Education Benefits

All active, full-time (100% appointed) benefits-eligible employees, their spouses and eligible dependents can receive tuition discount benefits.

Eligible dependents are considered your spouse or unmarried dependent child as defined by the Internal Revenue Service. Surviving spouses who have not remarried, and dependent children of employees who died while in full-time employment with the university, are also eligible.

You are eligible for discounts on the final day of regular registration following your continuous employment in a full-time position at the university for one complete fall or spring semester.

Each campus may have a different definition of a full time student. Check with the campus that you are enrolling in to confirm required credit hours.

Employee: 50% discount for undergraduate courses ONLY; maximum of 132 discounted credit hours. No discount for graduate courses.

Spouse and eligible dependents: The discount your spouse and eligible dependents receive depends on the University of Arkansas System campus where they enroll for their course:

• If they enroll for a course given at the campus where you are employed: 50% tuition discount for undergraduate courses ONLY; maximum of 132 discounted credit hours. No discount for graduate courses
• If they enroll for a course given at other University of Arkansas System campuses: 40% discount for undergraduate courses ONLY; maximum of 132 discounted credit hours. No discount for graduate courses.

Note: Greater discounts may be available based on Chancellor or CEO approval. Contact your campus Human Resources office for more information.

Employee: 

• For a course given at the campus where you are employed: 50% tuition discount for undergraduate, graduate and certificate courses; maximum of 132 discounted credit hours. 
• For a course given at other University of Arkansas System campuses: 50% discount for undergraduate courses ONLY; maximum of 132 discounted credit hours. No discount for graduate courses.

Spouse and eligible dependents: The discount your spouse and eligible dependents receive depends on the University of Arkansas System campus where they enroll for their course:

• If they enroll for a course given at the campus where you are employed: 50% tuition discount for undergraduate, graduate and certificate courses; maximum of 132 discounted credit hours. 
• If they enroll for a course given at other University of Arkansas System campuses: 40% discount for undergraduate courses ONLY; maximum of 132 discounted credit hours. No discount for graduate courses.

Note: Greater discounts may be available based on Chancellor or CEO approval. Contact your campus Human Resources office for more information.

As an employee, you cannot take more than eleven credit hours per semester at reduced rates, unless granted specific approval. Also, your enrollment and release from regular working hours, if required, must be approved by an authorized supervisor.