Dependent Tuition Waiver

• Be employed at least 0.75 FTE (three-quarter time, or approximately 30 hours per week) for 120 calendar days before the benefit begins. Eligibility starts at the beginning of the first full academic semester or summer session following that 120-day waiting period. 

• Maintain at least 0.75 FTE for the entire academic term in which your dependent uses the waiver. 

Temporary, seasonal, fixed-term, and student employees are not eligible. 

• Your spouse or adult dependent, as defined in the MUS Employee Benefits Plan 

• A financially dependent child as defined by the Internal Revenue Code who is unmarried and under age 25 

Dependents may use the waiver to attend a two-year college affiliated with UM or MSU, pursue any other two-year or certificate program within the MUS, or obtain a first baccalaureate degree at any MUS campus. Dependents may not use the waiver to attend law school or pursue a graduate degree. 

• Registration fees, course fees, or any other mandatory or miscellaneous fees 

• Non-credit, continuing education, or other self-supporting courses 

• Law school tuition 

• Graduate degree tuition 

Note that any federal financial aid your dependent receives may be reduced as a result of this waiver. Up to two dependents may use the waiver simultaneously in the same academic term. If you also use the Faculty and Staff Tuition Waiver in the same term, only one dependent waiver is available to you that term. 

Your dependent must be formally admitted to an MUS campus and registered for coursework. Completing this application does not register your dependent for courses.

A new application is required for every academic term. Important: Applications must be submitted no sooner than 45 days before the start of the semester and no later than the 15th day of classes. Applications submitted after this deadline may be denied.

The Dependent Tuition Waiver Application requires your signature as the employee and approval signatures from your supervisor and Director or Dean. 

• Deliver in person to Human Resource Services, Lommasson Center 252 

• Email as a Word or PDF document to askhr@umontana.edu 

• Fax to 406-243-6095 

HRS will review and certify your eligibility and forward the application to the Financial Aid office at the campus where your dependent will be enrolled. 

Submit your completed application with all required signatures to the Human Resource Services office at your own campus, not UM. Your campus HRS office will review and certify your eligibility according to Board of Regents policy and complete the HRS section at the bottom of the application. Once your eligibility is confirmed, your application will be forwarded to UM's Financial Aid office for processing. For further guidance, contact the Financial Aid office at the campus where your dependent will be enrolled.

Yes. Dependents may take courses at any two-year MUS-affiliated college, in any two-year or certificate program within the MUS, or pursue a first baccalaureate degree at any MUS campus. The waiver does not cover law school or graduate degrees.

Yes, up to two dependents may use the waiver simultaneously in the same academic term. However, if you are also using the Faculty and Staff Tuition Waiver in the same term, only one dependent waiver is available to you that term.

If you separate from employment or drop below 0.75 FTE during the term, you may be required to repay the full tuition waiver amount. Contact HRS as soon as possible if your employment status changes.