Part-time Faculty (Adjunct)
Part-time faculty members may be eligible for tuition remission for credit courses and audits at the University if he/she has worked for the University at least five months or has been at the University part-time for at least two years. The Tuition Reimbursement Program only includes basic undergraduate and graduate tuition and not the tuition for other programs such as Equine Studies, Animal Science/Pre-Veterinary Medicine option, Pharmacy, etc. In addition, a part-time employee’s spouse and/or children through age 24 and/or step-children through age 24 (to qualify step-children must be claimed as dependent/s on the employee’s previous year’s Federal Income Tax Return) may be eligible for tuition remission for credit courses and audits at the University. Dependent children initially enrolling after July 1, 2005 will be defined according to the definition stated above. Costs for textbooks, materials, additional fees, room and board and miscellaneous fees are not included in the tuition remission policy. The tuition remission applies only during the term/semester in which the part-time faculty member is teaching for the University. Basic tuition remission will not exceed the number of credit hours the faculty member is teaching during the term/semester or a maximum of two (2) classes or eight (8) credit hours per semester. Tuition remission is available for both basic undergraduate and graduate programs; the tax on graduate-level courses for the employee, their spouse and dependents will be waived up to the appropriate level (determined by the IRS each year) during a calendar year. Once the cap has been reached for an employee for a calendar year, the tax exempt form will be used to determine taxability on any amounts over the IRS limits for that year. The University will automatically tax the employee for any reimbursements for their spouse and dependents. To enroll, employees and their dependents must meet the following requirements:
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Apply for admission as all other students do and be accepted based on the established criteria.
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Register for classes and complete the tuition remission request form; for graduate classes, an additional form, Graduate Course Tax Exemption Request Form, must be completed for employees only and submitted to the Vice President for Business Affairs prior to the start of classes in order for the form to be valid. This is important to determine if you should be taxed on the aid over the limit. You will automatically be taxed for aid over the limit during the calendar year for dependents and spouses, as the exempt form does not pertain to them. If the part-time faculty member does not complete his/her contracted teaching assignment, he/she must repay the University in full.