A graduate assistantship is 0.49 FTE for a Graduate Research Assistant and 0.33 FTE for a Graduate Teaching Assistant. It is possible to make an appointment for less FTE with an appropriate adjustment in the stipend.
Appointments of 0.33 FTE (or greater) carry a waiver of out-of-state tuition.
Appointments of 0.33 FTE (or greater) carry a tuition remission of 12 hours per semester.
In general, a Research Assistant's appointment stipulates one-half of the time may be devoted to thesis/dissertation research and up to one-half of the time may be spent assisting in the major professor or project research.
The departmental stipend scale will be used for all assistantships processed through the department. However, students who apply for assistantships from external units or agencies may receive the monthly stipend approved by that unit or agency. Assistantships that are included in a grant provided to a faculty member will be considered as a Department of Entomology assistantship and must be at the departmental rate.
For the period of August 1, 2007, through July 31, 2008, we have proposed the following stipends for the Department of Entomology.
Assistantship
FTE
Annually
Monthly
Graduate Research Assistant
0.49
M.S.
$17,868 (12 months)
$1,489
Ph.D.
$18,804 (12 months)
$1,567
For details on the number of credit hours permitted while on assistantships, refer to the current Graduate Studies Bulletin.
