Tuition Waiver Program: Full-Time Managerial Employees
About This Policy
- Effective Date
- 09/01/2023
- Responsible Office
- Human Resources
Authority
NJSA 18A: 64-6
Statement
All full-time managerial employees of Montclair State University who want to further their job-related professional development and/or enhance their effectiveness on the job through participation in courses, certificate programs or other approved programs of study at the University are eligible to apply for tuition waiver.
This program is for tuition waiver only; other fees and expenses are the responsibility of the employee. To qualify for tuition waiver, the applicant must meet the admissions standards of the approved program of study, where appropriate. Academic regulations and guidelines applicable to tuition-paying students will also apply to those for whom tuition is waived.
Application for the Program
Application for participation in the Tuition Waiver Program shall be made in Workday and is subject to approval of the employee’s division vice president and final approval delegated by the President to the Vice President for Human Resources.
Conditions
This program is for tuition waiver only; other fees and expenses are the responsibility of the employee.
Employees at the dissertation stage of their doctoral studies are eligible for a maximum of two semesters of waiver for a dissertation research course.
Any course for which tuition waiver is granted must be scheduled on the employee’s own time. However, an employee may request an adjusted work schedule. Any such schedule adjustments must be consistent with the requirements of the employee’s job and must be approved by the employee’s division vice president and the Vice President for Human Resources.
Employees applying for tuition waiver must submit a completed Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Employees must maintain good academic standing in accordance with University policy and maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.00 or higher for study at the undergraduate level or a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher for study at the graduate level to be eligible for the benefit. If the employee’s cumulative GPA falls below the minimum threshold level for the degree they are pursuing, they will be ineligible for the waiver in subsequent terms until they elevate their cumulative GPA to the minimum threshold level or better. Academic regulations and guidelines applied to tuition-paying students will apply to those whose tuition is waived.
This program is subject to availability of funds for this purpose and to evaluation by Montclair State University of the level of participation, financial impact, and effectiveness of the program.
Employees must remain employed by the University to be eligible for the Policy. If an employee resigns or their employment is terminated, the tuition waiver will cease at the end of the academic semester in which the employee’s employment ends.
Criteria
In granting approval for participation in the Tuition Waiver Program, the University will take into account the relevance of the course, certificate program or other approved program of studyto the employee’s current job; the quality of the applicant’s performance in his/her job; the priority needs of the applicant’s current job and work unit; the quality of the applicant’s performance in prior courses for which tuition was waived; the availability of seats in the requested course(s) and other relevant considerations.
Responsibility for Implementation
Vice President for Human Resources