Human Resources

Educational Fee Reduction

Policy Reference is HR 309 and can be found at:

http://www.umsystem.edu/ums/departments/hr/manual/309.shtml

Form can be located at:

http://www.umsystem.edu/ums/departments/fa/management/records/forms/human/um85.xls

This form need only be completed once for each student/dependent for each campus.  There is no need to complete a form each semester, unless the student is transferring to another MU campus.

1. The Employee or Student brings/mails the completed form to HR.

2. Human Resources team reviews the form for accuracy, completeness and eligibility & approves by signature.

3. The approved from is scanned and e-mailed to:

a. Cashiers Office (cashiers@umkc.edu)

b. The Employee

4.       There is no longer a need for the employee/student to deliver the approved form to the Cashier’s office since these will be delivered electronically.  Cashier’s office has also confirmed this is the preferred method.

5. If employee requests hard copy, please give, but explain that unless making payment of at least $10, along with the fee reduction it does not count as a payment to hold a class.

Please keep in mind that although this form is sent in electronic format to the employee, FERPA restrictions limit communication about the student account to the student only, unless that student has officially placed an employee permission list with Cashier’s or Admissions.

How do “In State” or Resident Tuition rates apply?

If a dependent of a benefit eligible employee or dependent student does not meet the criteria to be eligible for the Educational Fee Reduction, this student may qualify for “in state” tuition by nature of the association to the employee.  The student typically must be a legal dependent of the employee, if the employee and spouse are filing taxes jointly. Advise the student to ask Cashier team about qualification for the Metro Rate or a Missouri Tax Payer Scholarship

If an undergraduate student is living in the metro area counties (Johnson, Wyandotte, Leavenworth, Miami county), then the student may qualify for a “Metro Rate”.  This typically applies to undergraduate student regardless of his/her association as an employee or a dependent.  Admissions office makes the designation.

The “Metro Rate” is not typically available to a graduate student however, he/she may qualify for Missouri Tax Payer Scholarship.