Employee and Employee Dependent Tuition Rates

Eligibility for Staff

The employee rates benefit is available to full-time and part-time permanent staff (40-100% appointment) of any Kansas Board of Regents university and to faculty and staff of Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) units at Regents universities. Employee appointments must start no later than the first day of the first full month of the semester and continue through the 60th class day of the semester. For summer eligibility, employee appointments must start no later than the first day of summer classes and continue through the 30th class day of the summer term.

The benefit allows permanent employee to pay tuition equivalent to in-state rates. In addition, required student and wellness fees and off-campus area fees are waived. All other required fees are assessed, including course fees.

Applications for this waiver must be submitted to the Office of the University Registrar by the 30th calendar day after the first day of classes for the semester in which you are applying. See the official academic calendar for more information.

Full-time permanent staff (100% appointment) of affiliated corporations (KU Alumni Association, KU Athletics, KU Center for Technology Commercialization, KU Endowment Association, KU Medical Center Research Institute, KU Memorial Unions, KU Physician’s Institute, and the University of Kansas Hospital Authority) may receive a waiver of required student and wellness fees and off-campus area fees. Dependents of affiliated corporation employee members are not eligible for the staff rates benefit.

Eligibility for Post-Doctoral Research Staff

The Office of the University Registrar may waive the staff appointment start date requirement for first-time post-doctoral research staff who arrive and enroll later in the semester. In addition, these post-doctoral research students may receive the staff rates benefit for one credit hour of research each semester.

Eligibility for Employee Dependents

Spouses and dependent children of KU benefits eligible employees (100% appointment or the employee holds a regular payroll appointment for at least 40% time but less than 100% time and is enrolled in a graduate program) may be allowed to pay tuition equivalent to in-state rates. Required student and wellness fees and all other required fees are assessed.

Eligibility for GTA/GRA/GAs:

Graduate students with a GTA, GRA, or GA appointment of 40% or more are eligible for the employee rates benefit. Individuals who hold concurrent GTA, GRA and GA appointments totaling 40% or more as also eligible. Individual who hold consecutive GTA/GRA/GA appointments that if were a single appointment would meet the eligibility requirements are also eligible. The benefit allows GTA/GRA/GAs to pay tuition equivalent to in-state rates. Required student and wellness fees and all other required fees are assessed.

For fall eligibility, a GTA must have an appointment that starts no later than September 1 and continues for a minimum of four months. For spring eligibility, the GTA appointment must start no later than January 16 and continue for a minimum of four months.

For fall and spring eligibility, a GRA or GA must have either a salaried or hourly appointment (as determined by Human Resources) starting no later than ten business days from the beginning of the semester and continuing through the 60th class day of the semester.

Summer eligibility for GTA/GRA/GAs is determined by either an appointment of 40% or higher beginning no later than the first day of summer classes and continuing through the 30^th class day of summer classes or by meeting the eligibility criteria for both the previous and fall and spring semesters.