Section 2. 6
Date:    April 1988

TUITION WAIVER

I.        APPLICABLE TO:

            1.    Tuition waiver is applicable to University non-union and union employees.  See attached
                   Tuition Waiver form.

II.        RESPONSIBILITY:

            1.    It is the responsibility of the employee to fill out a Tuition Waiver Request Form completely and
                   accurately.

            2.    The Assistant Vice President for Human Resource Administration, or his designee, has the sole
                   responsibility of verifying employment and improving the request based on applicable collective
                   bargaining contract, Board of Governors' Policy or University Personnel Policy.

            3.    It is the responsibility of the Registrar's office to determine if the dependents (children only) are
                   continuously registered.

            4.    It is the responsibility of the Bursar's Office to apply the applicable Tuition Waiver Policy concerning:

                    a.    number of courses and/or credits allowed in the semester, and:

                    b.    limitations on number of degrees that may be pursued.

III.        COMPLIANCE:

            1.    The Bursar's Office will  not waive the General Fee unless presented with a Tuition Waiver form.

IV.        PROCEDURE:

            1.    A separate Tuition Waiver form is submitted in triplicate each semester for each student and each higher
                  education institution.

            2.    The employee requesting the tuition waiver completes the employee information sections, and signs and
                   dates the form.

                    a.    The Tuition Waiver Form must be signed by the employee. The signature attests that the employee
                           is requesting the tuition waiver and had read the eligibility requirements printed on the Tuition
                           Waiver Form.

                    b.    If the employee is requesting a tuition waiver for a child or dependent,  his/her signature attests to
                           the relevant continuous registration or legal dependency certification statement on the form.

           3.    Tuition Waiver Forms for the University of Rhode Island, including the College of Continuing Education,
                  are submitted directly to the appropriate Bursar's Office with payment of the registration fees. Tuition
                  Waiver Forms, submitted after the Monday following official registration day are submitted to the Office
                  of Human Resource Administration for approval first, and then submitted to the appropriate Bursars'
                  Office.

                   Employees submit the Tuition Waiver Form with auxiliary fees as follows:

                    a.    in person or by mail by the term bill due date if the student has been billed, or;

                    b.    in person on Registration Day if the employee has not pre-registered and has not been billed.

            4.    Tuition Waiver Forms for Rhode Island College and the Community College of Rhode Island must
                   be pre-approved by the Office of Human Resource Administration.

            5.    Tuition Waivers for URI, including CCE, are reviewed immediately after the registration period.
                   Employees with application problems are notified by the Office of Human Resource Administration.

V.        FORMS:

            1.    The Tuition Waiver Form must be completed in triplicate each semester. The form is available from
                   the Office of Human Resource Administration, 80 Lower College Road, Tel. #874-2416.