Boulder Employee Tuition Assistance Benefit (Tר)

  • NEW!ÌýThe Tuition Assistance Benefit no longer requires employees using the benefit for themselves to register seven days before the start of the semester. You will register on your assigned enrollment date.
  • Spring 2025ÌýTuition Assistance Benefit Applications open December 2.
  • The Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder deadline to submit the nondegree application is January 3.
  • A benefit application must be completed every term.

Please see Ìýto learn more about changes starting in Fall 2024. Visit for all instructions, forms and deadlines.

Tuition Assistance Benefit forÌýEmployees

  • Eligible employees mayÌýreceive a waiver for up to a total of 12Ìýcredit hours of tuition (space-available basis) each year.
  • Mandatory student feesÌýand other applicable educationÌýcosts still apply. You willÌýlog in to to see your bill.
  • Employees can use the benefit on any Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ campus,Ìýexcluding Continuing Education courses. However, CE coursesÌýwith prefixesÌýCCOM, OREC and EDUA on the Boulder campus are eligible.
  • Employees mustÌýreapply for the benefit every semester or term.
  • Boulder and System employees and their dependents can both use the benefit at the same time (12 hrs for the employee and 40% discount for the dependent) when enrolling on the Boulder campus. The other campuses can share the 12 hours at the same time.
  • Degree-seeking employees will register on their assigned enrollment date.
  • Nondegree employees taking Main Campus classes can enroll during open enrollment which starts the Friday before classes begin. See theÌýÌýfor exact dates.
  • Please visit on the Employee Service Tuition Assistance website for more information.

Tuition Assistance Benefit for Dependents of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Employees

Employees need to reapply for the benefit for their dependent every semester or term. Please visit on the Employee Service Tuition Assistance website for full details.

Option A – Employee’s Home Campus is Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder or System Administration

  • Dependents of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder and System Administration employees can receive a tuition discount of 40% each semester. If the dependent is a Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ resident undergraduate, the discount applies to the student share of tuition after the College Opportunity Fund stipend has been applied.
  • Dependents can take eligible undergraduate or graduate courses.
  • Dependents can use the benefit on the Boulder campus.
  • Mandatory student fees and other applicable education costs still apply. Nondegree high school students receiving district assistance and using Tר as a dependent will qualify for a waiver of most fees. Fill out the each semester.Ìý
  • Degree-seeking dependents can enroll full or part-time on their assigned enrollment date in .
  • Nondegree dependents taking Main Campus classes can enroll during open enrollment which starts the Friday before classes begin. See theÌýÌýfor exact dates.
  • Other scholarships are available for dependents of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder employees, seeÌý.

Option B – Other Campus

  • Dependents attend class at a Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ campus other than the campus where the employee works.
  • Eligible employees mayÌýreceive $3,240Ìýper academic year to apply toward dependent tuition, up to 12Ìýcredits (around $270 per credit hour).
  • Degree-seeking dependents can enroll full or part-time on their assigned enrollment date in .
  • Nondegree dependents taking Main Campus classes can enroll during open enrollment which starts the Friday before classes begin. See theÌýÌýfor exact dates.
  • Dependents can only attend undergraduate, non-extended studies, credit-bearing courses.