The University of Colorado recently expanded the Tuition Assistance Benefit (TAB) starting with the upcoming academic year. Changes enriched the benefit’s value, eliminated most employee wait times to register and made the benefit more flexible for families with multiple college students.

Applications are now open for the Fall 2024 semester for all CU campuses.

Benefits-eligible faculty and staff can claim up to 12 credits per academic year (fall through summer) on any CU campus. Dependent assistance options vary based on the employee’s home campus and the campus which the dependent attends.

What’s new?

• Benefits-eligible employees can now receive up to 12 credit hours per academic year, which runs from fall to summer.
• Benefits-eligible CU Anschutz, CU Denver or CU Colorado Springs employees can now receive up to 12 credit hours for dependents at their home campus per academic year.
• Benefits-eligible employees can receive up to $270 per credit hour for up to 12 undergraduate credits ($3,240 total) for dependents attending a CU campus other than the employee’s home campus.
• Benefits-eligible Boulder employees can now receive a 40% discount off tuition for dependents attending CU Boulder for each semester.
• Employees and their dependents can now use their tuition benefit concurrently in the same academic year, and even in the same semester.
• Employees no longer need to wait until 7 days before classes start to register.
  • Degree seeking employees may register and wait list during normal designated registration periods.
  • Non-degree seeking students may have different registration windows and should consult their campus for more information.

Learn more about recent policy changes.

Tips to remember before claiming TAB

Before you apply, review the full rules and guidelines on the Tuition Assistance Benefit website.

Be sure to verify your campus-specific course registration dates, TAB application deadlines and other instructions by visiting the Tuition Assistance Benefit website. Under How to apply, select your campus of attendance to see campus-specific deadlines.

Access the application

1. Log into your employee portal.
2. Open the CU Resources drop-down menu and select Forms.
3. Click the Benefits tile, then click the Tuition Assistance Application tile.

Deadlines

Submit your application by the campus deadline listed below.

• CU Denver/Anschutz – Sept. 4
• CU Colorado Springs – Sept.12
• CU Boulder – Sept. 15