Graduate Assistantship Tuition Waivers

All graduate assistantships are accompanied by a full or partial tuition waiver. All graduate assistants must receive the appropriate tuition waiver to receive graduate assistantship benefits.

The following guidelines apply to graduate assistantship waivers:

• Refer to the information and guidelines for all tuition waivers.
• Regular (20 hours per week) graduate assistantships are accompanied by a waiver of full-time University tuition (9 credits or more).
• Partial (10 hours per week) graduate assistantships are accompanied by a waiver of 5 credits of University tuition in the fall and spring terms.
• Students with regular assistantships during the academic year (both fall and spring terms) may also qualify for summer University tuition waivers by request to their hiring unit.
• Some programs and courses restrict the use of waivers. Students are responsible for determining if waivers can be used for particular programs or courses before seeking a graduate assistantship (see Restrictions on Use of Waivers).

Submitting graduate assistantship waiver forms

• A waiver form must be submitted (by a hiring unit staff member only) every term for each graduate assistant.