The Standard Payment Plan bills Laboratory Schools tuition and fees in three equal quarterly installments over the course of the academic year. 

academic term	bill issued	due date
Autumn	July 15	August 31
Winter	November 16	December 7
Spring	February 15	March 1

Electronic Billing Statements (EBills) are issued to the parent billing contact email address on file with the Laboratory Schools Registrar’s Office.  

The Deferred Monthly Payment Plan bills Laboratory Schools Tuition and Fees in nine equal installments over the course of the academic year.

The Deferred Monthly Payment Plan requires an enrollment application. Applications for the Deferred Monthly Payment Plan are open on June 15 and close September 1 annually.

Academic term	bill issued	due date
Autumn	July 15	August 31
	September 21	October 12
	October 19	November 9
Winter	November 16	December 7
	December 14	January 4
	January 18	February 8
Spring	February 15	March 1
	March 8	March 29
	April 5	April 26

Tuition Benefits and Direct Deduction are payment options available to Laboratory Schools University-affiliated families.

Tuition Benefits

University of Chicago Employees
Children of eligible employees may qualify for the Laboratory Schools tuition remission. To confirm eligibility for the tuition remission benefit, please read the University Educational Assistance Plan. If you are eligible, please complete the following steps to receive your benefit:

• If you are seeking tuition remission benefits for 2022–2023, benefit-eligible employees are required to complete a brief application in Workday for each child who will be enrolled at Lab for the 2022–2023 academic year. One Workday application covers up to four children, but each child must be listed individually in the application. 
   
  • Note: Families should not submit applications for any children whose enrollment is not yet confirmed. As soon as the child's enrollment for 2022–2023 is finalized, families should submit an application on behalf of the newly enrolled children.
     
  • This quick reference guide and short video provide instructions for accessing the Workday site and tuition remission benefits application form. 
     
  • The University of Chicago Benefits website also provides helpful Frequently Asked Questions about the University Laboratory Schools benefit. 
     
• Begin Workday application here. Tuition remissions applications must be submitted in Workday by June 15, 2022. All tuition remission applications submitted by this date will be processed and reflected in the Bursar’s Office first quarterly Lab installment bill that will be sent to all Lab families on July 15, 2022.
  • Note: Any tuition remission applications received within one week of a Lab billing date may not be reflected on the employee’s next bill but would be applied to the following bill.

Note: Current payment plans and processes for the 2021–2022 academic year are unchanged by this new Workday process for 2022–2023.

If you have any questions about the Workday tuition remission application process or the University Laboratory Schools Benefit, contact University Benefits at 773-702-9634 or email benefits@uchicago.edu.

Medicine/Hospital Employees
Complete the Medical Center Application for Tuition Remission Laboratory Schools and submit it to HR Shared Services as directed on the form. For more information, call 773-702-2355 or email hrservices@uchospitals.edu.

Argonne Employees
Contact Human Resources at 630-252-8803 for information about claiming the Laboratory Schools tuition benefit.  

Direct Deduction

Direct Deduction for payment of tuition and mandatory fees for the Laboratory Schools not supported by tuition remission is a payment option available to employees whose payroll is processed by the University of Chicago.

• Direct Deduction is open for enrollment between August 1–October 15 for the upcoming academic year.
• Employee dependents are expected to be enrolled for an entire academic year to qualify for this program.
• Employees also must expect to be an active employee for the entire enrollment period September 1–May 31.  

Employees may also choose to follow the Standard Payment Plan in lieu of Direct Deduction to remit their tuition and fees not supported by tuition remission or tuition reduction.