GA Handbook: Benefits
Graduate Assistants receive both a tuition waiver and stipend during the duration of the contract, as well as other benefits. Read the information below for a thorough description of the policies and procedures regarding Graduate Assistant benefits.
- Stipends - Minimum stipend rates
- Underload/Overload - Process for requesting enrollment under the minimum requirements and for the tuition waiver to cover more than the maximum credit hours
- Tuition Waivers - Requirements for tuition waivers and information about student fees
- Earned Summer Tuition Waiver - Eligibility and process for requesting summer tuition waiver when not under contract
- Campus Closures -Work schedules during University closures
- Sick/Bereavement Leave - Amount of sick/bereavement leave and process for reporting
- Pregnancy/Parenting Leave - How University policy on pregnancy/parenting impacts GAs
- Military Leave - Obligations connected to short-term military leave
