Effective September 1, 2006, Rev. 2-1-09, Rev. 3-22-10, Rev. 3-1-14, Rev. 6-1-15,
Rev. 10-1-16, Rev. 6-1-17, Rev. 1-1-18, Rev. 11-8-22; Rev. 1-12-23; Rev. 4-24-23, 6-13, 24, 12-11-24
The university provides non-taxable tuition benefits (as defined in Section 117 of the Internal Revenue Service Code) as follows:
After one year of continuous regular full-time employment, full-time employees become eligible for 100% tuition remission for undergraduate and certain graduate programs for themselves, subject to restrictions as noted in this Section 308.
After one year of continuous full-time regular employment, the spouses and eligible dependents of full-time employees also become eligible for undergraduate, but not graduate, tuition remission on the following schedule, and subject to the restrictions noted in this Section 308:
An eligible dependent is defined in Section 152 of the Internal Revenue Service Code, and generally includes a child who is a blood descendant of the first degree, one who is legally adopted, or one who is a stepchild primarily dependent on the eligible parent for financial support, and at the end of a calendar year is under age 19 or is a full-time student under age 24. Variations from these standards may not be made absent specific contractual arrangement.
Tuition remission benefits are also available as follows for regular full-time employees whose service terminates for the following reasons:
After one year of continuous regular employment, part-time employees become eligible for undergraduate and graduate tuition remission, with restrictions as noted in this Section 308, and pro-rated on the basis of their regular hours of work as noted below:
After one year of continuous regular employment, the spouses and eligible dependents of part-time employees also become eligible for undergraduate, but not graduate, tuition remission with the restrictions noted in this Section 308, and pro-rated on the basis of their regular hours of work and the following schedule:
Graduate students who are formally admitted to a graduate program, approved by the Graduate Assistant Selection Committee, and appointed to a Graduate Assistant position are eligible for 100% graduate tuition remission for eligible programs of up to 6 hours per semester (plus 3 hours in the summer for 12-month appointments) immediately upon employment.
Tuition remission for adjunct instructors and their eligible dependents will be applied on the basis of one hour taught generates one hour of tuition remission, at the credit hour rate of the course being taught. Adjunct instructors are eligible for undergraduate and graduate tuition remission. Eligible dependents of adjunct instructors are eligible for undergraduate tuition remission benefits only. Tuition remission benefits must be used during the same semester in which they are earned.
A tuition grant application must be completed for each semester or term in which benefits will be used. Fully completed tuition remission forms must be submitted to the Human Resources office no later than three (3) weeks before the semester for which tuition remission is being requested begins. This enables the Human Resources office to comply with the university policy that requires that a student’s total bill be paid in full or the student enrolled and current on a payment plan two (2) weeks before the start of a semester (Academic Catalog, p. 75). A late fee of 10% of the tuition charges will be applied by the Business Office to the student’s account if the tuition remission form for that term is not received by the Human Resources office by the due date. Employees may apply for a one-time only waiver of late fees in the Human Resources office. For the waiver to be approved the employee must not have been approved for a previous late fee waiver and must acknowledge on the waiver form their receipt of the tuition remission policy and tuition remission form due dates.
Recipients of tuition remission must meet federal Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) requirements to receive the benefit. Students who do not meet SAP
requirements will have the opportunity to appeal, and if approved, will be eligible to continue receiving the benefit for the subsequent term. The decision of the Financial Aid Appeal Committee is final.
NOTE: Campus Housing policies and campus residency requirements will apply to dependent children utilizing tuition remission as full-time day school students. Refer to Student Housing Policy for complete requirements.
Tuition remission may not be used by employees in a manner where the scheduling and/or number of classes taken interferes with their ability to perform their regular duties, at the discretion of their supervisor. Tuition remission benefits terminate at the end of a semester during which employment terminates regardless of the cause of terminated employment, unless employment is terminated prior to the twenty-first day of the semester or session, in which case no tuition remission will be provided.
No fees or non-tuition charges of any kind, nor any other costs related to any course or to any educational pursuits, are remitted in any circumstance. This benefit may only be applied to tuition costs. Laboratory fees, music lessons, books, tuition for non-credit courses, overload tuition and fees, student teaching fees, graduation fees, health center fees, student fees, orientation fees, other special fees, and room and board fees are excluded.
Dependents are limited to one undergraduate degree. A simultaneous double major is covered; however, a student may not return after graduating to pursue another degree or take additional undergraduate courses using tuition remission.
Tuition grants for the graduate degree programs (as defined in Section 127 of the Internal Revenue Service Code) are restricted to the use of eligible employees up to the maximum per calendar year. Certain graduate programs that are especially competitive and dependent on tuition revenue, including but not limited to the Physician Assistant Studies program, are not eligible for tuition remission.
Tuition remission may only be applied to Drury classes, as determined by the Registrar. Tuition and fees associated with any programs provided by or in partnership with an outside entity may be partially or fully excluded from tuition remission. This includes, but is not limited to, study abroad, nursing classes, consortium classes, and Pre-Certification Training programs offered through an outside partner. Details on specific program eligibility and additional requirements on deadlines may be found at https://www.drury.edu/hr/tuition-grant-application/.
Recipients of tuition remission who elect to enroll in independent/directed study will receive remission benefits based on their individual eligibility, up to a maximum of 40% of the tuition charges.
Recipients of tuition remission who enroll in the MBA Boot Camp will receive remission benefits based on their individual eligibility, up to a maximum of 50% of the tuition charges.
Recipients of tuition remission benefits may repeat a course one time and receive tuition remission for that course. Students who elect to repeat a course more than once may retake the course at his or her own expense.
All tuition applicants who have not completed an undergraduate degree are required to complete and process a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for each grant request. So that Drury can appropriately account for tuition remission in a timely fashion, the FAFSA must be filed no later than 60 days after the first day of classes in the semester for which tuition remission is requested. A FAFSA filed for a fall semester will suffice for a subsequent spring semester. The resulting Student Aid Report (SAR) must be filed with the Financial Aid Office within 30 days of its receipt.
The amount of tuition remission is applied to gross tuition less any externally funded scholarships, and Federal or State grant aid such as Pell Grant and Access Missouri Grant, unless said scholarships are applied to room and board charges in Drury facilities. If Drury has no housing vacancies, said awards may be applied to off- campus room and board, and tuition remission is not diminished by the amount of said scholarships. Tuition remission recipients are not eligible for scholarships funded by Drury University.
The tuition grant will be reduced by any non-Drury financial aid received.
Applications to the Drury Tuition Exchange Program benefits are available current regular full-time employees after three years of continuous, full-time service. Returning students are not eligible for tuition exchange. The Financial Aid Office will provide information on participating institutions, availability, and the application process. Recipients of tuition remission may not also receive tuition exchange in the same academic year.
