full tuition remission benefit.
- All regular staff working 30 hours or more per week.
- Employees working less than the eligibility limits above will receive tuition remission on a pro-rated basis, and the benefit is not available to their dependents.
- Spouses of eligible faculty and staff
- Children of eligible faculty and staff who are
- under age 25 for Undergraduate Courses
- under age 30 for Graduate Courses
| Note: Employees and their dependents are considered students for all issues related to admissions, registration, add/drop refund policy, fee assessment, financial holds, program minimum requirements, or related matters. Spouses or children must be enrolled as matriculating students. |
Benefit:
- Faculty/Staff
- Full benefit after 1 year of employment
- Undergraduate and/or Graduate Courses
- 2 undergraduate courses per quarter or 6 graduate units per semester during academic year
- 1 undergraduate course or 3 graduate units per summer
- Family Members
- 100% after faculty/staff member completes 3 years of continuous employment and meets eligibility requirements.
- Choice of courses toward one Undergraduate or courses toward one Graduate Degree
Payment Process:
- Each participant is required to complete a new Intent for Register form (PDF) at the beginning of each academic year.
- Tuition remission will be applied as a credit to the student's account. The tuition amount will be credited after the official add/drop period has ended, and all revisions to course load and/or tuition charges have been processed by Student Records. This is an effort to accurately credit each participant's account should a change to course load occur.
- Tuition charges and course loads for participants are verified in PeopleSoft by Human Resources directly. As a result, you no longer need to submit your billing statement to Human Resources.
| Note: Graduate level tuition remission may be considered taxable income to the faculty/staff member. If so, the tuition will be added to gross pay, as taxable income, in the quarter that tuition is received. More information may be obtained by contacting the Human Resources Service Desk at (408)554-4392 or by viewing the Staff Policy Manual. |
