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Graduate Tuition Benefit Program Guidelines
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The University of Utah's Graduate Tuition Benefit Program (TBP) is described as follows. Major program components are: (1) eligible categories of supported graduate students, (2) registration requirements, (3) financial support requirements, (4) service requirements, (5) residency/meritorious status, (6) restrictions, and (7) administration of the TBP.
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RESTRICTIONS
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A graduate tuition benefit is available only to graduate students compensated through the University of Utah. The TBP covers general graduate tuition and mandatory fees. Differential tuition charged by various university graduate and professional programs is the responsibility of the graduate student, department and/or college. Students may participate in the TBP for a limited number of semesters, which need not be sequential. Time limits for participation in the TBP are as follows:
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Students in a Master's program are limited to two years (4 semesters) of tuition benefit support.
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Students in a doctoral program who entered with a Bachelor's degree are limited to five years (10 semesters) of tuition benefit support.
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Students in a doctoral program who also received a Master's degree at the University of Utah are limited to five years of tuition benefit support (2 years for a Master's + 3 additional years for a doctorate).
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Students entering a doctoral program with a Master's degree from another university are eligible for four years (8 semesters) of tuition benefit support.
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Doctoral students who fall under categories 2 and 3 above and who have served a minimum of four semesters as full-time TAs (0.50 FTE or 20 hrs/ week), may receive an additional year (2 semesters) of tuition benefit support beyond the limits described above. In order to receive this time extension, students must be nominated by the department chair and/or the director of graduate studies in a letter to the dean of the Graduate School. These restrictions do not limit the number of years or semesters a program, department, or college may choose to support a student in addition to the TBP. Established time limits for completion of graduate programs still apply.
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The student and department are responsible for maintaining an accurate count of the semesters of tuition benefit support a student has received. A student who receives more terms of tuition benefit than he or she is eligible may be retroactively billed for the tuition of the ineligible semester(s).
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Tuition benefit support is not generally available for summer semester.
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