Office of Human Resources

Section 2.6

Date:  April 1988

Revised:  3/2014

TUITION WAIVER

 APPLICABLE TO:

1.  Tuition waiver is applicable to full-time University of Rhode Island employees eligible for benefits.

RESPONSIBILITY:

1.  It is the responsibility of the employee to complete the electronic Authorization for Tuition Waiver form in e-Campus each semester.
2. It is the responsibility of the employee to complete the Release of Academic Records – Tuition Waiver Information FERPA Release form each semester.
3. Employees using the tuition waiver for a dependent will be required to complete the Dependency Affidavit form each semester.
4. The Office of Human Resource Administration has the responsibility of verifying employment and approving the request based on applicable collective bargaining contracts, Board of Education Policy or University Personnel Policy.

PROCEDURE:

1.  A separate Authorization for Tuition Waiver form is submitted electronically each semester for each student and each higher education institution.
2.  Once approved, Tuition Waiver forms are electronically forwarded directly to the Enrollment Services Offices at the University of Rhode Island, Rhode Island College and the Community College of Rhode Island

FORMS:

1. To submit tuition waivers for URI, CCRI and RIC, employees must log on to e-Campus on the University’s web page, www.uri.edu and complete the Authorization for Tuition Waiver form.