Apply now for summer Tuition Assistance Benefit

Faculty and staff who want to save money on their or their dependent’s summer tuition bill may begin submitting the Tuition Benefit Application through the employee portal. If a dependent will be using the benefit, the CU employee must submit the form on their behalf. 

Learn how to access and submit it here, then review application deadlines for each campus below.

CU’s tuition benefit provides eligible employees with tuition waiver assistance for up to nine credit hours per academic year.

Dependents have two options: attending a CU employee’s home campus and receiving nine waived credit hours or attending a different CU campus and receiving a tuition waiver of $270 per credit hour, up to nine hours. Dependents of CU Boulder employees receive a 30 percent tuition discount when attending CU Boulder.

An employee must waive their benefit for the academic year if they wish to give it to their eligible dependent to use, and dependents must be verified.

Note: Tuition Assistance Benefit applies only to the cost of credit hours. Employees and dependents are responsible for all non-waived tuition, campus student fees and taxes. 

Follow these steps to begin using the benefit

Step 1: Apply to your campus as a student before the semester begins

• CU Boulder
  • Sessions A, C and D deadline: May 21, 2018
  • Julymester, Session B deadline: June 26, 2018
  • Augmester deadline: July 23, 2018
• CU Denver - Contact Admissions
• CU Anschutz - Contact your school or college

Step 2: Submit the Tuition Assistance  Benefit application – Late applications will not be accepted 

• CU Boulder – Aug. 10, 2018
• CU Denver | Anschutz
  • Maymester: May 14, 2018
  • Summer semester: June 12, 2018
• CU Colorado Springs - June 18, 2018

Step 3: Register for your courses

Dependents - On their registration day

Employees – First day of session

• CU Boulder sessions:
  •  Maymester: May 14, 2018
  •  Sessions A, C and D: June 4, 2018
  •  Julymester, Session B: July 10, 2018
  •  Augmester: Aug. 6, 2018

• CU Denver | Anschutz sessions:
  • Maymester (CU Denver campus only): May 14, 2018
  • Summer semester (CU Denver and Anschutz campuses): June 4, 2018
• CU Colorado Springs session:
  • June 11, 2018

Step 4: Apply for the College Opportunity Fund (COF)

• CU Boulder – Aug. 22, 2018
• CU Denver | Anschutz - June 29, 2018
• CU Colorado Springs - July 30, 2018

Step 5: Pay fees and non-waived tuition

• CU Boulder  - Listed on tuition bill
• CU Denver | Anschutz
  • Dependents: May 31, 2018
  • Employees: June 29, 2018
• CU Colorado Springs - June 18, 2018

To learn more about the Tuition Assistance Benefit, policies and upcoming deadlines, visit the Employee Services website.