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Employee Handbook - Personal development
Career testing and counseling
The University Counseling and Testing Center offers individualized career testing for WMU employees. An interpretation session with a career counselor is scheduled when test results are received. There is a minimal charge for materials and processing. Contact the University Counseling and Testing Center for more information at 387-1850.
Tuition discount and remission
The University encourages you, as well as your spouse and dependent children, to pursue a formal education. Western offers a discount program for benefits-eligible employees and a remission program for the spouse and dependent children of employees with full time benefits eligibility. The two programs are outlined below. Contact Human Resources.
Discount for employees
- Discount is one hundred percent (100%) of tuition and required fees (records initiation fee, enrollment fee, student assessment fee, and EUP technology fee) for courses offered and taken for academic credit at WMU.
- Discount available for full- and part-time benefits-eligible employees (see "Employment Status").
- Discount is applicable for undergraduate and graduate courses.
- To receive discount, employees must be on active or paid leave of absence employment status by the final day of registration.
- The discount is automatically reflected on the employee's student billing.
- The discount is not available for courses taken as an "audit."
- Tuition discount for non-job-related graduate courses may create tax liability for the employee.
- The discount is applicable for these credit hours:
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester | Summer I Session | Summer II Session | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full-time Staff | 8 credit hours | 8 credit hours | 4 credit hours | 4 credit hours |
| Part-time Staff | 4 credit hours | 4 credit hours | 2 credit hours | 2 credit hours |
Note: For benefits eligibility purposes, an FTE of .69 or greater is considered full-time. An FTE of at least .50, but less than .69, is considered part-time benefits eligible.
Remission for spouses and dependents
- Remission is seventy-five percent (75%) of tuition and required fees (records initiation fee, enrollment fee, student assessment fee, and EUP technology fee) for courses offered and taken for academic credit at WMU.
- Remission is available for the current spouse and dependent children of employees with full time benefits eligibility. Note: For benefits eligibility purposes, an FTE of .69 or greater is considered full time (see "Employment Status").
- A dependent is a person who qualifies as a dependent for federal income tax purposes and is so reported for the period for which tuition remission is granted.
- Remission applies only to courses toward the first baccalaureate degree. The student must meet all University admission requirements and maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress. Eligibility will not exceed 183 credit hours. View the Satisfactory Academic Progress Standards
, or contact Student Financial Aid (387-6000), for more information. - To receive remission, employees must be on active or approved leave of absence employment status by the final day of registration.
- Eligibility must be established annually by the employee making application for remission to Human Resources.
- Remission appears on the student's billing.
- Remission does not apply to tuition for graduate or audited courses.
Please note:
- Employees whose spouses also are employed by the University must elect either tuition discount or spouse tuition remission, but may not receive both discount and remission in the same semester/session.
- See PPM Section 11-Reduction in Force-Benefits for tuition discount and remission provisions for employees who receive Layoff Notice.