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Assistantship Classifications

The following guidelines are to be followed:

For a position to be classified as a graduate assistant and for the employee to be eligible for tuition benefits, the duties performed must directly contribute to the graduate student鈥檚 program of study. The graduate assistant must perform duties under the supervision of at least one faculty member and/or university employee experienced in the discipline. The University offers assistantships to enrolled, degree seeking graduate students as follows:

Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs)

Job Profile	Job Code	Position Responsibilities	Position FTE	Hiring Dept Funding Req	Graduate College/Provost Funding Req	Approval Process
Graduate Teaching Associate 听 听-听 听 Instructor of Record, Credentialed	GTA1	Instructor of record for undergraduate courses in the specific discipline in which the student has the graduate-level expertise required for credentialing.	0.5 FTE (20 hours/week)	Term Stipend	100% Tuition Waiver; 85% Health Insurance	Graduate College/Provost must approve all GTA positions prior to written offers.
Graduate Teaching Assistant 听 听-听 听 Instructor, Not Credentialed	GTA2	The student may assist a faculty member in any aspect of course instruction, although not as the instructor of record. New and continuing students that cannot yet be credentialed as instructor of record for a course may be assigned in this profile. Other examples may include assisting faculty with instruction for lab courses, discussion/recitation sessions, theatre lab.	0.5 FTE (20 hours/week)	Term Stipend	100% Tuition Waiver; 85% Health Insurance	Graduate College/Provost must approve all GTA positions prior to written offers.
Graduate Teaching Assistant 听 听-听 听 Grader/Other	GTA3	Assisting a faculty member in the non-instructional aspects of course teaching. The student may have no direct instructional contact with students. Examples include grading papers and technology support for online course design.	0.5 FTE (20 hours/week)	Term Stipend	100% Tuition Waiver; 85% Health Insurance	Graduate College/Provost must approve all GTA positions prior to written offers.
Graduate Teaching Assistant 听 听-听 听 Tutor	GTA4	Academic tutors hired by the Dean of Undergraduate Studies or other colleges (e.g., tutors working for the Math Learning Center, Science Learning Center, Athletics) with stipends from academic college budgets.	0.5 FTE (20 hours/week)	Term Stipend	100% Tuition Waiver; 85% Health Insurance	Graduate College/Provost must approve all GTA positions prior to written offers.

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Graduate Research Assistants (GRAs)

Job Profile	Job Code	Position Responsibilities	Position FTE	Hiring Dept Funding Req	Graduate College/Provost Funding Req	Approval Process
Graduate Research Assistant 听 听-听 听 Externally Funded	GRA1	Performs research duties under the supervision of an appropriate faculty member or FAU administrator. Such research duties may include, but are not limited to, assisting in lab research, community鈥恇ased research activities, developing research and evaluation surveys, and data collection and analysis.听 听 If allowed by the funding source, the Principal Investigator(s) shall budget for research assistants at the in-state tuition rate. Should a non-吃瓜网 resident be employed, the non-resident fee will be funded by the university鈥檚 tuition waiver budget.	0.5 FTE (20 hours/week)	Term Stipend	100% Tuition Waiver; 85% Health Insurance	Graduate College/Provost and the Division of Research must approve all GRA positions prior to written offers.
Graduate Research Assistant 听 听-听 听 Internally Funded	GRA2	Performs research duties under the supervision of an appropriate faculty member or FAU administrator. Such research duties may include, but are not limited to, assisting in lab research, community鈥恇ased research activities, developing research and evaluation surveys, and data collection and analysis.听听If the position is approved, it is the responsibility of the hiring unit to provide 100% tuition benefits and a competitive stipend; Health Insurance will be provided by the Graduate College/Provost.	0.5 FTE (20 hours/week)	Term Stipend;听 听 100% Tuition Waiver	85% Health Insurance	Graduate College/Provost and the Division of Research must approve all GRA positions prior to written offers.

Graduate Assistants (GAs)

Job Profile	Job Code	Position Responsibilities	Position FTE	Hiring Dept Funding Req	Graduate College/Provost Funding Req	Approval Process
Graduate Administrative Assistant 听 听-听 听 Academic	GA1	Graduate Students hired as Director, Assoc., or Asst. Director, Graduate & Professional Students Association (GPSA) by Student Affairs. Other positions must be approved by the Graduate College Dean. GA1鈥檚 would be eligible to receive a tuition waiver from Academic Affairs.听 听 Duties performed must directly contribute to the graduate student鈥檚 program of study. Approvals are subject to available funding and alignment with FAU's Strategic Plan.	0.5 FTE (20 hours/week)	Term Stipend	100% Tuition Waiver; 85% Health Insurance	Graduate College Dean must approve all GA positions prior to written offers.
Graduate Assistant 听 听-听 听 Non-Academic	GA2	Graduate Students employed in any non-academic administrative unit of the University that performs professional duties outside of teaching or research assignments.听 听 If the position is approved, it is the responsibility of the hiring unit to provide 100% tuition benefits and a competitive stipend; Health Insurance will be provided by the Graduate College/Provost.	0.5 FTE (20 hours/week)	Term Stipend;听 听 100% Tuition Waiver	85% Health Insurance	Graduate College Dean must approve all GA positions prior to written offers.

Graduate Student Workers (GSWs)

Job Profile	Job Code	Position Responsibilities	Position FTE	Hiring Dept Funding Req	Graduate College/Provost Funding Req	Approval Process
Graduate Student Worker	GSW	Performs clerical or other duties in any administrative unit of the University.	May vary, not to exceed 0.5 FTE (20 hours/week)	Hourly Stipend	None	At the discretion of the hiring department. Tuition waiver and health insurance are not provided for GSWs.

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Contact Us

For additional information about these guidelines, please contact Graduate College, Business Office, at听 GABenefits@fau.edu 听or 561-297-3624.