Non-Employee Tuition Assistance (ROTC)

To be eligible for tuition assistance benefits for an individual’s own enrollment, the individual must:

• Be an active duty member of the U.S. armed forces, or a civilian employee of the U.S. Department of Defense, assigned to a Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program at Ohio State and recognized by Ohio State as having an ROTC appointment.

To be eligible for tuition assistance benefits for a dependent’s enrollment, an individual must:

• Be an active duty member of the U.S. armed forces, or a civilian employee of the U.S. Department of Defense, assigned to a Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program at Ohio State and recognized by Ohio State as having an ROTC appointment.

Tuition assistance benefits for eligible non-employees are equivalent to those for eligible Ohio State faculty and staff:

• The Ohio State University Faculty and Staff Tuition Assistance Plan pays the instructional, general and non-Ohio resident fees (up to 10 hours per term) for eligible employees who take courses at Ohio State.
• The Ohio State University Dependent Tuition Assistance Plan pays a portion of the instructional and general fees for an eligible employee’s eligible dependents who take courses at Ohio State.

Full terms and conditions for tuition assistance under the Non-Employee Tuition Assistance Plan shall further be subject to the set forth in this document. Failure to meet any of these terms and conditions will require payment by you to the Office of the University Bursar for all costs, including instructional, general and non-Ohio resident fees, associated with course enrollment.

Eligible individuals receiving tuition assistance benefits for their own enrollment (i.e., participating as if under the Faculty and Staff Tuition Assistance Plan) must enroll in the Program for each academic term that assistance is requested. Online enrollment is not available. To enroll in the Program for an academic term, complete the Non-Employee Faculty and Staff Tuition Assistance Application.

Eligible individuals receiving tuition assistance benefit for their dependent’s enrollment must enroll in the Program for each academic term that assistance is requested. Online enrollment may not be available. To enroll in the Program for an academic term, complete the Non-Employee Dependent Tuition Assistance Application. Dependents must have their Social Security Number on file within Buckeye Link before dependent tuition assistance enrollment can be processed.

The deadline for submitting a Non-Employee Faculty and Staff Tuition Assistance Application and the Non-Employee Dependent Tuition Assistance Application for a particular academic term is based on the university academic calendar. For each academic term, all applications must be submitted by the 100% refund date, which currently is the first Friday of classes during that academic term. No applications will be accepted for an academic term after the 100% refund date. Retroactive applications for previous terms will be denied.

The Enrollment Schedule below indicates the enrollment window open and close dates for submitting Non-Employee Faculty and Staff Tuition Assistance Application and the Non-Employee Dependent Tuition Assistance Application.

The university does not provide individual tax advice. However, general tax information is summarized below. Individuals with tax questions should contact their personal tax advisor.

All tuition assistance benefits provided under this Program are considered taxable income and are subject to federal taxation. Program participants are fully responsible for any tax liability resulting from benefits provided under the Program.