Employee tuition assistance program now open for summer 2024
The Benefits Office at SUNY New Paltz is now accepting employee tuition assistance applications under the SUNY Tuition Assistance Program (B-140W) and the UUP Space Available Program for the summer 2024 sessions at any four-year SUNY school.
Adjunct faculty who taught during the spring term and who expect to return in the fall are now eligible for tuition assistance during the summer term, in accordance with the new bargaining agreement.
Applications for the B-140W Program
The B-140W program will cover $150 per credit for up to six credits per term for all employees, including RF employees, working half-time or more. To apply:
Complete the B-140W Application Form, including supervisor signatures on both.
If you are taking courses at SUNY New Paltz, you may also submit a Student Fee Waiver Request to have the Student Health Fee, Technology Fee and/or Athletic Fee waived.
Scan and email all documents, including a printout of your registration information, to kniffina@newpaltz.edu or mail the original documents to Anneliese Kniffin in HAB 607C.
The B-140W application for those who register in advance is due by the first day of classes. For those who register after classes have begun, your application is due within 24 hours of registration.
Applications for the UUP Space Available Program
The UUP Space Available program will cover the full cost of tuition for one class per term for any UUP-represented employee, including part-time employees, for classes taken during a term when they are employed. *
Complete a UUP Space Available application form, and scan and email it to kniffina@newpaltz.edu, or mail the original form to Anneliese Kniffin in HAB 607C.
You may not register for the class more than one week prior to the first day of classes (there are exceptions; please email kniffina@newpaltz.edu if you have questions). Please attach a copy of your registration information showing the date you registered for the class. Applications cannot be approved without this information.
If you are taking courses at SUNY New Paltz, you may also submit a Student Fee Waiver Request to have the Student Health Fee, Technology Fee and/or Athletic Fee waived.
Applications will not be accepted more than one week prior to the first day of classes, and the deadline for submitting applications is the last day of classes for each term (i.e., you can pay up front and apply for tuition assistance later).
Important note: Some schools have a different process for applying; you should check their Student Accounts web page for details before completing an application form.
* Adjunct faculty who taught during the spring term and who expect to return in the fall are now eligible for tuition assistance during the summer term, in accordance with the new bargaining agreement. Adjuncts who teach in the fall can use the Space Available program during the winter term even if they’re not teaching during winter or spring. The Space Available application can be submitted up to the final day of classes, but the employee will have to pay the tuition up front and then be reimbursed for it at SUNY New Paltz.
Please be sure to review fee information for the school where you will be taking your classes (found on the Student Accounts or Bursar’s Office page). The B-140W and Space Available programs cannot be used to cover fees or books.
Employees are encouraged to take advantage of the different tuition support and tuition reimbursement programs that are available to them to further their professional development.
For more information on tuition support for professional development programs, please visit https://www.newpaltz.edu/hr/tuition.html. If you have any questions, please email kniffina@newpaltz.edu.