Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3341 - Bowling Green State University › Chapter 3341-3 - Graduate and Under-Graduate Policies › Section 3341-3-08 - Financial information and assistance-graduate

Current through
			 all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Policy statement
			 and purpose
This policy describes graduate student
				fees and expenses, methods of payment, assistantships, fellowships, and other
				aid, in addition to off-campus housing, supplemental employment, and federal
				student aid.
(B)
								Policy
(1)
									Fees and expenses
Please visit the office of the bursar's
				website at
http://www.bgsu.edu/bursar.html
for a current listing of all board-approved fees and
				amounts.
(2)
									Methods of payment
For more information on payment plan
				options, please visit:
http://www.bgsu.edu/bursar/payment-plan-options.html
.
(3)
									Late payment
			 fees/service charges/delinquent accounts
Students experiencing financial
				difficulties should contact the office of the bursar promptly to arrange for
				payment of their outstanding balance and to avoid any further collection
				activity. Visit:
http://www.bgsu.edu/bursar/payment-policy/collection-processes.html
for further information.
(4)
									Refund of
			 fees
For specific information regarding the
				process of refunding fees, visit:
http://www.bgsu.edu/bursar/refund-options.html
.
(5)
									Assistantships
			 and scholarships
(a)
										Graduate assistantships
Graduate students with service
				assistantships (i.e., teaching, research, and housing) work a maximum of twenty
				hours per week (or the standard hours outlined in the contract) during the
				contracted period.
(b)
										Programs may
			 offer students funding for up to two academic years (twenty-four consecutive
			 months) at the master's level and up to four years (fourty-eight consecutive
			 months) at the doctoral level. Programs may offer students funding for up to
			 three academic years (thirty-six consecutive months) if the student is enrolled
			 in a dual master's degree program or two concurrent master's degree programs at
			 BGSU.
To retain an appointment, graduate
				assistants must be regularly enrolled degree-seeking students, must make
				satisfactory progress toward a degree, and must perform duties satisfactorily
				according to the terms of the appointment. Additional requirements are listed
				in the graduate college assistantship policy on the graduate college website. A
				student's funding is terminated if he or she is suspended for ethical or legal
				misconduct as specified in the student code.
(c)
										Tuition
			 scholarships
Tuition scholarships are awarded
				separate from any GA stipend position. Scholarship dollars can be used for
				tuition payment and may never be used as compensation for services.
				Scholarships can be used towards graduate credit hours that satisfy
				requirements for the degree. Tuition scholarships do not cover any student
				fees.
For more information, see
https://www.bgsu.edu/graduate/
				graduateassistantships/college-assistantship-policies.html
.
(d)
										Oral proficiency
			 for graduate assistants/fellows who provide classroom-related services and
			 whose native language is not English
According to BGSU policy and section
				3345.281 of the Revised Code,
				all graduate assistants who serve in instructional capacities (teaching,
				tutoring, laboratory sections, etc.) who are not native speakers of English
				must demonstrate that they are orally proficient in the English language prior
				to working with students. Prospective graduate assistants who fulfill the above
				listed instructional responsibilities (here forward referred to as teaching
				assistants) can demonstrate this proficiency by either providing an appropriate
				TOEFL iBT score or by completing the ESOL program's spoken English test
				(SET).*
It is the responsibility of each
				department to ensure that all non-native English speaking teaching assistants
				receive clearance before beginning their assistantship duties and that all
				teaching assistants who are required to take ITA classes do so in the
				appropriate semesters. Departments should refer to the procedures posted on the
				ESOL program's website.
*Teaching assistants/associates who are
				U.S. citizens or permanent residents only need to demonstrate English
				proficiency if they do not have an undergraduate/graduate degree from a U.S.
				institution.
For more information about graduate
				assistantships, visit:
http://www.bgsu.edu/graduate/graduate-assistantships.html
.
(e)
										Graduate hall
			 director
Graduate hall directors may receive
				graduate assistantships as part of their compensation for their work. For job
				description, application process, and FAQs, please see:
https://www.bgsu.edu/residence-life/employment-opportunities/graduate-residence-hall-director-information.html
.
(f)
										Additional
			 employment
Because academic success is the primary
				goal of graduate study, graduate assistants are discouraged from working more
				than twenty hours per week, including the assistantship appointment, when
				classes are in session. Graduate assistants should confer with their graduate
				coordinators before accepting additional employment, whether on or off campus.
				Federal regulations strictly prohibit international students from working more
				than twenty hours per week.
Additional campus employment may be
				sought through student employment services website available at:
https://www.bgsu.edu/
				student-employment-services. html
. Domestic
				students are not permitted to work more than twenty-eight hours per week among
				all on-campus employment positions combined. Additionally, federal regulations
				strictly prohibit international students from working more than twenty hours
				per week.
(g)
										Federal student aid
Regularly admitted students who are
				U.S. citizens, U.S. permanent residents, as well as some eligible non-citizens
				can apply for federal student aid through
www.fafsa.gov
.
				Please see
https://www.bgsu.edu/
				financial-aid/graduate-and-professional-students.html
for more information.
Students who are admitted in a graduate
				non-degree status are typically not eligible for federal student aid because
				federal regulations require students be enrolled in an eligible academic
				program for the purpose of obtaining a degree or be enrolled in an approved
				certificate program. More information about federal aid eligibility
				requirements, as well as exceptions for some graduate non-degree students can
				be found here:
http://www.bgsu.edu/registration-records/
				admission-services/graduate-graduate-non-degree.html
.
For further details regarding the
				financial aid process please visit
http://www.bgsu.edu/graduate/financial-aid.html
.
Replaces: 3341-3-08