Graduate students are expected to gain teaching experience by assisting in basic anatomy courses. Cooperative programs with other departments in the College of Medicine or elsewhere in the University are also possible. The Medical Building is a modern four-story structure adjacent to the Medical Sciences Library. The department occupies 12,646 square feet of floor space. Financial Aid Assistantships and graduate student fellowships are available from the College of Medicine, the Graduate College and private sources.
Nonresident students holding graduate assistantships pay the same tuition as Texas residents.
Living and Housing Costs Cost of living is low, compared with the national average, and allows graduate students on limited incomes to maintain an increased standard of living. Single graduate students may share a University apartment. The University Housing Office can supply additional information. The College of Medicine has 42 graduate students enrolled, with women representing over 40 percent of the student body. Students come from all regions of the United States and a number of other countries.