SUMMARY OF TUITION WAIVER PROVISIONS
| Employee | Spouse (Equivalent*) | Dependent Child | |
| Eligible Participants | Faculty who have an appointment specifying a salary paid through Case that is 50% or more of their full time equivalent salary.
Staff who are regular employees with half-time service or more. Retirees with at least ten years of service and all emeriti faculty. |
Spouses (domestic partners*) of employees with at least one year of service at the beginning of the semester for which a waiver is requested.
Spouses (domestic partners*) of retirees with at least ten years of service and emeriti faculty.
Spouses (domestic partners*) of deceased employees for five years after the employee's death or until remarriage, whichever occurs first. _____ * Requires a notarized Affidavit for Domestic Partner/ Acknowledgement of Domestic Partnership Agreement (pdf) on file in the Benefits office. |
Dependent children must be:
(1) son or daughter (either natural or legally adopted); or stepson or stepdaughter; or foster child who is a member of the employee's household and whose principal residence is with the employee, and
(2) Under 30 years of age at the beginning of the semester for which the tuition waiver is requested; and
(3) Currently a "dependent child" under IRS definitions. Children of domestic partners* are not eligible. Dependent children for eight years after the death or retirement of the employee or until legal adoption, whichever occurs first. |
| Employee | Spouse (Equivalent*) | Dependent Child | |
| Point of Eligibility | Must be employed as of August 1 - fall, January 1 - spring, or June 1 - summer. If employment ceases prior to October 15 - fall, March 15 - spring, or July 15 - summer, the tuition waiver is revoked and the employee is personally responsible for the balance due to Case. | The semester following one year of employment with Case. | Same as for employee. |
| Employee | Spouse (Equivalent*) | Dependent Child | |
| Student Status Required | All, except students in certificate and special programs (see policy section IV-7a for details). To continue benefits a GPA of 1.0 or above must be attained. | Degree and non-degree candidates; tuition waiver not available to non-degree candidates in summer. To continue benefits a GPA of 1.0 or above must be attained. | Degree candidates matriculated at Case only. To continue benefits a GPA of 1.0 or above must be attained. |
| Employee | Spouse (Equivalent*) | Dependent Child | |
| Limits Per Term | Full-Time (37.5 hrs/wk) 6 credits hours fall and spring; 3 credit hours summer. Half-Time (18.75-27.9hrs/wk) 3 credit hours fall and spring; 1.5 credits hours summer. Three-fourths-time (28-37.4hrs/wk) 4.5 credit hours fall and spring; 2.25 credit hours summer. |
None | None |
| Employee | Spouse (Equivalent*) | Dependent Child | |
| Limits Per Person | None | Eight full-time semesters, or part-time equivalent up to 120 credit hours, or the hours required for a degree, whichever is greater. | Same as for spouse. |
| Employee | Spouse (Equivalent*) | Dependent Child | |
| Tuition covered | Full tuition. Other charges are not covered. | Undergraduate, graduate, and professional degree, and non-degree programs - tuition is waived at 50% of undergrad rate [tuition rates].
For part-time employees, credit hours waived will be pro-rated based on Benelect eligibility. Benefits to a new spouse (equivalent*) will be reduced by any benefits already provided to a former spouse(s) [domestic partner(s)*], regardless of the elapsed time between the two. |
Full undergraduate tuition waived. Non-degree study is not eligible for a tuition waiver. Graduate/ professional program tuition waived at 50% undergrad rate [tuition rates]. If a dependent child has received essentially comparable tuition benefits because of his/her parent's association with another institution, the tuition waiver benefits will be reduced by the prior benefit. For part-time employees, waiver amount will be pro-rated based on Benelect eligibility. |
| Employee | Spouse (Equivalent*) | Dependent Child | |
| Deadlines | Tuition waiver applications must be received by September 30 for fall, February 28 for spring, or July 1 for summer. Applications will not be accepted beyond this deadline and the employee will be personally responsible for all tuition and fees. Benefits Administration must be notified immediately when adding, changing, or dropping courses. |
Same as for employee. | Same as for employee. |
| Employee | Spouse (Equivalent*) | Dependent Child | |
| Taxable Waivers | All course work in pursuit of a graduate level degree may be taxable. All non-degree graduate course work may be taxable. If an employee is pursuing job-related course of study or taking job-related courses, an Affidavit for Tax Exemption is available. | All course work in pursuit of a graduate level degree is taxable. All non-degree graduate course work is taxable. | All course work in pursuit of a graduate level degree is taxable. Non-degree course work is not eligible for a tuition waiver. |
