Current Assistants

Yes! You should know that there are many different offers for graduate assistants. The amount of credits that you are required to register for each semester is listed on the Details of Your Offer sheet. If you can’t meet this requirement, there are several situations that will allow you to be enrolled in fewer than your required credits for a given semester. These include:

• It is your final semester and you do not have additional program requirements (you must be on the current graduation list
• There are no classes in your program of study that are available this semester
• The need for pre-requisites prohibits you from enrolling in additional program requirements. In order to be approved for underenrollment, you must submit the Assistantship Underenrollment Request Form, linked above in the Forms section, during the prescribed Add/Drop period.

Can I hold another on-campus position while I hold an assistantship?

It depends. Those students whose Weekly Service Hours (WSH) are less than 15, may hold another position on campus. Any student may not work more than a total of 20 hours per week during the academic year. If your WSH are 15 hours or more, generally you may not have another position. Any student who is considering another on campus job should check with Caren Ferrante to be sure that it is an acceptable arrangement. WorkDay will not permit an additional position if they do not have an approval from The Graduate School.

Do I have to submit a time sheet to be paid?

No. Students who are receiving a stipend as a part of their assistantship package will automatically be paid on a bi-weekly basis. The total stipend will be broken up evenly throughout the term of the assistantship. However, please note that you should defer to your Assistantship Supervisor regarding the appropriate procedure for tracking or logging your hours within your department.  You will find the schedule of paydates under the Assistantship Payment link on this page.

If I don’t use all of the credits of tuition remission that were available to me this year, can I use them in the next academic year?

No. Tuition remission does not carry over from year to year. You cannot bank credits and you cannot borrow credits. If you do not use all of the credits that were included in your assistantship package for the current academic year you will lose them.  However, if you have credits remaining, you may use them during the summer following your term of appointment.

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