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SECTION 133.1: Tuition Discount - Spouse and Dependents

SOURCE:

NDSU President

SBHE Policy Manual, Section 820.1

The North Dakota State Board of Higher Education allows campuses to adopt tuition waivers which are consistent with an institution's mission. The spouse and dependent tuition discount is intended to help recruit and retain faculty and staff who can best perform or support the teaching, research and public service mission of the University.

1. The spouse and dependents of regular (broadbanded staff must be off probation), benefitted NDSU employees are eligible for the discount effective Fall 2002.

   1.1  Dependents are defined as those unmarried children qualifying as dependents under the NDPERS health insurance plan (25 years of age or under if they are a full-time student, otherwise age 22 and under), who rely on the parent(s) for significant financial support.

   1.1.1  A spouse or dependent who is also a regular, benefitted employee is only eligible for the employee tuition waiver outlined in Section 133 (Educational Policy).

   1.2  The spouse and/or dependents must meet admission standards and register for classes through regular registration procedures.

   1.3  The employee must be actively employed on the first day of each semester to be eligible for the discount.

2. The tuition discount is 50% of the tuition for NDSU classes (excluding self-supporting, Continuing Education courses and internships that require tuition to be paid to the site for student placement) per spouse and/or dependent.
   
   

2.1  The discount applies regardless of whether paying resident or out-of-state tuition.

2.2  The maximum discount for the dependent of more than one eligible employee is 50%.


2.3  Fees are not discounted or waived.

2.4  The discount applies to both undergraduate and graduate level classes.

2.5  Early Entry students will be eligible according to the terms of this policy.

3. Procedure

3.1  A Spouse/Dependent Tuition Discount application needs to be submitted to the Office of Human Resources/Payroll along with a copy of the admission acceptance letter (for new students only) 30 days prior to the beginning of the semester for which the waiver is requested. Given that conditions in this policy may change, it will be necessary to review the conditions of eligibility each term.

3.2  Proof of marriage/dependency may be required.

3.3  In accordance with federal regulations, the tuition discount will be used as a financial resource and become part of the student's financial aid package. The Student Financial Services Office may need to adjust aid if the amount of the tuition discount, along with other financial aid, exceeds the total cost of attendance.

3.4  No employee who has an overdue accounts receivable balance with the University may receive a spouse/dependent tuition discount.

3.5  In accordance with IRS regulations, the value of the tuition waived for graduate level classes will be considered taxable income to the employee. Federal, state and social security taxes will be deducted in a lump sum from the employee's last paycheck of the semester, or, at the employee's written request, deducted on a prorated basis throughout the semester.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 2002, July 2003, April 2005.