Faculty and Staff Resources

Purdue University Fort Wayne Employee Fee Remissions Academic Year 2024-25
**An approved, executed Staff Remission form must be received in the Office of the Bursar each semester before the end of the semester.  

Staff remissions will cover the following: 

• Undergraduate: $202.08/credit 
• Graduate: $250.36/credit 
• The staff remission is limited to coverage [in the above amounts] of 7 credit hours per fall/spring semesters and 4 total hours per summer. 
  • Maximum undergraduate staff remission at 7 credits: $1,414.56 (fall/spring) 
  • Maximum undergraduate staff remission at 4 credits: $808.32 (summer) 
  • Maximum graduate staff remission at 7 credits: $1,752.52 (fall/spring) 
  • Maximum graduate staff remission at 4 credits: $1,001.44 (summer) 
• May audit a class without the payment of tuition and receive no credit for course work. 
• Eligibility is dependent on hire date falling within six weeks prior to or after the start of the specified term and/or completion of enrollment.

Note: Employees will be responsible for all mandatory fees, special fees, nonresident fees, and differential fees established for the course or program within the above credit-hour limits.

Review the details for children of the staff member (per credit hour, plus any nonresident tuition if the staff member lives outside Indiana):

• Undergraduate enrolled at part-time status: $138.19 per credit.
• Undergraduate enrolled at full-time status: $2,072.85 per 12-18 credits. 
• Limited to first baccalaureate degree at Purdue Fort Wayne or another Purdue campus. 
• May be used by stepchildren. 
• Must be under 26 years of age unless continuously enrolled past 26. 
• Eligibility is dependent on staff hire date falling within six weeks prior to or after the start of the specified term and/or recipient completion of enrollment.

Note: Children of staff members will be responsible for all mandatory fees, special fees, nonresident fees, and differential fees established for the course or program within the above credit-hour limits.

Review the details for the spouse of a staff member (per credit hour, plus any nonresident tuition if the staff member lives outside Indiana): 

• Spouse of a staff member remissions.
  • Undergraduate: $138.19/credit.
  • Graduate: $175.25/credit.
• Limited to 7 credit hours per fall/spring semesters and 4 total hours per summer.
• Staff member must be regularly employed half-time or greater for at least two years. 
• Recipient must remain enrolled in the course through completion.
• For the nonresident spouse of a staff member who doesn’t qualify for the spouse remission, the spouse pays resident fees if the staff member lives in Indiana. 

Spouses of staff members will be responsible for all mandatory fees, special fees, nonresident fees, and differential fees established for the course or program within the above credit-hour limits.

Review the details of for the graduate staff fee remission (GRAD aide)

• Student under this remission will be responsible for $924.35 plus $39.01 per credit hour.

Note: students/employees will be responsible for all mandatory fees, special fees, nonresident fees, and differential fees established for the course or program within the above credit-hour limits.

A new staff remission form needs to be submitted to [email protected] with all appropriate information requested and signatures required for each semester to continue to receive the remission. 

Should employment terminate within six weeks of a given term or if recipient withdraws prior to the end of a course, all applied staff/spouse/child/graduate staff remission amounts will be revoked and the full cost of tuition will be the responsibility of the remission recipient. 

The above information is general in nature. There may be special circumstances that affect the amount of the fee remission (labs, differentials, professional MBA programs, dual credit, etc.). 

For more information, refer to Tuition for Employees and Dependents Registered as Students (II.D.3) or contact either Human Resources and Institutional Equity at 260-481-6840 or the Office of the Bursar at 260-481-6824.

The following information is general in nature. There may be special circumstances that affect the amount of the fee remission (distance learning, differential fees, professional MBA, dual credit, etc.).

Staff Members 

• Pay 50 percent of resident fees plus nonresident tuition surcharge (if appropriate) and any special fees. 
• Limited to 6 credit hours per semester or combined summer sessions. 
• May be used for independent study courses.
• Staff member must be full-time, retired, or disabled. 

Children of Staff Members

• Pay 50 percent of resident fees plus nonresident tuition surcharge (if appropriate) and any special fees. 
• Must be under 24 years of age, unmarried, financially dependent, and living with one parent. 
• Limited to first baccalaureate degree.
• May be used by stepchildren. 
• Staff member must be full-time, retired, or disabled. 

Spouse of Staff Members

• Pay 50 percent of resident fees plus nonresident tuition surcharge (if appropriate) and any special fees. 
• Limited to 3 credit hours per semester or combined summer sessions. 

Please review the full information on IU employee tuition benefits. 

Submit applications by mail to Indiana University Human Resources Services, Attn: Tuition Benefit, Poplars E165, IU Bloomington, fax to 812-855-3409, or scan and submit electronically to [email protected].

Change Funds Request
Cash Receipts Voucher 
Purdue Fort Wayne Fee Remission Form (must be filled out each semester)