Howard University - Remission of Tuition Benefits

OFFICE OF VICE PRESIDENT FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

REMISSION OF TUITION FOR DEPENDENTS
(For detailed guidelines, see Remission of Tuition Policy)

GENERAL GUIDELINES

Undergraduate Programs: Remission of Tuition benefits are available to eligible dependent children of eligible employees, retirees, and deceased employees who are formally admitted by age 23 or less and who are actively enrolled in any of the undergraduate programs offered through the College of Arts and Sciences (excluding Voice and Instruments); the School of Business; the School of Communications; the School of Education; the College of Engineering, Architecture and Computer Sciences; and the College of Pharmacy, Nursing, and Allied Health Sciences (excluding Pharmacy programs). For combined programs (e.g., accelerated B.S. programs for medicine, dentistry, and podiatry), Remission of Tuition benefits cover only the undergraduate, nonprofessional portions of the programs.

Proof of Dependency: The Remission of Tuition form, required at each registration date, must be accompanied by proof of dependency during the eligibility certification process. For biological children, a one-time presentation of a birth certificate (upon initial certification of eligibility) bearing the name of both the child and the parent shall serve as proof of dependency. In the case of adoption, official court documentation substantiating legal adoption is required one time, upon initial certification of eligibility. With respect to court appointed dependents, official court documentation, substantiating the employee’s custody of the child must be presented at each registration to verify current custody of no less than the dependent’s high school years.

RESTRICTIONS

A.	Remission of Tuition is not available for courses taken under the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area program.
B.	The Remission of Tuition benefit is not available to dependent foster children and stepchildren of employees, or to dependent children of part-time employees.
C.	Tuition for each school or college carries an established credit-hour maximum. Only the maximum of number of credit hours per semester may be taken under the Remission of Tuition benefit program. Students will be assessed the University’s "extra courses charge" for each credit hour above the maximum credit-hour limitation.
D.	Dependent children of employees who are paid from research or grant funds are entitled to Remission of Tuition only when provisions are included in the provisions of the supporting grant.
E.	Remission of Tuition benefits are not available retroactively.

PROCEDURE

Step 1	The completed Application for Remission of Tuition form is submitted to the Office of Human Resource Management for certification, bearing required proof of (1) dependency and (2) acceptance into a degree program.
Step 2	The applicant must obtain registration materials from the Office of Enrollment/Records and Articulation, and register for courses in the desired degree program at locations designated by the Office of Enrollment Management/Records and Articulation.
Step 3	The applicant must take the approved copy of the application to Enrollment Management/Office of Financial Aid and Student Employment (OFASE) for entry into the financial database system. Deadlines for submissions to OFASE are: June 1 for the Fall semester; November 1 for the Spring semester; and April 1 for the Summer semester.
Step 4	OFASE enters Remission of Tuition as pending credit to the applicant’s account and gives the applicant a copy of the registration material. The applicant must then satisfy any outstanding balance with the Cashier’s Office. Upon close of registration, the Office of Student Financial Services verifies that the applicant has satisfied all financial obligations and validates the registration.

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