The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia has approved major changes to the Tuition Remission and Reimbursement Program, including a new name:  The Tuition Assistance Program.  Below is a summary of the most significant changes.

	Current	Effective November 1, 2004
Program name	Tuition Remission and Reimbursement (TRR)	Tuition Assistance Program (TAP)
Coverage	Both remission and reimbursement included	Reimbursement no longer included
Application forms, deadlines, and procedures	Each USG institution has its own application form, deadlines, procedure	A single application form, deadline, and procedure for all USG institutions
Credit hours permitted	3 courses or 9 credit hours per semester	8 credit hours per semester
Employment requirements	Six months’ full time employment required prior to first day of classes	Six months’ full time employment required prior to application deadline
Penalty for early registration or grades below “C” (including “W”)	Varied by institution; at UGA, six months’ exclusion from TRR	Exclusion from TAP for one semester
Student health, activity, and athletic fees	Fees waived; participants eligible for these services	Fees waived, but participants ineligible for services unless fees paid separately