Tuition Waiver

Minnesota State System offers a tuition waiver benefit to most employees based on criteria provided in the various union contracts or salary plans. It provides the cost of tuition and, in some cases, certain fees.

Each union contract specifies employee and dependent eligibility, the number of allowed credits, fees included in the waiver, the academic year in which the waiver can be used, and where credits can be earned (technical, community or co-located colleges, and/or state universities).

Things To Remember About the Tuition Waiver

  • Tuition waiver deadline is 10 days after the course begins. Waivers entered after that date will not be processed. Please specify in the waiver system if you are taking an independent study or half semester course. If no class dates are specified, the waiver deadline is 10 days after the start date of the respective semester.
  • Please be aware of the payment dates put in place by the Business Services Office to avoid having classes dropped for non-payment (if you have registered for classes but tuition waiver has not been filed before Early Registration Guarantee Date, classes will get dropped.)
  • Check back in the Tuition Waiver System to see when the waiver is processed by HR. You will NOT receive a hard copy confirmation.
  • Tuition waiver eligibility is based on the academic year (fall, spring, summer). Eligibility starts over in the fall, and unused previous academic year credits are not carried forward.
  • Make sure you or your dependent check billing information to ensure your tuition waiver gets processed in a timely manner.
  • It is important that the number of credits requested equals the number of credits taken. In other words, if you request 12 credits, and only use 9, please go back in to the tuition waiver system and make the change.