All appointments of graduate assistants are made through the Dean of the Graduate School, in accordance with established procedures in that office. The I-9 form is valid for three years from the initial hiring date.
Withholding tax is the only deduction made from a graduate assistant's check.
Graduate assistants enrolled less than one-half time are also subject to social security and medicare tax. Fall semester - last working day of August, September, October, November and December. An approved copy of the Personnel Action Form should accompany and be stapled to the original requisition on external accounts. The requisition should be for the total amount of funds obligated. Should an assistantship be terminated for any reason before the end of the term of appointment, a Personnel Action Form should be completed as per the instructions for Separation accompanying the Personnel Action Form.