Education Assistance: Classified Grant-In-Aid

Classified staff members who are employed at least half-time (.50 FTE) are eligible for the Classified Grant-In-Aid Program. With prior approval, tuition can be pre-paid when Classified employees enroll in a for-credit course that is either job-related and improves current job performance or degree-related and will apply towards the completion of a degree. Non-credit courses, workshops, seminars, and conferences are excluded from the program. In addition, courses at institutions other than UNLV, CCSN and NSC are excluded from the program. The funding for the Classified Grant-In-Aid Program is limited.

If the employee should withdraw, audit, receive a grade of less than "C" if undergraduate course of "B" if graduate course or terminate employment at UNLV prior to completion of approved training, the employee will be required to reimburse the approved fees. The Human Resources Office will coordinate with the UNLV Registrar Office and/or the CCSN Office of Enrollment Management to obtain final grade information. Employee authorizes UNLV, CCSN, and NSC to to release final grades to the Human Resources Office.

Please contact the Human Resources office at 895-3504 if you have additional questions.

Credit Maximums Under The Grant-In-Aid Program

A classified employee may receive Grant-In-Aid for a maximum of 6 credits in the Fall, 6 credits in the Spring, and 6 credits for the entire summer session - not to exceed 18 credits during the fiscal year. The fiscal year for this program runs from Summer Session I through the end of the Spring Semester the following year.

Grant-In-Aid Benefit If Attending UNLV, Fall 2008

Undergraduate Coursework

Graduate Coursework

Law School

Grant-In-Aid: $129.50 per credit