Employee Tuition Waiver
The university offers a waiver of tuition (undergraduate and graduate level) to all eligible employees for academic credited courses offered at the university each semester. This program is for both degree and non-degree seeking students. Books, application fees, special course or departmental fees, and readmission fees are not covered. Refer to the appropriate policy for eligibility, enrollment information, and course restrictions.
The waiver policy does not apply to individual courses offered through School of Professional & Continuing Education or other self-supporting programs, except as provided by university policy. Waivers can be used for employees who are fully accepted into the Adult Degree Program. Waivers can also be used for employees who are fully accepted into a Certificate Program or a Degree Program if space is available and with approval from School of Professional & Continuing Education.
Please follow the process below to utilize the Waiver of Tuition:
- Apply for admission into James Madison University through two avenues:
- Admissions - application fee cannot be waived
- School of Professional & Continuing Education - application fee cannot be waived
- Once admitted, sign up for your class(es) through MyMadison or as directed by admitting avenue
- Fill out the Request for Tuition Waiver for the classes you registered for
- Have signatures of two levels above you sign the waiver
- Get the completed waiver to Human Resources before 5 p.m. of the add/drop deadline
**to find out eligibility status, please see Policy 1402**
Tuition Reimbursement Program
In support of the university's commitment to professional development of faculty and staff, the university may authorize reimbursement to full-time employees for the tuition of work-related education or for the costs of certain work-related training programs taken at other institutions.
The purposes of this program are to train employees with (a) work-related education in the use of new or modified equipment, (b) work-related education in skills and knowledge required by changes in current positions, (c) work-related education that maintains or improves skills required in the job, or (d) work-related education to meet degree requirements in a program for which the employee is enrolled and the university does not offer an equivalent course.
Review Policy 1401 - Work-Related Education or Training from an External Source for eligibiltiy requirements, limitions and procedures for this program.
