C.3.14 Tuition Waiver, Continuing Employees
Approved/revised: December 9, 2022
POLICY
All full-time continuing employees, who have completed a minimum of three months employment, are eligible to register and enrol in any one (1) Institute three (3) credit course per semester without payment of the course tuition fees, subject to the following conditions.
1. This waiver applies only to the actual tuition fees for the course. Any other expenses necessary for participation in the course such as books, supplies, Student Society fees, lab fees, theatre, equipment rental, etc. must be paid by the employee by the fee deadline outlined in the Schedule of Events.
2. Employees must register with the Institute Registration Office, be issued a student number and be identified as an Institute employee.
3. If the course offered is scheduled at a time which conflicts with the employee’s regular work hours and/or departmental operational needs, enrolment must be authorized by their immediate supervisor in consultation with the Institute Administration. The supervisor will use as a criterion for permission that the course requested be of direct benefit to the employees and the Institute in terms of career growth.
4. As a minimum number of full fee-paying students are required in each course to enable it to be offered, the Institute reserves the right to limit the number of Institute employees in any given course.
5. The Institute also reserves the right to limit the total number of employees enrolled in credit courses throughout the Institute at any one time and limit the number of courses an employee can take per semester.
6. Some courses may not be available for tuition waiver.
7. Registration priority will be given to full fee-paying students. Institute employees may register for any available seats no sooner than the day before the class starts.
8. Full-time continuing employees are not eligible if the start date of the course is: - after your termination date, - before your qualifying period of three months employment is complete, - during a period in which you have been laid off, - during an unpaid leave, or - during a medical leave without pay
Eligible employees must submit the Tuition Waiver Request to Human Resources prior to the day classes begin each semester as published in the Schedule of Events. If you withdraw from a course and a penalty is assessed, you are responsible for paying that penalty.
Tuition Waiver Request Form [fillable]