The Ohio State University

Tuition Assistance

Will an MBA increase your promotional opportunities? Does your son or daughter dream of attending Ohio State? Would your spouse like to earn a Bachelor's degree? Tuition Assistance is available for eligible faculty and staff and their dependents.

Ohio State offers a tuition assistance benefit for its faculty and staff and their eligible dependents.

• The Tuition Assistance program for faculty and staff pays the instructional, general and non-Ohio resident fees for eligible employees who take courses at Ohio State. The Faculty and Staff Tuition Assistance Fact Sheet provides a detailed description of the program provisions. For information regarding enrollment in credit programs refer to HR policy 2.35.

• Benefit Summary - Tuition Assistance for faculty and staff
• Premium Rates - The university provides reimbursement of some fees - there are no premiums.
• Benefit Administrator - The Ohio State University
• Request for Course Enrollment During Regularly Scheduled Work Hour

• The Tuition Assistance program for dependents pays a portion of the instructional and general fees for the employee’s spouse, eligible dependent children, same-sex domestic partner, and eligible dependent children of their same-sex domestic partner, who take courses at Ohio State. The Dependent Tuition Assistance Fact Sheet provides a detailed description of the program provisions.

• Benefit Summary - Tuition Assistance for dependents
• Premium Rates - The university provides reimbursement of some fees - there are no premiums.
• Benefit Administrator - The Ohio State University
• Dependent Tuition Assistance Application

If you are unsure whether or not you are eligible for this benefit, go to Benefit Eligibility.

 

Are my dependents, spouse, or partner eligible for this benefit?

This benefit is available to the spouse, dependent children, same-sex domestic partner, and dependent children of a same-sex domestic partner of eligible faculty and staff.

 

How/when can I sign up?

For Faculty and Staff Tuition Assistance: No tuition assistance application is needed; a credit will appear on the fee statement when you enroll in classes for the quarter.

For Dependent Tuition Assistance: Complete a Dependent Tuition Assistance Application for each academic year. Complete the form for the entire academic year, even if you are not certain which quarters your dependent will enroll in classes. Credit will appear on fee statement when enrolled for the quarter. Application deadlines are as follows:

Full Academic Year: July 15
Autumn Quarter only: July 15
Winter Quarter only: November 1
Spring Quarter only: February 1
Summer Quarter only: April 15

 

Will this affect my taxes?

For Faculty and Staff Tuition Assistance: A graduate-level fee authorization may be subject to taxation. The Internal Revenue Code currently does not require that the amount of your graduate-level tuition assistance be taxed. This legislation has a maximum exempted limit of $5250, and is subject to change. Contact Payroll Services for more information.

For Dependent Tuition Assistance: The Internal Revenue Code currently requires that the amount of your graduate-level tuition assistance be taxed. The Internal Revenue Code also requires that the amount of tuition assistance benefit for same-sex domestic partners and their dependent children be taxed.

 

Have there been any recent changes to this benefit?

Beginning autumn quarter 2007, dependent tuition assistance benefits increased to 75 percent for students whose parents are both employed by the university and meet the program’s eligibility requirements.

Tuition assistance benefits will also be offered to same-sex domestic partners and the eligible dependent children of same-sex domestic partners at the same benefit level and program eligibility requirements.

The tuition assistance benefit will remain at 50 percent for students with one parent employed at the university.

Policy 2.35 - Enrollment in Credit Programs - has been updated. View a summary of changes and FAQs.

 

What would cause this benefit coverage to end?

This benefit would end if the employee transfers to a non-benefit-eligible position, or leaves university employment.

 

What happens to this benefit when I leave OSU?

Benefit coverage ends when employment with the university ends.

 

Who do I call for more information about this benefit?

Office of Human Resources Customer Service Center (enrollment and eligibility verification, forms, plan booklets)

 

Publications and Forms

Find Benefit publications on the "Publications" page and related forms on the "Forms" Web page.

 

This information is intended to be a summary of plan provisions. For additional information, refer to plan booklets available online and through the Office of Human Resources Customer Service Center.