Tuition Support for Employees, Spouses, & Children at JHU

The Tuition Remission Plan covers part-time graduate and undergraduate studies at JHU academic schools.

Eligibility

You are eligible for tuition remission once you have completed 120 days of full-time employment as long as you are JHU faculty or staff and continue in a full-time position. The benefit is available only during periods in which a faculty or staff member is employed full-time, or during periods of authorized leave not exceeding one year in duration from which the faculty or staff member will return to full-time employment. You are also eligible for tuition remission if you are a JHU retiree. Other family members are also eligible, including:

• Your spouse or dependent child (under age 19 or, if from age 19 thru the end of the calendar year in which they turn 23, be a full-time student), and
• Your domestic partner or dependent child of a domestic partner (under age 19 or, if from age 19 thru the end of the calendar year in which they turn 23, be a full-time student).

Visiting faculty and staff, residents, interns and post-doctoral fellows are not eligible for tuition remission.

Note: Any benefit provided to an employee’s domestic partner or the dependent children of that partner will be taxed and taxes will be withheld from the employee’s pay.

About the Plan

Part-time credit and noncredit courses offered through the continuing education unit of one of JHU’s academic divisions are covered under this plan. Outside courses, conferences, and seminars may also be covered if required for the employee to maintain a job-required professional certificate or license regulated by the State Licensing Board.

Academic Credit Courses

There is a $5,250 annual family limit on tuition remission for faculty, staff, retirees and their spouses, domestic partners and dependent children. Within this calendar limit, dependents’ spending is limited to $2,625. You are responsible for any spending that exceeds the limits, and for tuition costs for courses not completed (i.e., withdrawn or dropped).

Faculty, staff, and retirees are eligible for 100% remission for credit courses, and 25% remission for private credit instruction at Peabody up to the annual limit.

Spouses and domestic partners are eligible for 50% remission for credit courses, and 25% remission for private credit instruction at Peabody up to the annual limit.

Dependent children are eligible for 50% remission credit at the Carey Business School, School of Education, School of Nursing, Peabody, Arts and Sciences (Graduate AAP, Summer Pre-College and Undergraduate Programs) and Engineering (Graduate EPP, Summer Pre-College and Undergraduate Programs). For private instruction at Peabody, dependent children are eligible for 25% remission. $100/term or $50/quarter remission is available at all other schools. Tuition Remission amount is up to the annual limit.

Noncredit Courses

Professional Development

This plan covers only noncredit courses offered through a Continuing Education Unit of one of JHU’s academic divisions, the Berman Institute, Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, Sheridan Libraries, or Executive Programs offered through the Carey Business School. This plan is available to full-time faculty and staff only. Retirees, spouses, domestic partners and dependent children are not eligible. You receive 100% remission if your department certifies the course is valuable for your professional development and your department is willing to pay if you do not attend or cancel from the course with at least one week’s notice. The one week cancellation notice is waived only for emergencies and written documentation is required. There is no annual dollar limit or reduction of annual limits for noncredit professional development courses.

Personal Enrichment

This plan covers only noncredit courses offered through a Continuing Education Unit of one of JHU’s academic divisions, the Center for Talented Youth, Odyssey, the Berman Institute or the Institute for Clinical and Translational Research. This plan is available to full-time faculty and staff, retirees, spouses, domestic partners and dependent children. Faculty, staff and retirees receive 80% remission for noncredit personal enrichment courses, with 20% payable at registration. Spouses and domestic partners are eligible for 50% remission. For private instruction at Peabody, faculty, staff, retirees, spouses, domestic partners and dependent children are all eligible for 25% remission. Dependent children are eligible for 50% remission at Peabody and CTY only. There is no annual dollar limit or reduction of annual limits for noncredit personal enrichment courses.

Required Continuing Education Courses Outside of Johns Hopkins University

Full-time faculty and staff receive 100% remission via a funding transfer to their department for successfully completed and approved outside courses, conferences and seminars. Courses must be required for the employee to maintain a job-required professional certificate or license regulated by the State Licensing Board to be eligible. Documentation of attendance and CME’s earned must be provided. Retirees, spouses, domestic partners and dependent children are not eligible for this plan.

Outside courses can be paid for by the faculty/staff member or the department. Once the documentation below is submitted, the department will be credited. If paid by the faculty or staff member, he/she will be reimbursed by their department. There is no annual dollar limit or reduction of annual limits for approved continuing education courses outside of JHU.

• A signed Tuition Remission for Continuing Education Courses Outside of JHU Application (Please do not return your completed application by fax as the Benefits Service Center team is working remotely.  Email form to benefits@jhu.edu)
• The department budget number must be on the Tuition Remission Benefit Application.
• A copy of the paid receipt reflecting form of payment for the workshop.
• A copy of the certificate of attendance with CE credits indicated.
• A copy of the JHU job description to show that the staff member’s position requires a license that is regulated by the state/state board. Faculty members do not need job descriptions.

Payment Chart

This chart details the payment allowances within each school:

Courses Not Covered

Courses offered by individual JHU departments are not covered. Studies taken beyond the dollar limits noted in the Payment Chart above are not covered. GRE courses and test preparation courses are not covered.

Tuition Remission Taxability

For employees: Tuition remission for your undergraduate and graduate courses is tax-free.

For spouses and dependent children: Tuition remission used by your spouse and/or dependent children for undergraduate courses is tax-free. For graduate courses, it is considered taxable income to you and the university will withhold these taxes from your paycheck.

For domestic partners and their dependent children: Any benefit provided for your domestic partner or the dependent children of that domestic partner will be taxed. The university will withhold these taxes from your paycheck. Tax questions should be directed to the Tax Office at 443-997-8688.

To Participate

Select the appropriate form and follow the registration procedures on the Division’s registration form. Present a signed and completed Tuition Remission Benefit form to the Registrar at the time of registration. The availability of the Tuition Remission Plan does not guarantee that an employee or family member will be accepted by any of JHU’s academic divisions. Employees should check with the Admissions Office of the academic division of their interest before applying for tuition remission.

*Peabody Preparatory implemented a new registration system and paperless Tuition Remission process. This process is approved for use only at the Peabody Preparatory for eligible employees and is not available for use at the Peabody Conservatory.  Additionally, Carey Business School Executive Education has implemented a paperless Tuition Remission process.  This process is approved for use only for the Executive Education programs for eligible employees.  All other JHU schools, divisions, or centers must complete the appropriate Tuition Remission form.