Office of Human Resources

Reduced In-State Tuition

Domestic Partner Benefits

The economic recovery surcharge Applies to the 2009-2010 academic year Ends in June 2010 The surcharge is $510 for in-state students The Health Fee is $80 ASU will set aside 22 percent of the surcharge money for needs-based financial aid.

This program allows a reduced in-state tuition fee for credit courses at ASU, NAU or UA.

The following people are eligible for the reduced fee:

1. Benefits-eligible employees, their spouses and dependent children
2. Eligible retirees, their spouses and dependent children
3. Long-term disability participants who had at least five continuous years of employment
   immediately preceding separation, their spouses and dependent children
4. Certain employees of affiliated units, their spouses and dependent children
5. Eligible spouses and dependent children of deceased employees.

Download a Tuition Waiver Form or pick one up at the HR Employee Service Center.
NOTE: Be sure to pick the correct form (there are two).

Information on eligibility, credit hour limits and fees

Taxation

The waiver amount for undergraduate classes is not taxable as long as the student is enrolled in an undergraduate degree program.

Employees who are enrolled in graduate level programs are subject to taxation on any level of class when the discounted tuition amount exceeds $5,250 within the tax calendar year.

The full amount of the tuition discount on any level of classes taken by eligible family members who are enrolled in graduate level programs is taxable to the employee. For a more detailed explanation, please refer to the information at the bottom of the Tuition Waiver form.

In general:

• Spring spouse/dependent waivers are taxed in March, April and May.
• Summer spouse/dependent waivers are taxed in August, September and October.
• Fall spouse/dependent waivers are usually taxed in October, November and December.
• Employee-only waivers exceeding the $5,250 threshold amount within the same tax calendar year are taxed on only the amount that exceeds the $5,250 threshold. It can occur at any point in the year, but most employees do not exceed the threshold until the Fall semester and are taxed in November and December.

Domestic Partner Benefits

MORE INFO Beverly Buddee 480.965.7405 buddee@asu.edu MAIL CODE 7805

The Qualified Tuition Reduction Program, authorized by Arizona Board of Regents policy 6-902 and governed by SPP 505, is not currently available in the State of Arizona benefits package for domestic partners. Therefore, ASU offers a program, administered by the University Provost’s Office, to eligible employees and their same or opposite sex domestic partner and eligible dependents. 

Subject to applicable admission standards, domestic partners and/or his/her dependent(s) may enroll in courses at ASU per the applicable employee cost outlined in University policy SPP505.

To apply:

• If qualified domestic partners are participating in the Arizona State health care benefits program, please complete only the Request for Domestic Partner Tuition Benefit form and return the form to Beverly Buddee at mail code 7805.
• If not participating in the Arizona State health care benefits program, please complete both the Qualified Domestic Partner Affidavit (for reduced in-state tuition waiver) and the Request for Domestic Partner Tuition Benefit forms and return forms to Beverly Buddee at mail code 7805.   (If applying for medical benefits, return the forms to Human Resources as the forms indicate.)