Wright State University encourages employees and their dependents and contract employees to enroll for classes. For this reason, the university has a tuition and fee remission benefit for all eligible employees, their dependents, and contract employees.
Tax Implication: The federal government treats fees waived for graduate degree courses as income to the employee and therefore taxable.
Policy
FAQs
When the Employee is the Student
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Who is eligible?
Those employed at least 75% of full-time over a twelve-month period.
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How many courses/hours can be taken using the fee remission benefit?
A total of eight credit hours per semester. (Summer A, B, and/or C are treated as one semester)
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What is the fee remission benefit for employees?
All tuition fees are waived.
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What is the highest degree that can be obtained?
Ph.D degree.
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Are there any exclusions?
Classes in the School of Professional Psychology and the School of Medicine.
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Is there an application fee to apply to Wright State?
Employees employed at least 75% over a 12 month period, qualify for a waiver of the undergraduate application fee. Employees must be applying for an undergraduate degree program to be eligible. Employees seeking non-degree status do not qualify for the fee waiver. It’s the employee’s responsibility to notify the Enrollment Processing Office in writing (via email at admissions@wright.edu) of their University employment status at the time of application.
When a Dependent is the Student
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Who is eligible?
An eligible employee’s spouse, children, and step-children. Children and step-children must be eligible tax dependents for federal income tax purposes.
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How many courses can be taken?
No limit.
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What is the fee remission benefit for dependents?
80% of tuition fees are waived.
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What is the highest degree that can be obtained?
Master’s degree.
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How is this benefit accessed?
The eligible employee needs to complete a Dependent Authorization Form. The campus network will then include the dependent’s eligibility and he/she can go to the Bursar’s Office after registering for class(es) and "pay" by fee remission.
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Is there an application fee to apply to Wright State?
Yes, visit https://www.wright.edu/undergraduate-admissions to view the amount of the application fee.
When a Contract Employee is the Student
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Who is eligible?
The contract employee who has been employed one year and is at least 75% of full time based on a twelve month period.
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How many courses/hours can be taken using the fee remission benefit?
A total of eight credit hours per semester. (Summer A, B, and/or C are treated as one semester)
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What is the fee remission benefit?
All tuition fees are waived.
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How is this benefit accessed?
By contacting Jamie Norris, Director, Auxiliary Services.
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Is there an application fee to apply to Wright State?
Yes, visit https://www.wright.edu/undergraduate-admissions to view the amount of the application fee.
When an Adjunct Instructor is the Student
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Who is eligible?
Any adjunct who is teaching at least one course (3 credit hours) in the semester they wish to take a graduate course.
The graduate remission is for the adjunct only and doesn’t apply to dependents.
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How many courses/hours can be taken using the graduate fee remission benefit?
Up to 4 graduate credit hours in the semester they are scheduled to teach.
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What is the fee remission benefit to the adjunct?
80% of tuition fees are waived.
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Are there exclusions?
Excluded are undergraduate courses and any course that is part of the professional degrees offered in the School of Professional Psychology or Boonshoft School of Medicine.
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How do I access this benefit?
Please complete the Application for Special Fee Authorization http://www.wright.edu/sites/www.wright.edu/files/page/attachements/feeremissionauth2.pdf
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Internal issues: who pays and who reviews program?
Funding for this program will come from the Graduate School. The program will be reviewed annually by the Provost office and Graduate School.
