UToledo Human Resources

• Benefit-eligible Main Campus and Health Science Campus full-time and regular part-time (minimum 0.5 FTE) employees, as well as their spouses and dependents, are eligible for tuition waivers.
• Employees’ eligibility starts the first semester following the date of hire and following successful completion of the probationary period.
• For spouses and dependents, the employee’s first calendar year of service must be completed prior to the first day of the academic term to which the benefit applies.
• Note: Employees in collective bargaining units should refer to their collective bargaining agreement for any specific details related to tuition waivers.

Unless precluded by collective bargaining agreements, limitations are noted below.

• For employees:
  • The waiver covers 100% of undergraduate tuition, and graduate tuition up to the non-specialized graduate tuition per-credit-hour rate for a maximum of 8 credit hours per semester.
  • The waiver cannot be used for audited or non-credit courses, nor for College of Medicine and JD College of Law courses.
  • The waiver applies to UToledo tuition only, except for the reciprocity agreement with Bowling Green State University.
• For employees’ spouses and dependents:
  • The waiver covers 100% of undergraduate tuition.
  • Full-time enrollment is not required; however, there is a 150-credit-hour cap on the number of credit hours for which the waiver applies.
  • Courses must be taken toward a UToledo degree and for credit.
  • Coursework is subject to annual verification of satisfactory academic progress.
  • The waiver applies to UToledo tuition only.
• For eligible surviving spouses and eligible dependents of deceased employees (who had five years or more of service with the University):
  • The benefit must be used once during the 10 years following the date of the employee’s death; and,
  • They may continue to use the tuition waiver until they graduate or are no longer eligible.
• For dependents of retirees (who had five or more years of service with the University):
  • The tuition waiver is available for up to five years after the employee retired.

Please refer to your collective bargaining agreement for any specific details related to the tuition waiver benefit.

The tuition waiver policy stipulates that the University will pay for each course only once unless the withdrawal is due to extenuating circumstances, defined by the University’s Administrative Adjustment for Extenuating Circumstances policy (3364-71-16), or if the course is designed to be repeated for credit.

The tuition waiver request could not be automatically processed.  The student for which the waiver was intended will receive an email explaining why the waiver was not processed and available next steps.  The student may reach out to benefits@utoledo.edu for more information.  

• Log in to your myUT account via the web portal.
• Under the Employee tab, use the link for submitting the tuition waiver form. 
• Note: You/the student must be registered for classes PRIOR to submitting a waiver request.   

The tuition waiver request form must be submitted by the last day to add a class listed by semester on the office of the registrar’s web page.

The tuition waiver applies only to the tuition fee.  It excludes other fees, such as general, application fee and other miscellaneous fees.  If you are a member of a collective bargaining unit, please refer to your CBU agreement for any specific details related to the tuition waiver benefit.

No. The Benefits department is unable to remove any late fees you may incur because your balance is not paid in full by the semester due date.

• It is the responsibility of the student to ensure their balance is paid by the due date.
• The Treasurer’s Office posts semester due dates and late fee assessment dates on its webpage in advance of each semester.
• The Treasurer’s Office also sends late fee notifications to the student’s primary email a few days before the late fee assessment as a courtesy attempt to help prevent students from incurring additional fees.
• Please refer to the Treasurer's website (Important Dates).

No. To be eligible for the UToledo dependent tuition waiver, your dependent does not need to be a full-time student taking 12 credit hours.

• The reciprocity program is available only for employees, and only for coursework that is not offered at UToledo.
• Coursework must be degree-seeking and taken for credit.
• Eligible employees must follow BGSU rules and regulations regarding use of BGSU waiver, which is available from the BGSU Human Resources.