Eligible employees and Retirees who are taking courses or who have a spouse/dependent taking courses at any USM institution or Morgan State University (MSU) can use the online USM Tuition Remission system (link below). The student’s campus ID number will be required for the online application.
CLICK HERE to apply for Tuition Remission
Employees and dependents of UMBC employees are eligible for in-state tuition remission. UMBC employees will need to provide a letter of employment verification with the student’s application. Please email hrstm@umbc.edu to request a letter of employment verification.
Interested in learning more? Please watch this video presentation about Tuition Remission (34 minutes). If you still have questions, please email hrbenefits@umbc.edu.
Additional information:
- Please note: If you or your dependent child are attending Baltimore City Community College (BCCC) or St. Mary’s College of Maryland (SMCM), you must complete and submit the USM Tuition Remission form: Application for Tuition Remission. Please upload the completed application to the secure Benefits Documents Box folder.
- Graduate Assistants (GA) must also complete the Application for Tuition Remission.
- Restrictions: Employees are required to be on payroll as of the first day of classes in order to be eligible to use tuition remission for that semester. Study Abroad administrative and program fees are not included in Tuition Remission.
- Excluded from Tuition Remission: All non-credit courses and Computer Certificate Programs offered through the Division of Professional Studies or the UMBC Training Centers. Courses must have credits attached to them in order to be eligible for tuition remission.
- Which schools participate in the USM Tuition Remission program?
- Bowie State University (BSU)
- Coppin State University (CSU)
- Frostburg State University (FSU)
- Salisbury University (SU)
- Towson University (TU)
- University of Baltimore (UBalt)
- University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB)
- University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
- University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES)
- University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP)
- University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES)
- University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC)
- Reciprocal institutions: Morgan State University (MSU), St. Mary’s College of Maryland (SMCM), and Baltimore City Community College (BCCC)