University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Policy Name: Tuition Waiver for Employees
Policy Number: LR 302.7
Effective Date: March 20, 2025
Policy
I. Eligibility
As authorized by UA Board Policy 440.1, all full-time active employees of UA Little Rock, not on leave without pay other than workers compensation, military or family medical leave, employed as of the final day of regular registration in any particular session or semester, their spouses, and their dependent children (as defined by the Internal Revenue Service) are eligible. Surviving spouses, who have not remarried, and dependent children of deceased employees who died while in the full-time employment of UA Little Rock are also eligible. All enrollees must meet normal admissions requirements and audits should be on a space available basis only. For employees hired after May 1, 2017, eligibility as described above shall begin with the final day of regular registration following continuous employment in a full-time position with the university for one complete fall or spring semester. In order to receive a tuition waiver under this policy, eligible employees (or spouses and dependent children of eligible employees) must submit the appropriate Tuition Waiver Form during the academic term in which the waiver is to be applied. Requests for tuition waivers submitted after the close of the relevant academic term will not be accepted.
II. Extent of Waiver
- Employee tuition discounts apply to undergraduate or graduate courses of study, except for Juris Doctorate (J.D.) courses.
- Eligible employees enrolled in courses at UA Little Rock may take up to 132 undergraduate semester credit hours, and up to 60 graduate semester credit hours, at the discounted rate.
- Undergraduate courses at UA Little Rock will be discounted to 10% of the cost of full tuition.
- Masters and doctorate-level (Ph.D.) courses at UA Little Rock will be discounted to 10% of the cost of full tuition.
- Undergraduate courses offered by any other campus within the University of Arkansas System will be discounted to 50% of the cost of full tuition, up to 132 semester credit hours. No graduate-level courses offered by another campus will be discounted.
- Enrollment at discounted rates of tuition shall not exceed 11 semester credit hours per fall or spring semester, nor shall it exceed six semester credit hours for the summer session.
- All enrollments at reduced rates must be approved by an authorized supervisor. This policy does not assume that release time from regular working hours will be automatically permitted. Release time is not a right but a privilege that is granted at the authorized supervisor’s discretion. For full release procedures, refer to UA Systemwide Policy and Procedures 445.1.
- Spouses and dependents of eligible employees may take up to 132 undergraduate semester credit hours and receive a 50% tuition discount applied to undergraduate courses offered by UA Little Rock, or a 40% tuition discount applied to undergraduate courses offered by any other campus within the University of Arkansas System. Graduate courses are not discounted for spouses or dependents. A student may not receive discounts as both an employee and a dependent of an employee.
- Waiver benefits apply only to tuition, and only to credit courses. All applicable fees must be paid in full.
Employees Enrolled in Degree Programs Prior to May 1, 2017
Employees continuously enrolled in a degree program at reduced rates under UA Board Policy 440.1 prior to May 1, 2017 will receive their original discount level as long as they remain continuously enrolled in the degree program. Continuous enrollment is defined as a degree-seeking student who completes at least three credit hours in a given calendar year.
Source: UA Board Policy 440.1; UA Systemwide Policy 445.1
Revised Dates: June 25, 1987; November 12, 1993; November 8, 1996; June 7, 2002; June 6, 2003; June 3, 2005; May 1, 2017; June 18, 2024; March 20, 2025
Originator: Office of Finance and Administration
Custodian: Office of Finance and Administration