Lehigh University Undergraduate
Tuition Benefits for Dependent Children
Lehigh University provides an undergraduate tuition remission benefit for eligible dependent children of full time benefits eligible faculty and staff members and their domestic partners. Beginning with the semester following the start of employment, the benefit is available to salaried faculty and staff members who are regularly scheduled to work at least 75 percent of a full-time schedule.
During the first five years of eligible service, the benefit is:
- 50 percent of the undergraduate tuition during the academic year, and
- 100 percent of summer session tuition charges.
After five years of eligible service, the undergraduate tuition benefit is increased to 100 percent.
Access to this employment benefit does not imply or guarantee that the employee’s unmarried dependent child will be admitted to Lehigh. The Lehigh University admission process is highly competitive. The academic year benefit is available to those children of faculty and staff members who have qualified for admission to the undergraduate program.
For purposes of the tuition remission program, the term “dependent child” applies to unmarried:
- Natural sons and daughters
- Adopted sons and daughters
- Stepsons and stepdaughters
of the faculty or staff member who are his or her “dependents” as defined under the Internal Revenue Code.
The term “dependent child of a domestic partner” applies to unmarried:
- Natural sons and daughters
- Adopted sons and daughters
of the faculty or staff member’s domestic partner who are his or her “dependents” as defined under the Internal Revenue Code.
In all cases, the child must be an unmarried, full time student pursuing an undergraduate degree and must be matriculated before age 30 and attending full time thereafter.
Students are responsible for paying any fees or other expenses that may be associated with their enrollment at Lehigh University. The benefit does not apply to on-line or distance education courses that are also available in a traditional classroom format. If the course is only available in an on-line or distance education format, there may be additional fees imposed on the tuition remission student. See the Distance Education Tuition Remission policy regarding fees.
The full value of Lehigh University’s undergraduate tuition benefit for unmarried dependent children is taxable to the employee if:
- The unmarried dependent child is age 24 or over and earning more than the IRS individual exemption amount for the calendar year in which the grant is paid, or
- The benefits are provided for the unmarried dependent child of a domestic partner.
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This web page provides summary information in effect on the date it was prepared.
More detailed information on tuition benefits is available in the faculty and staff guides.
For policy questions or assistance with a specific situation, please contact Human Resources.