Tuition Assistance Program (TAP)

Eligibility

To be eligible for TAP, you must be an active Harvard employee in a paid benefits-eligible position on Harvard’s regular payroll, in an eligible employee classification, and you must have the minimum required hours listed in PeopleSoft. If you are in a union, eligibility is also based on your collective bargaining agreement. For more information about whether you are eligible please see the Harvard University HR website. 

 

TAP Fee

10% of flat rate tuition for part-time students up to your TAP credit limit. Tuition per credits is listed below.  See the Student Bill and Tuition page for the current tuition rates and fees. The TAP fee can be paid electronically through the Student Financial Services portal.  

  • Taxable Income: Note that tuition assistance for certain graduate courses may be treated as taxable income. Faculty and staff can learn more on the employee website, HARVie's Tuition Assistance page.
Academic Year 2026-2027
CreditsTuitionTAP Fee
1 credit
$1,534
$153.30
2 credits 
$3,068
$306.80
4 credits
$6,136
$613.60
6 credits
$9,204
$920.40
8 credits
$12,272
$1,227.20
10 credits
$15,340
$1,534.00

Please see here for 2025-2026 Tuition Rates

Non-Degree Registration

Students looking to use TAP benefits for HGSE courses and are not currently enrolled into an HGSE degree program should see the non-degree enrollment page for information on how to register for courses. 

Information for TAP Eligible Students

 

  • The Harvard HR TAP form for Harvard Courses is available on the Tuition Portal through our current vendor Sentinel Group. This form requires manager/supervisor approval if the courses taken are required for job-related graduate-credit courses.
  • For HGSE students using TAP the credit limit is 10 credits per term. For the purposes of TAP billing and credit limits only there are 3 terms. May-August is considered summer term, September- December is fall term, and January- April is spring term. Summer and Fall term are billed during the same billing cycle in July. The Spring term bill is posted in January. 
  • Students should wait to submit payment until their term bill has been adjusted with the TAP benefit. 
  • If a course needs to be dropped, after you have completed the Harvard HR TAP form please email tuition@sentinelgroup.com and let them know you are no longer taking the course.
  • If you have questions about taxes, coverage options or other benefit related questions please contact benefits@harvard.edu for assistance.