Procedures Manual - Tuition Waiver

Tuition waivers are available to TRU Faculty, Administrative and CUPE staff.

Tuition for staff or their family members may be waived for the following:

To apply:

1. Faculty/admin/CUPE members and their dependents can apply for a tuition waiver by completing the tuition waiver form available at Admissions and Records, Finance, Human Resources, and on-line at http://www.tru.ca/finance/forms.html.
2. The tuition waiver applies only to the tuition portion of the fees.  It does not cover miscellaneous fees such as textbooks, administration fees, technology fees, etc. 
3. Faculty/admin/CUPE members and their dependents must register for courses during registration in the same order as other fee-paying students.   Completed tuition waiver applications must be forwarded to the Human Resources Department.
4. Faculty/admin/CUPE members and/or their dependents must pay course fees according to the fee paying guidelines of TRU. (ie: the last day of August for the Fall term; the last day of November for the Winter term).
5. Tuition waiver applications will be accepted for all credit non-cost recovery courses.  Graduate, Continuing Studies, cost recovery, and Open Learning courses are not eligible for tuition waiver.
6. Tuition waiver applications will be reviewed after the last day of the add/drop period for each semester.
7.  The day after the add/drop date will be the official date used for tuition waiver confirmation. If a wait list exists, the waiver will not be processed.  If a wait list does not exist, tuition waiver is eligible for approval.
8. The Human Resources Department confirms that the applicants meet the criteria of faculty/admin/CUPE member and/or dependent. The Registrar’s office confirms course enrolment. The Treasury Analyst, Finance Division, processes the tuition waivers.
9. Refunds are sent directly to the registered student, not to the faculty/admin/CUPE member (unless they are the registered student).
10. Tuition waivers are a taxable benefit for the faculty/admin/CUPE member unless the course is a requirement of employment for the employee.
11. Faculty/admin/CUPE members and/or their dependents are unable to drop courses for a full refund after they have been notified that the fee is not eligible to be waived, as the add/drop period has passed.
12. Tuition waiver applications will not be processed if already refunded through other means (ie: scholarships, PD funds, etc).
13. For more information on tuition waivers, please refer to your Collective Agreement or Working Conditions document.