Graduate Teaching Assistantships also are available to students with adequate skills in statistics or econometrics. Students desiring assistantships must apply and qualify for these assistantships. Assistantships are awarded competitively and depend upon the recommendation of the Research Graduate Program Committee and the research budget of the department. Decisions about awarding graduate assistantships are made in April for the Fall Semester and in early October for the Spring Semester. For example, some graduate students receive additional pay for teaching laboratories in experimental statistics.
Fees are payable through payroll deduction.
In addition, graduate students may use the facilities at Fike Recreation Center and purchase season tickets for sports events at the faculty-employee rate. Assistantship appointments are for a period of one year and are generally renewed. Barring unforeseen circumstances, a graduate student assistant is paid throughout the year, if the student is making satisfactory progress in the degree program and performing assistantship responsibilities satisfactorily. All students receiving assistantships are responsible for assisting the faculty of the department in the conduct of teaching, research, and extension programs. All graduate students not on assistantships pay the same fees as undergraduate students.