The Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) provides a tuition and mandatory fee waiver to full time benefits eligible employees at University System (BOR) institutions on a "space-available" only basis.

Guidelines

This program is available to Georgia Tech employees who are full-time and successfully completed at least six (6) months of employment in a benefits eligible position by the application deadline date. Time worked in a temporary position does not count towards the 12-month eligibility requirement.

Each eligible employee may seek approval to enroll in up to nine (9) academic semester hours for each of the three designated semester periods: Fall Semester, Spring Semester and Summer Semester. In order to receive the waiver of tuition and mandatory fees, employees must register only during the designated employee registration period.

An employee will be required to go through the regular student admissions process prior to applying for TAP. An application must be completed each semester. Non-credit continuing education, certificate, executive/premier, dental, law, medical, pharmacy programs are ineligible.

Application Procedures

IMPORTANT. The TAP Program is a University System of Georgia Program that is available to all USG employees who meet the eligibility criteria.. Full details about the TAP policy can be found on the Board of Regents website. In order to serve you more efficiently, we ask that you please read the full BOR policy before contacting our office with questions. Answers to most of your questions can be found on this page: http://www.usg.edu/hr/benefits/tuition_assistance_program_tap/

If approved, register for classes only during the employee registration period as designated by the institution you plan to take academic coursework. To check the registration dates for your school, please go to http://www.usg.edu/hr/benefits/tap_dates/

After reading the policy, please do the following:

• Complete an application [Download Application Here]
• Submit the application to OHR mail code 0435 by the following deadline dates:
  • Fall semester - July 15
  • Spring semester - November 15
  • Summer semester - April 15
• Approval information will be sent via e-mail approximately 30 days after the application deadline.
• If approved, register for classes only during the employee registration period as designated by the institution you plan to take academic coursework. To check the registration dates for your school, please go to http://www.usg.edu/hr/benefits/tap_dates/
• Within three weeks after the end of the semester, submit an official grade report certifying that coursework was passed with a "C" or better.

When is the Georgia Tech Employee Registration Period?

Employee Registration Period

For additional information or questions, please refer to our Frequently Asked Questions or contact Kim Love to schedule an appointment.