Appointments and stipends vary among academic departments. Application for appointment as a teaching assistant should be made directly to the department concerned. Graduate students holding teaching or research appointments must be enrolled but their courseloads are normally reduced in recognition of the service performed. The Graduate School sets no official maximum of permissible hours of coursework that may be taken in combination with a service appointment, preferring to leave such a decision to the student and program adviser. Graduate Research Assistantships Research Assistantships are available to graduate students through grants from state-appropriated research funds and from federal and private agencies.
Stipends vary among academic departments.
Those granted research assistantships are eligible to pay tuition at the in-state rate. For further information, contact the graduate adviser of that department. The staff member must have met the minimums eligibility criteria for the preceding fall and spring semester of the staff member must have a salaried appointment starting not later than the first day of the summer session and continuing through the 30th day of classes of the summer session. The GTA appointment must start not later than September 1 and must continue for a minimum of four months. The GTA appointment must start not later than January 16 and must continue for a minimum of four months.