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Graduate Teaching and Research Assistants Individual departments and graduate programs administer graduate student financial assistance primarily in the form of teaching and research assistantships. Award of assistantships is based on the student's ability and promise and is usually made for either nine or twelve months. The maximum appointment is for half time, but appointments for lesser fractions also may be made. Continuation of appointments is subject to availability of funds and academic performance in ''good standing'' in the Graduate School (GPA 3.0 or greater). Information on applying for graduate assistantships may be obtained from the head of the department concerned. Students are eligible for tuition benefits for each term in which they hold an appointment of at least 0.4 time. Graduate research assistants pay tuition at the staff rate; in addition, those who have been on appointments for at least 0.4 time during the spring term are eligible for staff fees during the following summer term, even though they may not hold assistantships. Graduate teaching assistants receive a full tuition waiver for spring and fall semesters in which they hold at least a 0.4 appointment. These waivers are not available in the summer, but, like research assistants, teaching assistants pay staff fees for the term if they have held at least a 0.4 appointment in the previous spring. Funds are provided for tuition benefits only; students will be responsible for campus privilege fees (student health, activity fees, etc.). To be eligible for tuition benefits, students must be enrolled for a minimum of 6 graduate credit hours in a fall and spring semester. Individual departments may also require minimum enrollment in the summer of 3 graduate credit hours. The maximum enrollment for graduate assistants is 10 hours for 0.5 and 12 hours for 0.4 appointments. The corresponding maximums for a summer term are 5 and 6 hours respectively. Graduate teaching assistants must be on appointment from September 1 through November 17 for the fall semester and February 1 through April 17 for the spring semester. (Dates are subject to change.) If a graduate appointment does not begin by these dates or terminates before these ending dates, all tuition benefits will be lost. The student then is responsible for the total tuition payment. All prospective graduate teaching assistants who are non-native speakers of English shall be required to achieve a minimum score of 50 on the TSE (Test of Spoken English). Other Resources for Graduate Teaching and Research Assistants For information regarding student health insurance for GTAs and GRAs, click here. |
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