Boulder Employee Tuition Assistance Benefit (TAB)
- You need to submit a Tuition Assistance Benefit (TAB) application for each term to use the benefit.
- Summer 2025ÌýTAB applications open May 1.
- The ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Boulder deadline to submit the nondegree application for summer will tentatively be July 11.
- Beginning in Fall 2025, Continuing Education courses with the prefix CSPB will be eligible for TAB.
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Tuition Assistance Benefit forÌýEmployees
- Eligible employees mayÌýreceive a waiver for up to a total of 12Ìýcredit hours of tuition (space-available basis) each year.
- Mandatory student feesÌýand other applicable educationÌýcosts still apply. You willÌýlog in to to see your bill.
- Employees can use the benefit on any ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ campus,Ìýexcluding Continuing Education courses. However, CE coursesÌýwith prefixesÌýCSPB, CCOM, OREC and EDUA on the Boulder campus are eligible.
- Employees mustÌýreapply for the benefit every semester or term.
- Boulder and System employees and their dependents can both use the benefit at the same time (12 hrs for the employee and 40% discount for the dependent) when enrolling on the Boulder campus. The other campuses can share the 12 hours at the same time.
- Degree-seeking employees will register on their assigned enrollment date.
- Nondegree employees taking Main Campus classes can enroll during open enrollment which starts the Friday before classes begin. See theÌýÌýfor exact dates.
- Please visit on the Employee Service Tuition Assistance website for more information.
Tuition Assistance Benefit for Dependents of ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Employees
Employees need to reapply for the benefit for their dependent every semester or term. Please visit on the Employee Service Tuition Assistance website for full details.
Option A – Employee’s Home Campus is ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Boulder or System Administration
- Dependents of ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Boulder and System Administration employees can receive a tuition discount of 40% each semester. If the dependent is a Colorado resident undergraduate, the discount applies to the student share of tuition after the College Opportunity Fund stipend has been applied.
- Dependents can take eligible undergraduate or graduate courses.
- Dependents can use the benefit on the Boulder campus.
- Mandatory student fees and other applicable education costs still apply. Nondegree high school students receiving district assistance and using TAB as a dependent will qualify for a waiver of most fees. Fill out the each semester.
- Degree-seeking dependents can enroll full or part-time on their assigned enrollment date in .
- Nondegree dependents taking Main Campus classes can enroll during open enrollment which starts the Friday before classes begin. See theÌýÌýfor exact dates.
- Other scholarships are available for dependents of ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Boulder employees, seeÌý.
Option B – Other Campus
- Dependents attend class at a ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ campus other than the campus where the employee works.
- Eligible employees mayÌýreceive $3,240Ìýper academic year to apply toward dependent tuition, up to 12Ìýcredits (around $270 per credit hour).
- Degree-seeking dependents can enroll full or part-time on their assigned enrollment date in .
- Nondegree dependents taking Main Campus classes can enroll during open enrollment which starts the Friday before classes begin. See theÌýÌýfor exact dates.
- Dependents can only attend undergraduate, non-extended studies, credit-bearing courses.
Tax Impact
The tax impact of using the tuition waiver benefit varies based on the employee’s income level and usage of the benefit.ÌýSee .