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 maintain 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 toward registration requirements.
Grad TA Contract Dates
Fall 2024: 08/18/2024-12/21/2024
Spring 2025: 01/05/2025-05/10/2025
Troth Yeddha' R1 Grad RA Contact Dates
Fall 2024: 08/25/2024-12/28/2024
Spring 2025: 01/12/2025-05/03/2025
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.