Board Policy 440.1 extends educational benefits at reduced rates to
full-time (100% appointed) University of Arkansas employees.A new waiver is required
for each fall, spring, and summer semester. Each employee must meet the requirements for
discount eligibility listed
below. The Fayetteville campus has implemented policies and procedures
regarding Employee Fee Waivers which are also listed below.
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here for your college representative. Complete the form online, print and send it to the Treasurer's Office. Payroll
deduction is available for Fayetteville Campus employees to pay the
remaining balance after the discount is applied. Please refer to the
Payroll Deduction page for more information. If you have any questions
on completing the form, contact the Treasurer's Office. These forms
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The University of Arkansas Staff Senate provides a scholarship to
at least one full-time University of Arkansas staff member wishing
to attend classes to assist in employee development through higher
education. Employees wishing to take classes are encouraged to visit
the Staff Senate website at
http://www.uark.edu/ua/stsenate/scholarawards.html#scholarship
for additional information regarding this scholarship. The scholarship
application is available on-line from their website. This scholarship
is not available for spouse/dependents and is granted based on funds
available to the program.
Procedures for Employee Fee Waivers
Click Here to
download the Employee Fee Waiver form.
Employee Procedure
Complete the form and obtain the immediate supervisor's signature.
Take the completed form to the Treasurer's Office located in room
215 of the Administration Building for certification of eligibility.
The Treasurer's Office will apply the discount to your account.
You will receive a copy of the completed form for your records.
Pay the student account balance due by the payment deadline or you
will be subject to late fees.
Note: Off-Campus Employees must take the completed form to the designated campus authority for certification of eligibility and mail the forms to the Treasurer's Office, Administration Building room 215, Fayetteville AR 72701.
Eligibility Information
Full-time (100% appointed) employees employed as of the final day
of regular registration in any particular semester or session are
eligible. (100% appointment to be verified by the Treasurer's Office.)
All employees must meet normal admissions requirements for undergraduate
or graduate studies.
Cost Information
Registration Fee Charges: This policy allows for a percentage of registration fees to be discounted at the employee’s home campus.
This policy allows
a 70% discount of registration fees at other University
System campuses. Note: The discount covers
the registration fee alone. Contact the Fayetteville
Cashier's Office for information regarding any mandatory
fees that will be charged.
General Limitation Information
Employees are limited to eleven (11) hours at reduced rates per regular academic session (fall or spring). Only one course per regular academic session (not to exceed five hours) may be taken during working hours. And no more than eight hours may be taken in the regular academic year (fall and spring) during working hours. Hours taken outside of regular working hours at reduced rates are limited to nine per regular academic session.
Approval Information
Any release time during regular working hours must be approved by
the employee's immediate supervisor. The immediate supervisor must
have the authority to approve release time during regular working
hours, otherwise approval must be granted at the next highest level
where such authority formally exists.
Benefit Time Limit Information
To be eligible for fee discount, the Employee Request for Registration
Fee Discount form must be submitted and processed prior to the end
of the semester in which the course is taken.
Procedures for Spouse/Dependent Fee Waivers
Click Here to
download the Spouse/Dependent Fee Waiver form.
Employee Procedure
Complete the Spouse/Dependent Information and the Employee Information
sections on the Fee Discount Form. Take or campus mail the
completed form to the Treasurer's Office located in room 215 of
the Administration Building. Pay the remaining balance due
or make payment arrangements by the payment deadline. A copy
of the form will be forwarded to the Financial Aid Office for credit
to the student's account.
Note: Off-Campus Employees must take the completed form to the designated campus authority for certification of eligibility and mail the forms to the Treasurer's Office, Administration Building room 215, Fayetteville AR 72701.
Eligibility Information
The student must be a spouse or dependent child that is under the
age of 24* of a full-time employee on 100% appointment. The
employee's appointment must be in effect on the final day of course
registration for the semester that the discount is requested.
Each spouse and/or dependent child must meet normal admission requirements.
Cost Information
Registration fee discounts are available at any campus in
the University of Arkansas system. A 50% discount of registration
fees is available at the employee's campus and a 40% discount
is available at other University of Arkansas system campuses.
Students enrolled in online courses are responsible for paying any additional course-specific tuition charges above the regular rate.
Limitation Information
Eligible spouses and dependent children may take up to 132 undergraduate
credit hours at the reduced rate. Dependents or spouses enrolled
in Graduate School, Law School or Medical School are not covered
by this policy. Correspondence courses are not covered by
this policy. Registration fees are the only charges that are
discounted.
Scholarships for Eligible Employee Dependents
The University of Arkansas funds some scholarships for dependents
who are also eligible for tuition remission. The dependent fee waiver
is first applied to the student's tuition and fees and the University
scholarship is applied to any remaining tuition and fees and room
and board. The dependent fee waiver and scholarship together can
not exceed the total tuition and fees and room and board for the
student.
Benefit Time Limit
To be eligible for the fee discount, the University of Arkansas
Fee Discount Form, Spouse/Dependent of Employee form must be submitted
and processed at the time of registration for class. If the form
is not properly processed prior to the fee payment deadline of the
semester in which the course(s) is (are) taken, then a late fee
may be assessed.