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Graduate Assistantship Appointment Form

 This form may be initiated by the supervisor or department chair of the employing department,

but must also include the signatures of appropriate personnel from the college offering the

graduate program in which the student is enrolled, including the signature of the dean or his or

her designee.

o The supervisor, dean or his/her designee will explain the requirements for eligibility,

workload, and stipend payments.

o The employing department indicates the semester for which the assistantship is

applicable, the amount of the stipend, and the budget from which it is to be drawn.

o After obtaining all the required signatures, the dean or his/her designee will send the

form to the Graduate School Director.

 The Graduate School Director will review the request to ensure compliance with the policy and

obtain any required approvals from the Office of the Provost before forwarding to enrollment

services.

 Enrollment services personnel will verify eligibility of the student to enroll in a graduate

program and will assess tuition at the reduced rate and apply the mandated student insurance.

 The registrar will send the form to the human resources department so the student will be

hired as an employee and placed on the payroll for stipend payments.

All sections of this form are to be completed and filed with the appropriate departments by the end of the

early registration period for the semester the student is seeking approval.

Graduate Assistants must be fully admitted to a graduate degree, diploma, or certificate program in regular

status and enrolled in a minimum of nine (9) graduate semester hours for full waiver or minimum of six (6)

graduate semester hours for partial waiver for each term the assistantship is held. (Graduate assistantships

during the summer term will require enrollment for a minimum of six (6) graduate semester hours for a full

waiver.) For exceptions and a more complete statement of policies, see Graduate Assistantship Policies and

Procedures on the Graduate School website.

The Graduate Assistantship Appointment form may be completed for a two-semester period, and additionally for each

year or semester an assistantship is requested.

_________________________________________________________________________________________________

The following student has been granted approval for a graduate assistantship as stipulated.

Student’s Name _______________________________________________

Student ID Number __________________

Student Major Field of Study/Discipline: ________________________________________________________________

Employment Area: __________________________________________________________________________________

Duties:____________________________________________________________________________________________

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Sample Graduate Assistantship Appointment Form