Employee   Click here for form

"Eligible" AFSCME employees are entitled to total waiver of tuition for undergraduate credits (not to exceed 128) at the University where employed on a "space-available" basis (NO INDEPENDENT STUDY/INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION COURSES). The total number of undergraduate credits that may be taken shall be limited to 6 credits per semester and must be taken during non-working hours. (Alternate work schedules are a possibility with Supervisory, Human Resources and Union approval).

Children of "Eligible" AFSCME employees are entitled to total waiver of tuition at the University where the employee is employed on a space-available basis (NO INDEPENDENT STUDY/INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION COURSES) until the children reach the age of 25 or obtain their first undergraduate degree, whichever comes first. Employee must provide proof of age for the child if applying for a waiver for this child for the first time. Acceptable proof of age documents would be a copy of either a Birth Certificate or Baptismal Certificate. If neither document is available, please contact Human Resources for other acceptable options.

• This waiver of tuition shall continue to the limits stated above in the event the "Eligible" employee, after fifteen (15) or more years of service, exclusively within the PA State System of Higher Education, becomes permanently disabled or dies.
  

• This waiver of tuition shall also continue to the limits stated above for "Eligible" employees who retire at or above superannuation age AND have fifteen (15) or more years of service exclusively within the PA State System of Higher Education.

Spousal   Click here for form

Spouses of "Eligible" AFSCME employees are entitled to total waiver of tuition at the University where the employee is employed on a space-available basis (NO INDEPENDENT STUDY/INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION COURSES) until the spouse obtains their first undergraduate degree.