Policy Text
University of California, San Francisco
Police Department General Orders
3.8 Compensation, Benefits and Conditions of Work: Benefits
3.8.12 Tuition Reimbursement (Issued: 6/25/07)
The University of California, San Francisco encourages all personnel to continue to develop
themselves through special training and academic courses. To encourage professional
development, the Police Department provides financial assistance to any regular, full -time or
part-time member who wishes to pursue education. Courses eligible for reimbursement must be
directed towa rd acquiring skills and knowledge of value to the Police Department and be related
to the member’s current position or other positions within the University to which the member
might reasonably be promoted.
A. Personnel desiring to request tuition assista nce shall notify their supervisor in advance of
the annual budget process, so that approved expenditures can be anticipated and budgeted
for.
B. Requests for tuition assistance must be submitted through the chain of command to the
Chief of Police in advan ce of the education/training for approval.
C. Conditions regarding educational reimbursement are available to personnel according to
the terms described in Associate Vice Chancellor of Administration’s
Educational/Professional Development Guidelines and Reimbursement Policy and are
also contingent upo n availability of funding.