Faculty and Staff Resources
Graduate Advising Manual for Faculty (new copy coming 2009-2010)
Graduate School Handbook for Staff (new copy coming 2009-2010)
Forms
Graduate Academic Board
All Course and Curriculum changes must go through the Graduate Academic Board (GAB) after they have been approved by the College or School Curriculum Committee. Changes to courses and curriculum are approved by the Dean of the Graduate School. Please consult the UAA Curriculum Handbook for an overview of the do's and don'ts of curriculum additions, deletions, and changes.
UAA Curriculum Handbook
Graduate Student Employment (RA's and TA's)
Graduate Assistantships are awarded to qualified graduate students by each program. Typically, graduate students are awarded a research or teaching assistantship at the time they are admitted into their program and are renewed on a semester by semester basis. Some assistantships are awarded on a yearly basis. All assistantships have three components: a service component (conducting research or teaching), a stipend, and a tuition award for up to nine credits. Graduate assistants who are enrolled fulltime are given a health insurance benefit as part of their assistantship. Graduate assistants are paid for a maximum of 20 hours per week while school is in session. Students should be given a copy of their contract letter to sign and keep. (See contract letter templates below.)
| Student category & stipend amount per semester | Current |
| Master’s student
($17.54 hourly equivalent X 1320 hrs) | $6314.40 |
| Ph.D. student before Advancement to Candidacy, no prior Master’s ($17.54 hourly equivalent X 1320 hrs) | $6314.40 |
| Ph.D. student before Advancement to Candidacy, prior Master’s ($19.21 hourly equivalent X 1320 hrs) | $6915.60 |
| Ph.D. student after Advancement to Candidacy ($20.89 hourly equivalent X 1320 hrs) | $7520.40 |
Student Employment Procedures (SW procedures updated 11.08) Contract Letter Templates: (new templates for AY 2009-2010)
Research Assistant Contract Letter - NOT WORK STUDY
Teaching Assistant Contract Letter - NOT WORK STUDY
Graduate Assistant (RA or TA) Contract Letter - WORK STUDY
Determining Student Employment:
Compensation Stipend vs. Scholarship/Fellowship Questionnaire
Student Employee Waiver Form
Staff Training in Using New Forms and Procedures (Power Point)
Tuition and Stipend Information for Researchers
