Graduate Assistant and Student Worker Information
Tuition
Academic Year 2017 - 2018 | (Course number A600-A699)
Resident: $466 per credit hour ($8,388 for 18 credit hours, full time = 9 credits
for 2 academic semesters)
Non-resident*: $979 per credit hour ($17,622 for 18 credit hours, full time = 9 credits
for 2 academic semesters)
*Nonresident students are assessed nonresident fees on all academic credits including
self-support, except A500-A599 level credits. Nonresident students who restrict their
enrollment to no more than 4 credits each semester are charged resident tuition -
See more information in the catalog
Fees
Estimated Fees
Resident: $1,592 (18 credit hours)
Non-resident: $1,960 (18 credit hours)
Graduate Assistant Health Insurance
All proposal budgets must include health insurance for graduate students hired for assistantships at the following rates:
| GA Health Insurance Premiums 2017-2018 | ||
| Semester | Coverage Dates | Premium Amount |
| Fall | August 25 - January 4 | $880.00 |
| Spring | January 5 - May 16 | $882.00 |
| Spring/Summer | January 5 - August 24 | $1,549.00 |
| Summer | May 17 - August 24 | $668.00 |
Annual cost: $2,437/year for health insurance for FY 2018
Healthcare Resources/Information: 2017 - 2018 Summary Brochure | 2017 - 2018 Certificate of Coverage
Student Stipends
Example of student stipend and benefit calculations:
A student working 20 hrs/wk for two semesters (GN or SN) plus extra time on holidays
may work a total of 760 hours. A student working 40 hours/week during the summer (GT
or ST) may work up to 560 hours. Summer work accrues staff benefits of 8.6% (FY18).
Total hours for an entire year: 1320. Each department on campus determines the number
of student hours worked per year slightly differently. Contact your fiscal office
for more information on the number of hours a student may work in your department.
Calculating the student's stipend: ($ hourly equivalent)(1320)
Calculating the student's benefits: ($ hourly equivalent)(560)(.095)
| Graduate Assistant Category (GN) | Current |
| Master's student | $17.54/hourly equivalent |
| Ph.D student before advancement to candidacy, no prior Master's | $17.54/hourly equivalent |
| Ph.D student before advancement to candidacy, with prior Master's | $19.21/hourly equivalent |
| Ph.D student after advancement to candidacy | $20.89/hourly equivalent |
Student Worker Pay Grid (Effective July 3, 2011)
| Step1 | Step2 | Step3 | Step4 | Step5 | Step6 | Step7 | Step8 | Step9 | Step10 | |
| A | $8.50 | $8.75 | $9.00 | $9.25 | $9.50 | $9.75 | $10.00 | $10.25 | $10.50 | $10.75 |
| B | $9.50 | $9.75 | $10.00 | $10.25 | $10.50 | $10.75 | $11.00 | $11.25 | $11.50 | $11.75 |
| C | $10.50 | $10.75 | $11.00 | $11.25 | $11.50 | $11.75 | $12.00 | $12.25 | $12.50 | $12.75 |
| Step11 | Step12 | Step13 | Step14 | Step15 | Step16 | Step17 | Step18 | Step19 | Step20 | |
| A | $11.00 | $11.25 | ||||||||
| B | $12.00 | $12.25 | $12.50 | $12.75 | $13.00 | |||||
| C | $13.00 | $13.25 | $13.50 | $13.75 | $14.00 | $14.25 | $14.50 | $14.75 | $15.00 | $15.25 |
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