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As part of the Tuition Assistance Benefit program, a dependent's tuition assistance is determined by which campus they attend. See the table below for details.
Option A - Home Campus
Dependent attends the same campus where employee works.
CU Anschutz |
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CU Boulder |
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CU Colorado Springs |
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CU Denver |
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System Administration |
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Option B - Other campus
All CU campuses |
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Dependent eligibility
Employees must be eligible for the Tuition Assistance Benefit to use it for a dependent.
Dependents must be verified through the Dependent Eligibility Verification process. You can learn more about the documentation needed for Dependent Eligibility Verification.
Eligible dependents for the Tuition Assistance Benefit:
- Spouse
- Common law spouse
- Civil union partner
- Domestic partners
- Children under the age of 27
- Qualifying disabled children over the age of 27
Dependent Tuition Assistance Benefit usage rules
The Tuition Assistance Benefit can be used for one or multiple dependents.
- Employees and dependents can simultaneously use the Tuition Assistance Benefit during the same academic year.
- If an employee works at CU Denver, CU Anschutz, or CU Colorado Springs campuses, employees may split their 12 credits with a dependent or multiple dependents.
- If an employee works at CU Boulder campus, CU Boulder employees will receive 12 credits for themselves. Their dependent(s) will receive a either 40% discount per semester at CU Boulder campus for Option A – Home Campus, or CU Boulder employee can split their 12 credits with dependent(s) using Option B – other campus, which will be a $270 discount per credit for the dependent.
- Multiple dependents must use the same option, either Option A - Home Campus or Option B - Other Campus, and the same campus.
Credits are counted from the fall semester through the following summer semester.
- Credits can be used in one semester or over the year.
- Unused credits do not carry over.
Tuition Assistance Benefit course and program eligibility
The Tuition Assistance Benefit can only be used at University of Colorado campuses: CU Anschutz, CU Boulder, CU Colorado Springs, and CU Denver.
Course exclusions:
- Audits, study abroad, most Continuing Education, Extended Studies, the mini-MBA, the Executive MBA program, the One-Year MBA program, CU Boulder's Part-Time Evening MBA program and CU Boulder degree programs on Coursera.
- At CU Boulder, the follow Continuing Education courses are eligible for TAB: Master of Arts in Corporate Communication (Course prefix: CCOM); Master of Science in Outdoor Recreation Economy (Course prefix: OREC); and Master of Arts in Teacher Leadership (Course prefix: EDUA).
- For CU Anschutz, only Public Health, Nursing and Graduate School courses are eligible. The School of Medicine, Physician Assistant Program, Dental School and Anesthesiologist Assistant Program are not eligible for the Tuition Assistance Benefit.
- If dependent TAB is using Option B - Other Campus, dependent cannot use the TAB toward graduate courses.
Tuition Assistance Benefit application
Employees must fill out a Tuition Assistance Benefit application each semester they would like to use the benefit for their dependent.
How to acess the application:
- Log into the employee portal.
- Open the CU Resources dropdown menu (at the top center of the page) and select Forms.
- Click the Benefits tile, then click the Tuition Assistance Application tile.
The TAB application will open on the first of the following months with deadlines 4-8 weeks past the opening date.
- Fall Semester: August
- Spring Semester: December
- Summer Semester: May
If the first of the month falls on the weekend, the application will open on the following Monday.
Tuition Assistance Benefit Employee Taxation
- The employee is not taxed for any TAB amount when a dependent takes undergraduate courses, unless the dependent is a domestic partner or a child of a domestic partner.
- The employee is taxed for the total amount of TAB when a dependent takes graduate courses.
- For more information, visit the Tuition Assistance Benefit taxation webpage to watch a video and read more about the Tuition Assistance Benefit taxation implications.
Tuition Assistance Benefit Student Bills and Fees
The Tuition Assistance Benefit does not cover application fees or student fees, which vary by campus. You can estimate student fees for the campus where dependent is taking courses on their Bursar website.
Bursar websites:
For Colorado residents, each undergraduate student must apply for the College Opportunity Fund (COF) and pay the difference if OCF is exhausted. Residents attending CU Boulder must also authorize the COF. Check you campus page for all deadlines.