Allocations are determined by the Dean of Graduate School and International Programs on recommendation of the Council on Graduate Studies. The graduate assistant budget is established annually by the President. Upon the authority of the President, and within the limitations of available resources, the Dean of Graduate School and International Programs shall appoint graduate assistants. The Graduate Dean shall be responsible for certifying that students holding graduate assistantships have complied with the Employment Eligibility Verification required by Immigration and Naturalization Service of the Department of Justice. To be eligible for appointment as graduate assistants, applicants must hold the baccalaureate degree or its equivalent, have been admitted to the Graduate School, and meet the academic requirements established by the Council on Graduate Studies.
Appointments are for one semester or for the nine-month academic year.
Graduate assistants do not hold faculty rank. The maximum work load for graduate assistants shall not exceed twenty clock hours per week while school is in session. Stipends vary with work load and course load. The Dean of Graduate School and International Programs is responsible for assuring that graduate assistants comply with study and work loads prescribed by the contract. This does not include off-campus enrollment during the contract period unless it is part of the normal load and is approved, in advance, by the Dean of Graduate School and International Programs.