2/19/08 See Section III B. Clarification that an employee may not receive tuition assistance for more than two courses per semester. The policy had stated in error that an employee could not take more than 2 courses per semester.

                      1/30/07 A number of changes were made by the President's Council to this policy.
                     The major changes are as follows:

                      The definition of depedent child was expanded to include stepchildren when the 
                      benefit is non-taxable to such a dependent under the tax code.      

The new language adds a definition of  “one year of service” to clarify when the section 127 tax free  graduate benefit commences for new employees. Clarifies employment eligibility periods that must be completed.  Clarifies who is eligible by adding that part time employees who work fewer than 20 hours a week are not eligible. Changes the date by which first time freshman or transfer students who will attend CUA as dependent children or dependent spouses must apply to Feb. 15^th. The prior policy stated only that application was necessary by the drop add date. Clarifies the dollar amount of the tax free graduate tuition benefit under section 127. A definition of academic year was added. Clarifies that although the benefit runs with the academic year, the taxability runs with the calendar year. Clarifies (to conform to practice) that employees may continue to receive tuition assistance for continued undergraduate study post receipt of an undergrad degree. Clarifies that law school is excluded from graduate tuition benefits that might be provided to spouses and dependent children.

08/25/05: Policy reformatted in standard template.  No changes were made to the substance of this policy.