Course Eligibility and Restrictions

Courses must have a "University of Colorado Denver Main Campus" designation to be eligible for the Tuition Assistance Benefit on University of Colorado Denver campus. You can find the campus designation in course details or Class Search. The following restrictions apply:

  • Courses offered through Continuing Education, audited courses, extended studies, Outreach Programs, Study Abroad and/or noncredit courses do not qualify for the Tuition Assistance Benefit.

  • Employees utilizing the tuition waiver cannot participate in concurrent registration.

  • An employee’s coursework must be taken outside scheduled working hours or with an adjusted work schedule of equivalent hours acceptable to the employing department.

  • An employee cannot use the 9 credit hour waiver during an academic year (one or more semesters) in which their dependent is using the discount and vice versa.

  • Employees who are classified for tuition purposes as nonresident undergraduates cannot enroll in more credit hours than the benefit they are using in any given semester.

  • Employees who are enrolled full time can use the benefit during the fall or spring semesters.
  • If you are classified as a graduate student but are enrolled in undergraduate courses at the Denver campus, the waiver will ONLY apply to the net tuition after COF. The student is responsible for paying the difference as graduate students are not COF eligible. 
  • Students enrolled in courses part of the professional programs (School of Dental Medicine, Skaggs School of Pharmacy, School of Medicine) do not qualify for the Tuition Assistance Benefit.
  • Colorado School of Public Health  
    • These courses are NOT eligible: PUBH 6606, BIOS 6990, CBHS 6990, EHOH 6990, EPID 6990, HSMP 6990, PMHW 6990, and PUBH 6991 

  • College of Nursing, held at the Anschutz Medical Campus 
    • Extended Studies Campus Nursing courses are not eligible 

  • Graduate School  

CU Anschutz: CU Employees may register up to seven (7) days prior to the start of the semester or the first day of their desired class, whichever is earlier. Dependents applying for employee tuition waiver can register when enrollment opens for the semester. 

CU Denver: CU Employees taking graduate courses may register up to seven (7) days prior to the start of the semester or the first day of their desired class, whichever is earlier. CU Employees taking undergratue courses may enroll on the first day of the semester or the first day of their desired class, whichever is earlier. Dependents applying for employee tuition waiver can register when enrollment opens for the semester.