Tuition Benefits to Attend Other Colleges or Universities Sample Clauses

Tuition Benefits to Attend Other Colleges or Universities. External Tuition

Tuition Benefits to Attend Other Colleges or Universities. 1. External Tuition a. The opportunity for tuition support at other colleges and universities for covered employees for their professional development may be supported by the University through the funds allocated in Article XVII.I.1. b. Covered employees are eligible to apply for tuition support to attend another college or university. Tuition costs will be reimbursed upon verification of course completion and are generally made directly to the covered employee.. When external tuition support has been approved, the university will support the covered employee with up to 50% of the tuition costs. Such support will not include any other fees associated with enrollment or participation in these programs. c. All proposals for tuition support must be submitted through the immediate supervisor on or before February 1st of the year prior to the fiscal year in which the study is to be conducted. Proposals for tuition support must be approved by the immediate supervisor and each successive administrator before being submitted for administrative approval to the appropriate Senior Leader. All proposals for tuition support are reviewed by the Senior Leadership Team for final approval.. Normally, responses are made to the covered employee by June 1st. d. In order for courses to be approved they should meet one of the following conditions: i. Academically or professionally enhancing courses offered at an accredited institution for credit (not C.E.U.’s unless certification and/or licensure) that are part of the covered member’s approved Scholarly Activity Plan or Professional Development Plan may be recommended by an appropriate supervisor and paid through Professional Development Funds. ii. Any course or program that the University requests an individual to take (e.g., a request might be made in cases when the University wishes to introduce new areas of instruction or new administrative methods) are to be budgeted as administrative costs and not as charges to the professional development fund. iii. The course or program must be in keeping with the academic discipline or area of specialization and the approved Scholarly Activity Plan or the Professional Development Plan of the covered employee. e. Covered employees who voluntarily leave the University within six months of receiving a tuition reimbursement benefit will be required to reimburse the University 100% of the value of the benefit received in the most recent 6 month period prior to the termination date.