Graduate Assistantship Tiers

The Graduate College uses Tiers to better accommodate the correct allocation of stipends and waivers to the amount of work required of the student. There are three Tiers:

Fall and Spring semesters (5 months each)

• Fall - Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
• Spring - Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May

Graduate Research Assistants (GRA) and Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTA)
GRAs and GTAs are paid monthly.   The total stipend for the semester will be determined by the date you are cleared to begin work by HR and could be pro-rated if you are not cleared by the contract start date.

• Tier
  Hours Worked per Week
  Weeks per Semester
  Hours per Semester
  Stipend per Month
  Stipend per Semester
  Equivalent Pay per Hour
  Tuition Waiver for Semester*
• 1
  10
  16
  160
  $600
  $3,000
  $18.75
  Max 6 hours waived
• 2
  15
  16
  240
  $900
  $4,500
  $18.75
  Max 9 hours waived
• 3
  20**
  16
  320
  $1,200
  $6,000
  $18.75
  Max 12 hours waived

Graduate Professional Assistants (GPA)
GPAs are paid biweekly and will clock in and out when working in ther GPA position.

• Tier
  Hours Worked per Week
  Hourly Pay Rate
  Tuition Waiver for Semester*
• 1
  10
  $18.75
  Max 6 hours waived
• 2
  15
  $18.75
  Max 9 hours waived
• 3
  20**
  $18.75
  Max 12 hours waived

*Only graduate level credit hours can be waived. We cannot waive tuition for undergraduate courses.
**Students enrolled in courses can work up to 20 hours per week.

Summer Semester - (June and/or July)

• Tier
  Hours Worked per Week
  Stipend per Month
  Tuition Waiver for Semester*
• 1
  10
  $600
  Max 6 hours waived
• 2
  20
  $1,200
  Max 9 hours waived
• 3
  40
  $2,400
  Max 9 hours waived

*Only graduate level credit hours can be waived. We cannot waive tuition for undergraduate courses