GA enrollment – options to save money

Graduate Assistants (GAs) must be registered as full-time students whether they hold a full-time appointment or a part-time appointment. To be considered full-time, a student must be registered for a minimum of nine (9) credits in each Fall and Spring semester. The student must be registered in courses that lead toward his/her degree.

Billing Rates

  • Academic Coursework: 1 student fee per credit
  • Pre-Candidacy Research Credits (898) (semesters BEFORE CBEE students complete proposal): 1/3 student fee per credit
  • Post-Candidacy Research Credits(899) (semesters AFTER CBEE student complete proposal): 2/9 student fee per credit
  • Academic Progress Unit (GRAD 600, GRAD 601 & GRAD 603): 0 student fee per credit

Benefits of enrolling in GRAD 600, GRAD 601 or GRAD 603

  • Full-time GAs must be enrolled in 9 credits. GRAD 601 can be used by full-time students to fulfill the credit requirement. GRAD 600 can be used by part-time students.
  • In the schedule of classes, GRAD 600, GRAD 601 & GRAD 603, are listed under the subject “GRAD – Graduate School Assistantship”.
  • GAs are not billed tuition or fees for GRAD 600, GRAD 601, or GRAD 603;
  • GRAD 600, GRAD 601, and GRAD 603 do not appear on transcripts;
  • GRAD 600 (3 credits), GRAD 601 (5 credits), and GRAD 603 (2 credits) will appear at registration to be for 0 credits. However, GAs are receiving the proper number of credits (3, 5, and 2, respectively); GA Registration Requirements

Example 1: Course & Research

Without GRAD 601

3 credits of normal coursework are billed for 3 credits.

6 credits of Pre-Candidacy (898) are billed at a rate of ⅓ for 2 credits.

9 credits are taken, and 5 credits are billed. At $151 per credit billed the total is $755.

With GRAD 601

3 credits of normal coursework are billed for 3 credits.

3 credits of Pre-Candidacy (898) are billed at a rate of ⅓ for 1 credits.

5 credits of GRAD 601 are not billed

11 credits are taken, and 4 credits are billed. At $151 per credit billed the total is $604, saving you $151.

Example 2: Pre-Candidacy Research Credits Only

No coursework

Without GRAD 601

9 credits of Pre-Candidacy (898) are billed at a rate of ⅓ for 3 credits.

9 credits are taken, and 3 credits are billed. At $151 per credit billed the total is $453.

With GRAD 601

4 credits of Pre-Candidacy (898) are billed at a rate of ⅓ for 1⅓ credits.

5 credits of GRAD 601 are not billed.

9 credits are taken, and 1⅓ credits are billed. At $151 per credit billed the total is $201, saving you $252.

 


Notes

PRE-CANDIDACY are all semesters BEFORE CBEE students complete their proposal

If you are asked for permission number to enroll in GRAD 601or GRAD 600, just click through. You do not need to enter a permission number.

The enrollment options dialog for grad 601 requests a permission number. Just click through. You do not need to enter a permission number.