Be prepared to cover your financial needs from the time you arrive on campus in August until September 21, the date of your first TA stipend check. Semester and summer tuition and fee waivers. The Code on Campus Affairs and Regulations Applying to All Students described waivers in full detail. Tuition and fee waivers extend through the summer session if you have held a TA appointment for the previous two semesters, provided you do not hold university appointment during the summer. Tax status of teaching assistantships.
Tax laws change and department require-ments vary.
Consult with the head of graduate studies in your department and with a current tax manual to find out what taxes are due on your stipend. Student health insurance. While you are ineligible for the state em-ployees medical and life insurance benefits, you may participate in the student health insurance plan. Optional dependent coverage is available.