The GTA/GRA positions are a 50 percent assignment. Students receive a:

• tuition waiver for a maximum of 10 credit hours in each of the fall and spring terms; and
• stipend of approximately $4,750 for each fall and spring semester.

Note: Students will be responsible for Student Services Fee (student health, activity fees, etc.) For a twelve-credit hour load, the Student Services Fee and college technology fees will be approximately $923.00 per semester ($431.00 Student Services Fee, $40/hr tech fee, and $4/hr infrastructure fee).

A GTA will be required to:

• start the week before classes begin each semester.
• continue working until the grades due date (Tues. after exam week)
• attend the Graduate School orientation session
• maintain full-time status as a graduate student (minimum 6 credit hours/semester); and
• work approximately 20 hours per week.

Typically, your duties will be to:

• attend all classes of your GTA assistantship,
• lead tutorial sessions for our students, and
• undertake any other specific tasks assigned by the professor.

Continued appointment during the semester and consideration for future appointments is dependent upon:

• satisfactory performance of all duties (Note: Your faculty will be asked to assess your performance mid-semester and at the end of the semester);
• continued status as a full-time graduate student in good standing (GPA of 3.33 or higher); and
• available funds.

Occasionally a PhD student may be assigned as a Graduate Research Assistant (GRA), but GRAs are not eligible for the 10-hour credit tuition waiver.

Generally, the duties of a GRA include: data collection and analysis, report writing, preparation of graphics, participating in professional presentations, attending meetings on the research project, and other items deemed necessary by the principal investigator.

The GTA/GRA position is assigned by the department head of the major professor in consultation with the major professor, and the PhD director.

Factors taken into account when making GTA and GRA assignments include: teaching needs of the College, faculty research needs, and the background of each individual graduate student.

To be appointed as a GTA or a GRA, the student must have a social security number. Paychecks are distributed biweekly.