- Students assume that all
credits are paid by an assistantship. They and their advisors are unaware
that only credits on the approved Plan of Work can be paid by the tuition
scholarship and/or for courses authorized by the student's academic advisor
and graduate director to be relevant to the student's degree. Sometimes advisors tell them that it’s okay or good for them
to take a course and assume that it will be covered by the assistantship.
- Students drop credits after
the 100% reimbursement deadline and believe that the assistantship will pay
for them.
Only credits on the student’s approved Plan of Work will be paid, unless
authorized by the student's academic advisor and graduate director to be
relevant to the degree.
Assessment for audited, undergraduate or withdrawn credits are not covered.
- Students wait until the last
day to register and find that they have a hold that prevents registration.
- Students wait until the last
minute to get a HOLD cleared.
This typically means that they must wait to register and then they end up
having to pay a Late Registration Fee.
- Students assume that
"someone" will "waive" the Late Registration Fee.
The fee is only "waived" by the Registration Office in
extraordinary circumstances .
- Students are unaware that
graduate assistants need to be enrolled for a minimum number of graduate
credits from their approved Plans of Work. They assume that it is
"OK" to continue to be a graduate assistant and not be registered
(because all credits are completed).
Graduate assistants must be enrolled. Master’s students may request a
one-semester exception, as long as it is their final semester and as long as
they are enrolled for one credit. A doctoral student must be enrolled for
the Maintenance Status Fee if all credits are completed
- Students and advisors do not
plan ahead so that there are sufficient credits to take during the years of
assistantship support.
Students find themselves without required credits remaining to take, and
at least one year of an assistantship remaining.
Students do not read the
graduate assistant Letter of Offer and Award Agreement even though they sign
it.
They are often surprised that there is a minimum and maximum enrollment
requirement, and that not all enrolled credits may be paid by the tuition
scholarship .
Students supported by grant
funds have a financial HOLD
because the tuition did not get paid from the grant on time.
Tuition for students supported by grants is paid by the department.
Advisors should remind department staff to prepare and submit tuition
payment forms prior to the beginning of the semeste r.
Students assume that it
is okay to accept another job while being a graduate assistant.
Additional service within the University requires prior written approval
of the assistantship supervisor, academic advisor and the Graduate School dean. GRAs must
obtain this same prior written approval for employment outside the
University. GTAs and GSAs are permitted to have limited outside employment
without prior approval based on the regulations in the GEOC Labor Agreement,
Article XXII.
Advisors are unaware of
requirements of assistantships.
See the Assistantship information on the
Graduate School web site, www.gradschool.com
Advisors are unaware of
funding opportunities for their students.
See "Funding For Graduate Students" on the Graduate School web
site.
Advisors are unaware of the
Graduate Student Travel Award and the Graduate Student Thesis/Dissertation
Award.
See "Funding for Graduate Students" on the Graduate School web
site .
Revised 2/23/07 |
