Faculty & Staff: Graduate Assistant Information
Enrollment Requirements
Part-time assistantship (working 10 hours per week and receiving partial tuition)
- Must register for 6 graduate, non-law, non-Executive MBA and non-audit hours (including summer)
- If graduating in the term of assistantship, the student may register for only one hour of Thesis/Dissertation if the student has applied for graduation. Departments must make note of this on the ePAF form in the “Comment” section, or the ePAF will be held for clarification. Subsequent enrollment will be at the student’s own expense.
Full-time assistantship (working 20 hours per week and receiving full tuition)
- Must register for 9 graduate, non-law, non-Executive MBA and non-audit hours (including summer)
- If graduating in the term of assistantship, the student may register for only one hour Thesis/Dissertation if the student has applied for graduation. Departments must make note of this on the ePAF form in the “Comment” section, or the ePAF will be held for clarification. Subsequent enrollment will be at the student's own expense.
Undergraduate and Audit Hours
- The College of Graduate Studies budget allocation will not cover for courses taken at the undergraduate level or for courses taken as audit.
- Departments that require specific undergraduate courses as remedial work must provide an approved plan of study for each student, listing the required courses, before the student begins the degree program, attach a memo explaining the need for those courses and have the plan approved by the graduate dean prior to enrolling students in any undergraduate courses. Students are financially responsible for all undergraduate courses, even if required on students Plan of Study.
Full -Time Classification
Minimum of 9 or more semester hours in credit bearing courses.