Effective Date: 01/01/97
Revised: 4/10/23

Purpose:
To provide the benefit of tuition remission for all Centenary College, Sodexo, and National employees and their dependents.

Undergraduate Policy:
Centenary College wishes to encourage its employees to continue their education through either auditing or registering for and attending undergraduate classes. All full-time, disabled, and retired employees may take any undergraduate course free of charge (limited to one course per semester) after a year of continuous employment at the College, subject to supervisor approval and seat availability.

Dependents of full-time Centenary College employees are entitled to a discount schedule for remission of their tuition. A dependent is defined as a legal spouse, domestic partner or legal dependent under the age of 25.

During the first 12 months of employment, dependents are entitled to a 25% discount on tuition, after 12 months of employment a reduction of 50% will be given, after 24 months of employment a reduction of 75% will be given, and after 36 months dependents may have full tuition benefits. No fees are included in the remission. Dependents are eligible to use tuition remission toward their first undergraduate degree only.

Dependents of part-time* Centenary College employees are entitled to a discount schedule for remission of their tuition. A dependent is defined as a legal spouse, domestic partner or legal dependent under the age of 25.

The dependents of part-time employees will be entitled to a 15% discount on tuition during the first 12 months of employment of employment. With each completed year of employment, the percentage will increase by 15% until it reaches 100%.

No fees are included in the remission. Dependents are eligible to use tuition remission toward their first undergraduate degree only.

*The eligible employee works at least 20 hours per week and at least 9 months in an academic year.

Graduate Policy

• Centenary College wishes to encourage its employees to continue their education by enrolling in its Graduate Program. The parameters of the program are as follows:
• The program is open only to Centenary employees.
• Employees must be admitted to the M.A.T. or MBA based on normal admission criteria. Prior experience or academic record may be considered at the discretion of the program director.
• Employees must have the approval of their supervisor to participate in the program under this benefit.
• To be eligible for this benefit, employees must be vested at the College according the following schedule: after one full year of employment, tuition will be reduced by 50%; after two full years of employment, tuition will be covered at 100%. No fees are included in the remission. Percentages apply to the number of hours and published tuition rate for the term in which the employee is seeking to enroll. Vesting requirements may be waived in certain circumstances at the discretion of the College.
• Non-pay employees may only enroll in one course per term.
• Non-pay enrollment will typically be limited to approximately 10% of total class size in any given course at a time. In case of multiple applicants to the program, the Graduate Council will determine priority, based on factors such as seniority, supervisor recommendation, and documented job performance.
• Non-pay employee students will only be allowed to register for courses that have reached a minimum enrollment of full-pay students and in which instructors receive 100% of payment to teach the class.

TUITION EXCHANGE

Centenary participates in three tuition exchange programs: The Tuition Exchange Program, Associated Colleges of the South (ACS) and The Council of Independent Colleges Tuition Exchange Program (CIC-TEP). Only employees that are eligible at the 100% level as listed above may utilize the tuition exchange program. An eligible employee should contact the Centenary Financial Aid Director with their dependent’s information and the list of colleges and/or universities that the dependent is interest in.

Last updated April 10, 2023