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Graduate Research Assistantship
Graduate Research Assistants (GRAs) perform research alongside a faculty member. The department or an individual faculty member may award these positions.
Graduate Teaching Assistantship
Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) teach undergraduate courses in their discipline or assist with labs and teaching. the department usually awards these positions.
Graduate Assistantship
Graduate Assistants (GAs) perform a number of department-defined duties.
- PhD Students
- Master's Students (PhD Granting Departments)
- Master's Students (Non-PhD Granting Departments*)
PhD Students
FTE Appointment | Monthly Stipend (estimated) | Tuition Remittance |
Departmental Fellowship |
37.5% or higher | $1,500-$2,000 | Yes (tuition and supplemental fees coverage) | N/A |
25-37.4% | $1,000-$1,500 | Students pay in-state tuition for six credit hours. Further hours up to a total of 3 are covered by campus ("6/9 Rule") | N/A |
Less than 25% | up to $999 | N/A | Approximately $2,000 |
Master's Students (PhD Granting Departments)
FTE Appointment | Monthly Stipend (estimated) | Tuition Remittance | Departmental Fellowship |
25-50% | $1,000-$2,000 | Students pay in-state tuition for six credit hours. Further hours up to a total of 3 are covered by campus ("6/9 Rule") | N/A |
Less than 25% | up to $999 | N/A | Approximately $2,000 |
Master's Students (Non-PhD Granting Departments*)
FTE Appointment | Monthly Stipend (estimated) | Tuition Remittance | Departmental Fellowship |
37.5% or higher | $1,500-$2,000 | Yes (tuition and supplemental fees coverage) | N/A |
25-37.4% | $1,000-$1,500 | Students pay in-state tuition for six credit hours. Further hours up to a total of 3 are covered by campus ("6/9 Rule") | N/A |
Less than 25% | up to $999 | N/A | Approximately $2,000 |
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