MN State Employee Tuition Waiver Reminder

If you work in the MN State Colleges and Universities system and have thought about going back to school to finish a degree or take a few higher ed courses, now might be the time to take those classes. 

Appendix G - Supplemental Agreements

7. TUITION WAIVER

Full-time unlimited, full-time seasonal, part-time unlimited and part-time seasonal employees, classified and unclassified, shall upon completion of three (3) years of continuous employment (without a break in service) in the Minnesota State system be entitled to enroll on a space-available basis in credit courses without paying tuition.  The employee will pay all applicable fees. Such enrollment shall not exceed twenty (20) semester credits per year. For purposes of tuition waiver, the year is considered to run from the start of the fall session through the end of the summer session. Employees of a State University may have tuition waived at any State University. Employees of a Community College or Technical College or co-located College may have tuition waived at any Community College or Technical College or Co-located College.  Employees of the Minnesota State System Office may have tuition waived at any State University, Community College, Technical College, or Co-located College by making a choice once each contract period to use the tuition waiver for one of the various systems. The employee’s spouse or dependent children may share this right up to sixteen (16) credits.

The tuition waiver benefit shall not apply to any courses that are part of an applied doctorate program.