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Graduate (grad) assistants are hired through Human Resources and are considered to be employees of the university. They should contact their programs department before applying for a position online. The following financial requirements apply to grad assistants:

… “The regular graduate tuition rates normally shall be charged to all graduate students. However, where a graduate student is classified as a research, teaching, or graduate assistant, the institution may waive all or part of the graduate tuition and/or waive the differential between in-state and out-of-state graduate tuition. A registration fee of no less than $25 shall be charged to all students for whom a full waiver is provided (BoR Minutes, October 2006).” BOR Policy 7.3.1.4

In addition to the $25.00 charge, graduate assistants are required to pay the appropriate mandatory fees.

Graduate assistants are required to be covered by health insurance. Mandatory student health insurance is provided via a contract with United Health Care (UHC) through the BOR. Students may apply for a waiver on the during the open enrollment period at the beginning of each semester. Waivers will be applied to student accounts once the waiver is approved by UHC.