Can my dependent child receive tuition benefits for a graduate degree?
A dependent child can receive graduate level tuition benefit coverage under the following conditions: 1-The dependent child must be legally dependent upon the employee for support as defined by the Internal Revenue Service. 2-The dependent child was eligible for undergraduate tuition benefit coverage by virtue of the parent being in a benefit eligible position during the dependent child’s undergraduate years. 3-The dependent will begin the graduate program within five years of obtaining their undergraduate degree. 4-The dependent did not receive more than eight semesters of tuition benefit coverage for their undergraduate degree; this includes scholarships received through the tuition exchange program. Please note that each semester is counted as one semester, regardless of course-load. There are no semester adjustments based on attempted credits or received credits. Tuition benefit coverage issued for sessions one, two and/or three in the summer semester will constitute as one semeste
