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Benefits Administration, located in 224 Crawford Hall, is responsible for administering and updating the benefits program. Employees are responsible for selecting and using their benefits prudently and in the most cost-effective manner. Please call 216.368.6781 or e-mail benefits@case.edu with any questions, comments, or concerns that you may have.

TUITION WAIVER

Employees, as well as, spouses and dependents of employees have an opportunity to pursue their education at Case Western Reserve University through the Tuition Waiver Program.

  • Provisions for tuition waiver are Summarized for Employees Here.
  • Certification forms for
    • Fall semester will be accepted until September 30
    • Spring semester will be accepted until February 28
    • Summer semester will be accepted until July 1
  • Forms are available in the Education section of the Benefits Forms Web Page, and also in the Benefits office, 224 Crawford Hall. Applicable forms must be submitted for each semester in which a tuition waiver benefit is utilized.
  • Please refer to the Procedures for Tuition Benefits before completing and printing any of the linked forms.
  • If you are new to the university, you may want to read the Registration Procedures for Staff Members. Please note that the registration procedures for courses in the schools of Dentistry, Nursing, Management, Law, Applied Social Sciences, and Medicine may differ. Contact the individual school for specific information.

TUITION REIMBURSEMENT

Tuition reimbursement is available to employees who cannot take advantage of the tuition waiver program for CWRU courses because job related courses are not available at CWRU, and/or the employee cannot get release time for the job related courses at CWRU. Employees may receive up to $2,000 per fiscal year for work related courses at a degree granting institution other than CWRU. Employees may apply for a tuition waiver or a tuition reimbursement during any one semester/quarter, but not for both during the same semester/quarter.

  • Pre-authorzation must be obtained from Benefits administration located in 224 Crawford Hall each semester/quarter in consultation with the employee's supervisor or manager by completing the Tuition Reimbursement Form (pdf).
  • Please refer to the Procedures for Tuition Benefits before completing and printing any of the linked forms.