Graduate aide positions offer a tuition remission and a small monthly stipend. Graduate aides may work as teaching assistants or research assistants. Graduate Aide positions are very competitive, since there are far more applicants than positions available. To be eligible to hold a graduate staff position during any session, an individual must be enrolled as a graduate student in a degree-seeking or teacher licensure program and be registered for at least three credit hours of course and/or research work during the entire appointment period. To obtain a graduate staff position inquire within your department and the Center for Career and Leadership Development. Graduate aide positions are either on a quarter-time, half-time, three-quarter time, or full-time basis. Any full time positions require approval from the Office of the Graduate School. Health insurance is not available to graduate staff employees.
Please check with your admitting program for its policy on graduate aide positions. Students may also find graduate aide positions around the university through Career Trax, listed on the Career Services page. Hourly student positions may also be available.
Fee Remission
Graduate students with assistantship employment are granted a tuition remission in addition to the pay received for the hours worked. The tuition remission leaves the student to pay $723.20 for general tuition PLUS technology, parking, and R&R fees per credit hour each semester (effective 2011-2012). Tuition and fees are subject to change every academic year.
Every semester there are forms that must be completed in order for the employment position and the tuition remission to be active. The student should see their employing department to make sure the Fee Remission form, as well as any additional forms the department may have, are completed. Be sure to obtain a copy of the forms once they have been processed. The completed Fee Remission Form should be brought to the Graduate School Office in a timely manner to ensure fee remission.
The Graduate Staff Fee Remission Form is available through the Office of Financial Aid and Student Accounts.
