SECTION G. FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONAL PRIVILEGES AND BENEFITS

G.1 Study Privileges
G.2 Athletic Tickets at Reduced Cost
G.3 Recreational Facilities
G.4 Tuition Scholarship Program for Spouses, Domestic Partners, Civil Union Partners and Dependent Children
G.5 Benefits


G.1 Study Privileges (last revised August 8, 2014)

Under the following conditions, faculty members, administrative professionals, and post doctoral fellows, veterinary interns, and clinical psychology interns with appointments at half-time (0.5) or greater may register for credit courses at Colorado State University, Colorado State University-Global Campus, Colorado State University-Pueblo, and, subject to the terms of agreement between institutions, the University of Northern Colorado, on a space-available basis without the assessment of the student portion of total tuition or general fees to the employee:

a. The employee must obtain the written consent from the head of their administrative unit to register for specific courses. Ideally, courses taken as an employee under the Employee Study Privilege Program should contribute to the employee’s success at the University. This is one of several factors taken into account in determining whether or not the value of this benefit is taxable to the employee. Such determinations are made by Human Resources and Business and Financial Services, with reference to the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. sections 127, 132(d) and 117). However, supervisors may approve an employee’s use of the study privilege even if the subject matter is not directly related to current job duties.

b. Time off to attend courses taught during an employee’s scheduled work hours require approval of the supervisor, which should be granted unless there is no reasonable way for the employee to perform their duties at other times. Time off that is granted to attend courses in which an employee enrolls at the request of the department in order to improve job skills should be treated as administrative leave with pay.

c. Faculty members, administrative professionals, post-doctoral fellows, veterinary interns, and clinical psychology interns become eligible for this study privilege as soon as their employment begins.

d. The President shall set the maximum number of credits for which Eligible Employees are permitted to register per academic year, including the previous summer term, but it shall be at least nine (9) credits for employees with full-time appointments, at least seven (7) credits for employees with appointments from .75 time to .99 time, and at leave five (5) credits for employees with appointments from .50 time to .74 time.

Certain tuition and fees are not covered by the study privilege (e.g., tuition covered under COF, Special Course Fees, University Facility Fee and College Charges for Technology), so these must be paid by the employee at the time of registration. Tuition and fees covered may include base tuition, differential tuition, and program charges. A waiver of the University Technology Fee and General Fee will be credited to the student account.

Only credit courses which are a part of the Colorado State University Curriculum, as defined by the Colorado State University General Catalog, are available under this benefit. These courses will be identified with a departmental course number. In particular, the study privilege does not cover the cost of continuous registration.

The Division of Continuing Education (“DCE”) offerings are included under this privilege if they are credit bearing at the institution; however tuition for these courses may be higher than “Resident Instruction” tuition, in which case, the difference must be paid by the employee or by some other source. Courses that provide only continuing education units (CEUs) are not eligible.

The above credit maxima include courses which are audited by the employee rather than taken for credit. Tuition will be assessed as soon as credits are taken in excess of the program maximum for the employee.

Contact the Department of Human Resources for more information.

G.2 Athletic Tickets at Reduced Cost

All full-time employees of the University are eligible to purchase, at a reduced price, season admission tickets for all University intercollegiate events. The Department of Athletics announces the availability of this privilege by letter and brochure each year.

G.3 Recreational Facilities (last revised June 22, 2006)

Recreational facilities are available for a fee for use by faculty members, administrative professionals, and staff (including retirees in all categories). Contact Campus Recreation for information regarding the use of the Student Recreation Center, and contact the Department of Health and Exercise Science regarding programs offered in the Moby Gymnasium and the South College Gymnasium.

G.4 Tuition Scholarship Program for Spouses, Domestic Partners, and Children (last revised August 8, 2014)

The spouse, domestic partner, civil union partner, and Eligible Children of an Eligible Employee shall be qualified to receive a Tuition Scholarship if admitted to Colorado State University, Colorado State University Global Campus, or Colorado State University Pueblo and enrolled in a degree program or as a degree-seeking student with an undeclared major. This Tuition Scholarship Program is also available to students in programs such as Professional Veterinary Medicine, Teacher Certification, and Principal Licensure. The amount of this Tuition Scholarship shall be a fixed percentage of the undergraduate or graduate tuition that would be assessed to the student for regular on-campus courses at the in-state tuition rate, except for a student in the Professional Veterinary Medicine Program, whose scholarship shall equal this same percentage of the tuition assessed to in-state graduate students. This percentage shall be set by the President, but it shall be at least fifty (50) percent. Note that, in some cases, this Tuition Scholarship may be taxable income. Applications for this Tuition Scholarship must be processed in accordance with the requirements established by Student Financial Services and Human Resource Services for this program.

If a person dies while an Eligible Employee, the Eligible Employee’s spouse or domestic partner, or civil union partner shall continue to be qualified for this Tuition Scholarship Program until six (6) years after the date of the death, and each of the Eligible Employee’s Eligible Children shall continue to be qualified for this Tuition Scholarship Program until the Eligible Child reaches the age of twenty-six (26). For all cases of separation from employment of an Eligible Employee other than death, the spouse, domestic partner, civil union partner, and Eligible Children of the Eligible Employee shall cease to be qualified for this Tuition Scholarship Program at the end of the academic year in which the separation from employment occurs.

In exceptional circumstances, the Vice President for University Operations has the authority to grant eligibility to someone who might not qualify otherwise for eligibility

For the purposes of Section G.4 and G.5, the following definitions shall apply:

a. Eligible Employee shall mean and refer to all:

1. faculty members with tenured, tenure-track, contract, and continuing appointments of half-time (0.5) or greater. Faculty transitional appointments are eligible for the same benefit available to full-time academic faculty

2. administrative professionals with regular or special appointments of half-time (0.5) or greater, and;

3. non-temporary state classified appointments of half-time (0.5) or greater.

b. “Eligible Child” shall mean and refer to biological children, adopted children, foster children, stepchildren, and legal wards of either the Eligible Employee or the Eligible Employee’s spouse or domestic partner, or civil union partner, as well as any person for whom either the Eligible Employee or the Eligible Employee’s spouse or domestic partner, or civil union partner is standing in loco parentis, provided that the “Eligible Child” is under twenty-six (26) years of age.

c. “Spouse” means a person who is legally married to an Eligible Employee, including a common-law spouse or same-gender spouse when the applicable jurisdiction’s law recognizes such marriages.

d. “Domestic partner” has the meaning described under the University’s benefits plan.

e. “Civil union partner” has the meaning defined in C.R.S. §14-15-103.

G.5 Benefits (last revised August 8, 2014)

Faculty members and administrative professionals with specific appointment types are eligible for certain benefits as provided by the University with the approval of the Board. Such benefits may include a retirement plan, medical coverage, dental coverage, vision coverage, life insurance, disability insurance, tax-sheltered annuities, and other such benefits. These benefits may include coverage for immediate family members and domestic partners and civil union partners. Such benefits are subject to change by the University with the approval of the Board. Contact the Department of Human Resource Services for more information.