Enrollment Guidelines

Enrollment status for graduate students who are NOT graduate assistants:

Graduate students who are NOT appointed to graduate assistantships should have the Registrar verify their enrollment. These graduate students will be considered as follows:

  • Full-time: 9 + hours
  • 3/4-time: 7-8 hours
  • 1/2-time: 5-6 hours
  • Less than 1/2-time: 1-4 hours

Required Enrollment

For Graduate Assistants and Senior Graduate Assistants (Teaching, Research, Administrative Support, Etc.)

Spring and Fall Semesters
Percent of Appointment Minimum Enrollment Maximum Enrollment Tuition Portion Paid
0-49% 9 15 Out-of-state (NONR) paid
50-74% 6 15 In- & out-of-state paid
75% 3 6 In- & out-of-state paid

Summer

(10-12-week assistantships -- enrollment may be in any summer session):
Percent of Appointment Minimum Enrollment Maximum Enrollment Tuition Portion Paid
0-49% 3 12 Out-of-state (NONR) paid
50-74% 3 12 9 hours FEES & 
all NONR paid
75% 3 6 9 hours FEES & 
all NONR paid

Summer

(5-week assistantships -- enrollment may be in any summer session):
Percent of Appointment Minimum Enrollment Maximum Enrollment Tuition Portion Paid
0-49% 3 6 Out-of-state (NONR) paid
50-74% 3 6 6 hours FEES & all NONR paid
75% 3 3 6 hours FEES & all NONR paid

 

The minimum hours required must be degree-related graduate hours taken for credit, or deficiencies (graduate or undergraduate) filed by the department and approved by the Graduate School. Audit classes and/or classes not approved by the graduate student's advisor and the Graduate School are not covered by the tuition fee waiver. PEAC/DEAC classes are not covered.

Termination of an appointment during a semester may result in the graduate student being responsible for a portion of the fees (in-state tuition) on a pro rata basis.

All graduate assistants meeting the minimum required hours will be considered full-time.

Intersession

We will consider courses taken during the January intersession to be part of the tuition covered by a spring graduate assistantship; courses taken during the May intersession to be part of the tuition covered by the summer graduate assistantship; and courses taken during the August intersession to be part of the tuition covered by the fall graduate assistantship. If they are not appointed to the appropriate assistantship, graduate students must cover these tuition amounts themselves.