Educational benefits

After one year of continuous full-time service, employees, children and spouses of full-time employees are eligible to enroll in the Lynn University day and evening undergraduate and graduate (masters only) courses, tuition-free, providing they do not interfere with schedule and work hours. All admissions are on a space-available basis, and the employee, spouse or child must meet university admission requirements.

Individuals taking advantage of this benefit must maintain at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA for undergraduate and 3.0 for graduate programs. Employees may not enroll in more than six (6) credits per term. The university reserves the right to revoke an employee scholarship for any individual who exceeds two (2) unsuccessful attempts in the same course or if the GPA falls below the required minimum.

If eligible employees are laid off, go on a leave of absence, or have a status change from full-time to part-time, the employee scholarship will be retained for any approved academic term in progress. If eligible employees voluntarily or involuntarily terminate employment during an approved academic term, Lynn University reserves the right to revoke the employee scholarship.

To apply for the employee scholarship, employees must complete and submit the Employee Scholarship Form to Financial Aid during the enrollment period of each semester or term. The financial FERPA form, Authorization of Credit form, and Financial Aid Institutional Application is required for all first-time enrollees. More information about the program, including copies of the forms, can be found on myLynn.

Fees must be paid at the time of registration by all employees and dependents. Employees and/or dependents must register in person. The employee scholarship benefit applies only toward tuition, not towards the purchase of books or equipment. An employee or dependent may apply for student loans to cover books, fees, equipment and/or expenses.

The Employee Scholarship does not cover the cost of studying abroad, however, any eligible employee or dependent who wishes to participate will be provided with a discount on the cost of the trip or the tuition.

Lynn University participates in two exchange programs: the Tuition Exchange, and the Council of Independent Colleges Tuition Exchange (CIC-TEP). Dependents of Lynn University full-time employees are eligible to apply.

The CIC is a network of colleges and universities willing to accept, tuition-free, students from families of full-time employees of other CIC participating institutions.

Eligible students are dependents (according to the IRS definition of a dependent), spouses, or full-time employees. Specifically, each participating institution in the CIC-TEP agrees to accept (import) a limited number of students from other colleges without regard to the number of students from other colleges, and without regard to the number of students it exports. Student applicants must be admissible at the host/importing institution in accordance with regular institutional admission standards and must comply with all of the host institution's financial aid policies and procedures. Applicants must maintain good academic standing and satisfactory academic progress.

Students are responsible for all non-tuition charges—room, board, and fees—at the institution in which they enroll (host/importing institution). Since there are no limitations on the total number of exports, this program may be used by any full-time employee at a participating institution. This approach is both non-discriminatory and in full compliance with IRS regulations.

For more information, please visit cic.edu.

Tuition Exchange is an association of over 500 colleges and universities offering scholarships to members of employees' families employed at participating institutions. It is important to work with the Tuition Exchange Liaison Officer in Financial Aid. For more information, please visit their website at tuitionexchange.org.