To receive tuition remission, the prospective student must be:

A full-time regular employee of Regent University receiving benefits at the time of registration and payment. The employee must be working in a regular benefited position on or before:

• September 1 in order to be eligible for tuition remission in Spring Semester of the following year.
• January 1 in order to be eligible for tuition remission in the Summer Semester of that same year.
• April 1 in order to be eligible for tuition remission in the Fall Semester of that same year.

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The spouse or dependent of a full-time regular Regent University employee receiving benefits. In the case of dependents, the individual must meet the IRS definition of dependent for the year in which tuition remission is requested. The Business Office may require documentation verifying eligibility. A one year waiting period applies to spouses and dependents of eligible employees, i.e. the qualifying employee must complete one full year of eligible service on or before the first day of class in the school the student will be attending in order for the spouse or dependent to receive the tuition remission benefit.

Previous employment time in any other classification, e.g. part-time regular, full-time temporary or part-time temporary, does not count toward or waive any waiting period.

Courses taken during working hours must be coordinated and approved by the supervisor, and arrangements must be made for making up the time. The prospective student must qualify for admission to Regent University; however, it is not required that he/she be in a degree program. Approval must be obtained from the employee's supervisor, Human Resources to verify eligibility, and from the dean of the school to which the student has been accepted as a student.

If the employee does not remain a full-time regular employee of Regent University receiving benefits for at least one-half of each semester for which he/she or his/her spouse/dependent receives tuition remission, the tuition remission benefit will be forfeited for the entire semester. At the time of forfeiture, the tuition remission will be reversed and become a balance due on the student account.

Acceptance of this tuition remission precludes eligibility for institutional and/or school based aid scholarships and/or grants that might otherwise be offered from Regent University. Enrollment in a particular school, program or course is subject to space availability and may require approval of the dean.

Up to $5,250 per year is excluded from taxes for tuition remission granted to eligible employees enrolled at the graduate level in accordance with Section 127 of the Internal Revenue Code, as of January 1, 2002. Tuition remission is a fully taxable benefit to the employee for tuition reductions for the eligible spouses and other dependents enrolled at the graduate level.  Tuition remission is exempt from taxes if the person receiving the benefit is enrolled as an undergraduate student.

PROCEDURES

NOTE: Prior to completion of the Tuition Remission Application, the prospective student must have been admitted to Regent University.

1. After being admitted as a student to Regent University, register for courses you wish to take. Transcribe that information--course title, credit hours, class schedule--to the appropriate portion of the Tuition Remission Application ( Microsoft Word format). This must be done each semester in order to qualify for tuition remission on each semester's courses.
2. Take the form to your supervisor, showing what courses you wish to take and when, and obtain your supervisor's approval signature.
3. Take the form to the dean of the school you will be attending and obtain the dean's approval signature. If you are taking classes in two different schools, you will need to submit two different forms.
4. Take the form to the Human Resources Department for approval signature (verifying your eligibility based on your employment or the employment of your spouse or parent).
5. Take the original completed form to the CENTRAL FINANCIAL AID OFFICE before you pay for your courses in the Business Office. This must be done on or before the tuition payment deadline for your school each semester. <Click here for payment deadline dates> Applications submitted after the tuition payment deadline, but before the published official University semester drop/add deadline, will be charged a late fee. Tuition Remission Applications will not be accepted after the published official University semester drop/add deadline, and tuition remission eligibility for that term will be forfeited.
   
   The approved Tuition Remission Application entitles eligible employees to receive a waiver of 100% of the tuition for each approved course. Spouses and dependents of eligible employees will receive a 75% tuition waiver.