HUMAN RESOURCES at MIT

Does My Course Qualify?

Courses that Qualify for Reimbursement

Tuition assistance is provided for various areas of study (see table below). While most courses that qualify for reimbursement are academic courses taken for credit and a grade at an accredited college or university, certain other courses may qualify as well. The plan does not reimburse for professional seminars, conferences, workshops, and private study.

Generally, a class must meet on at least five separate days. Exceptions to this requirement include:

  • Classes that count toward a degree program in which you are enrolled.
  • Programs approved under the Career Counseling/Coaching area of study.
  • Certification programs, an initial license or an examination review course required for trades when the certificate or license is directly related to your present job at MIT or part of your approved Career Development Proposal.
  • Online and correspondence courses

Areas of Study

Area of Study

Description

Academic or Non-Academic

First Degree

First undergraduate degree

Academic courses only

Job-Related

Studies from which you gain knowledge that will enhance your performance in a significant amount of your current job.

Note: Graduate degree programs must be taken as Career-Related Study.

Academic and trades-related courses

Career-Related

Studies or degree programs that prepare you for advancement in your current or another field of work in which realistic full-time employment opportunities exist at MIT. Requires a Career Development Proposal.

Note: Graduate degree programs must be taken as Career-Related Study.

Academic and trades-related courses

Career Counseling/Coaching

Individual or group counseling on career choices, skills assessment, career planning, job searching and career transition.

The typing or printing of a resume is not covered.

Reimbursement is limited to $500 every five years and is subject to an employee's maximum reimbursement limit in any one plan year (the calendar year).

Career counseling and assessment

How to Find Out if a Particular Course Qualifies:

If your course is in one of the following categories and it meets on at least five separate days, do not use TA Connect:

  • MIT Information Services & Technology (IS&T) courses that are held on campus*
  • MIT Sloan School of Management Executive Education courses that are held on campus*
  • MIT Professional Institute courses that are held on campus*
  • Test Prep for entrance exams (e.g., GRE, GMAT, MCAT) or the bar exam that is part of an approved Career Development Proposal.
  • Career Counseling/Coaching

*If the department that is offering the course does not require you to pay up front, then after you have successfully completed the course, the Human Resources Department will pay your tuition through an internal transfer of funds. You will not receive a reimbursement check.

A non-credit course such as those listed above can qualify for Tuition Assistance provided that:

  • it falls into the Job-Related area of study or is part of an approved Career Development Proposal;
  • the course meets on at least five separate days;
  • you remain eligible for Tuition Assistance through the end of the course;
  • you submit proof of successful completion of the course.


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Next Step:
If your course qualifies, the next step is to register, pay for, and take your course. When you receive your grade, you will go to Step 3 - How Do I Request a Reimbursement?

Note: In the following situations, you will need to submit course information before taking your course: