Tuition and Fees
Academic Year 2012/2013 in-state graduate student tuition is $383 per credit or $6,894 for 18 credits - (full time 9 credits for 2 academic semesters).
Academic Year 2011/2012 out-of-state graduate tuition is $783 per credit or $14,094 for 18 credits - (full time 9 credits for 2 academic semesters).
Tuition Rates
Graduate (Course Numbers 600 - 699)
Resident $383 per credit hour
*Non-resident $783 per credit hour
Student Health Care Fees
All research proposal budgets must include health insurance for graduate students at the following rates:
Annual cost: $1,507/year for health insurance.
Semester costs follow:
Student Stipends
Example of student stipend and benefit calculations:
A student working 20 hrs/wk for two semesters (ECLS GN or SN) plus extra time on holidays may work a total of 760 hrs. A student working 40 hrs/wk during the summer (ECLS GT or ST) may work 560 hrs. FT summer work also accrues staff benefits of 8.7%. Total hours for an entire year: 1320. Each department on campus determines the number of student hours worked per year slightly differently. Contact your fiscal office for more information on the number of hours a student may work in your department.
Calculating the student's stipend: ($ hourly equivalent)(1320)
Calculating the student's benefits: ($ hourly equivalent)(560)(.087)
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Student category
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Current
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Master’s student
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$17.54/hourly equivalent
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Ph.D. student before advancement to candidacy, no prior Master’s
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$17.54/hourly equivalent
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Ph.D. student before advancement to candidacy, with prior Master’s
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$19.21/hourly equivalent
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Ph.D. student after advancement to candidacy
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$20.89/hourly equivalent
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Student Pay Grid (Effective July 1, 2010)
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Step1
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Step2
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Step3
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Step4
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Step5
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Step6
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Step7
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Step8
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Step9
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Step10
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A
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$8.00
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$8.25
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$8.50
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$8.75
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$9.00
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$9.25
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$9.50
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$9.75
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$10.00
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$10.25
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B
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$9.00
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$9.25
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$9.50
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$9.75
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$10.00
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$10.25
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$10.50
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$10.75
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$11.00
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$11.25
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C
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$10.00
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$10.25
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$10.50
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$10.75
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$11.00
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$11.25
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$11.50
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$11.75
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$12.00
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$12.25
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Step11
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Step12
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Step13
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Step14
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Step15
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Step16
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Step17
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Step18
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Step19
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Step20
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A
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$10.50
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$10.75
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B
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11.50
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11.75
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$12.00
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$12.25
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$12.50
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C
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$12.50
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$12.75
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$13.00
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$13.25
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$13.50
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$13.75
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$14.00
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$14.25
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$14.50
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$14.75
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Statewide Labor and Employee Relations helpful links:
Student Employment
http://www.alaska.edu/files/hr/personnel.hiring_process.student_employment.pdf
Student Employment vs. Scholarship/Fellowship Questionnaire Training
http://www.alaska.edu/files/hr/personnel.hiring_process.student_payment_presentation.pdf
Student Employment vs. Scholarship/Fellowship Questionnaire
http://www.alaska.edu/files/hr/personnel.hiring_process.student_payment_questionnaire.pdf
Personnel Procedures (Hiring Process section)
http://www.alaska.edu/hr/hr-procedures/personnel/