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Provost's Office
Admin South 311 UALR
2801 S. University Ave.
Little Rock, AR 72204
(501) 569-3204

About Tuition Discounts

Tuition Discount Form for UA Employees (MS Word)
Tuition Discount Form for Spouses and/or Dependents (MS Word)

Tuition discount forms for the Spring term were due Friday, January 16, 2009 and are no longer being accepted.

Forms received after the last day of Late Registration will NOT be approved. Late fees/penalties are assessed after Regular Registration ends. View Academic Calendar.

Employee Discounts

Tuition discounts are available to full-time employees of the University of Arkansas, their spouses, and their dependents. The discount applies to tuition only; all applicable fees must be paid in full for enrollment. The discount applies to credit classes only; audits are on a space available basis.

UALR Employees must have supervisor approval, and may take only one (1) course during normal working hours in lieu of his/her lunch hour. The total discount shall not exceed 11 credit hours per Fall/Spring term and 3 credit hours during a summer term or a total of 6 credit hours for all summer terms combined.

Employee tuition discount applies to any undergraduate or graduate (master's-level) course, except for courses in the Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA), the on-line Master of Arts in Rehabilitation Counseling (MARC), Law (JD), and all doctoral programs (EdS, EdD, PhD).

Please note this change: UALR employees will pay 5% of tuition (rather than $5 per credit hour) starting Fall 2005. UALR will phase in the increase to 10%, charging 5% Fall 2005, moving to 8% for Spring 2006, and then to 10% Fall 2006 and thereafter. Other UA employees still pay 30% tuition (a 70% discount) at UALR.

Spouse / Dependent Discounts

Spouses and dependent children may take up to 132 undergraduate credit hours at 50% of tuition at the employee's campus or at 60% of full tuition at any other UA System campus. Graduate courses are not eligible for spouse or dependent discounts.

Steps to Receive Discount

Download and complete the latest tuition discount form (see forms above). UALR employees will have their employment verified by the Provost's Office. All other campuses must have employment verified by a human resources officer at the employee's place of work before being submitted to the UALR Provost's Office for verification of program eligibility. The Provost's Office will send the form to the Cashier's office to apply the discount. Employee tuition discount forms must have a supervisor's signature and dean/director's signature if applicable. A listing of courses is no longer required.

Questions

Contact Barbara Alston (569-3205) bdalston@ualr.edu (fax: 683-7082).

Summary of Employee Tuition Discount Policy (Board of Trustees Policy, 440.1)

View Board of Trustees Policy, 440.1 (pdf)

Effective Fall Semester, 2002.

The deadline for submitting discount forms to the Provost's Office for approval is the last day of late registration for that semester.

  1. Eligibility
    All full-time employees of the University of Arkansas, their spouses, and their dependent children (AS DEFINED BY THE IRS) are eligible for the tuition waiver. Employees may be required to furnish documentation, including copies of federal and state income tax returns, to verify dependent status.
  2. Amount of Tuition Waiver
    • Waiver benefits are applicable to tuition only.
    • All applicable fees are to be paid in full by employee, spouse, or dependent child, for any enrollment.
    • Waiver benefit is applicable to credit classes only.
    • UALR employees may receive the discount for up to 11 hours during the Fall and Spring Semesters, and for no more than 6 hours during the summer (all terms combined), at a tuition cost of 5% (Fall 2005), 8% (Spring 2006) or 10% (Fall 2006) per credit hour.
    • Other UA employees may receive the discount for up to 11 hours during the Fall and Spring Semesters, and for no more than 6 hours during the summer (all terms combined), at a 70% discount of tuition.
    • The spouse and dependent children of a UALR employee may take up to 132 undergraduate semester credit hours at a 50% discount of tuition.
    • The spouse and dependent children of other UA employees may take up to 132 undergraduate semester credit hours at a 40% discount of tuition.
  3. Eligible Degree Programs
    • Spouses and dependent children are only eligible to receive tuition discount for undergraduate courses.
    • UA employees are eligible for undergraduate courses and degree programs and certain masters-level graduate programs only. The following programs are not eligible:
      • Master of Arts in Counseling: Rehabilitation Counseling (MARC)
      • Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA)
      • Any Doctoral Program, including the Juris Doctorate (EdS, EdD, PhD, JD)