#  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](https://www.sentinelgroup.com/harvard-university/tuition-tap-trp).

### 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](https://registrar.gse.harvard.edu/learning/policies-forms/student-bill) for the current tuition rates and fees. The TAP fee can be paid electronically through the [Student Financial Services portal.](https://sfs.harvard.edu/pay-bill)

- **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](https://harvie.harvard.edu/tuition-assistance).

SortAcademic Year 2026-2027**Credits****Tuition****TAP 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](https://registrar.gse.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum3991/files/2026-05/finaid-currentaycoa2025-26.pdf)



 

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 [### Non-Degree Registration

 ](/learning/enrollment/registration/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](https://lfforms.sentinelgroup.com/Forms/TAPOther-Harvard-School-Graduate-Credit-Course) 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.