Top 10 Graduate Student Appointment Rules
Top 10 Graduate Student Appointment Rules
- In order to be eligible to hold a graduate appointment students must be enrolled full-time, as a regular degree-seeking graduate student on the ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ campus.
- A Student enrolled in a professional program is not eligible to hold an appointment (i.e. Law, MBA, Professional Master’s), unless they are enrolled in a dual-degree program with a traditional grad department.
- A student admitted as a provisional degree student is not eligible to hold an appointment without approval by the Graduate School.
- At the discretion of their supervisor and/or home department, graduate students on academic probation may lose their eligibility to hold a graduate level appointment (TA, RA, GPTI, GA).
- A student may not be appointed for more than 50% during the academic year. A student may be appointed for 100% during the summer term.
- As a benefit of holding a GA, GPTI, TA, or RA appointment, a student receives tuition remission based on the percentage of his/her appointment. Appointments above 20% time also receive a contribution towards the cost of the student gold insurance, dental insurance, and full coverage of mandatory student fees.
- Students must work at least 12 weeks in an academic year semester and a minimum of a full summer session during the summer term to receive tuition remission.
- Students are not required to be registered in the summer to hold an appointment; however, if they are registered they are entitled to tuition remission.
- A status J1 or F1 international student must have appropriate authorization for any work and not be employed for more than 20 hours per week while classes are in session.
- Concurrent (BA/MA) students are not eligible to hold a graduate student appointment until they are considered to be at graduate student status, as defined by the Graduate School.
Revised 2022