Graduate Assistantships

Hire of Graduate Students for a Research or Teaching Assistantship (GN or GT employee class)

Student Eligibility Requirements: Students must be enrolled at UA with a minimum of 6 credits and be maintaining a 3.0 GPA. They are restricted to 20 hours/week during the academic year; they can work full time during the summer. International students in F-1 or J-1 status MUST be enrolled full-time, 9 credits. Audited classes do not count towards registration requirements. 

Contract Dates

• Fall 2024 - TBD

• Spring 2025 - TBD

• Standard salary/stipend list for CLA Graduate Teaching Assistants - effective 01/01/2023  attached below

Information regarding Teaching Assistantships vs. Research Assistantships

Teaching Assistantships may involve teaching courses, leading a discussion section, supervising a laboratory or meeting with students. The typical appointment involves working up to 20 hours per week. A teaching assistant receives a stipend, graduate student health insurance and tuition support from the University.

• Note: Teaching assistants who are solely paper graders are required to fill out timesheets.

Research Assistantships most commonly involve assisting faculty on research projects. Research assistants receive a stipend, graduate student health insurance, tuition support, and in some cases may also include payment of fees. Research Assistantships are often grant-funded and may be subject to additional requirements for eligibility.

Additional Forms

• Graduate Student Employee Workload Exception Request

  • Submission of this form is required for Graduate Student Research Assistants or Teaching Assistants who are requesting a waiver to the Board of Regents policy that prohibits working in excess of 20 hours per week or 40 hours per pay period during the Academic Year. Students working 21 – 40 hours per week during the summer semester are by default considered in taxable status and are exempt from summer registration requirements.

  • This form must be completed and signed by all requested parties before any exceptions will be considered.

  • IMPORTANT NOTE: Foreign nationals on temporary student visas (F-1 or J-1) are not permitted to work more than 20 hours per week while classes are in session and, therefore, are not eligible for a workload waiver.

Intent to Hire Form — please see the Intent to Hire Forms page for the link.

Please contact Ellen Cruse, CLA HR Coordinator or Dee Cardentey for more information on UA HR policy and procedures.