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Graduate Assistants receive a stipend each month according to assistantship type and level. An assistantship also pays a student’s graduate tuition<\/a>, debt service fee, and technology fee. Assistants are responsible for all other fees and must pay fees by the fee payment deadlines posted by the 91΄σΙρ Business Office each semester. Assistants must be enrolled in at least six (6) hours of graduate level courses each semester during contract, fulfill work requirement, and maintain a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 for master\/Ed.S level or 3.25 for doctoral level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Master Level: Science<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Assistantships in this category are in the Aerospace, Agriculture, Biology, Chemistry, Information Systems & Analytics, Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering Technology, Mathematical Sciences, Nursing, and Professional Science Program departments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Full-Time (20 hours)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 <\/th>Total Stipend<\/th>Monthly Stipend<\/th>Semester Total<\/th># of Payments<\/th><\/tr>
9-Month<\/th>$7,400<\/td>$925<\/td>$3,700<\/td>8<\/td><\/tr>
12-Month<\/th>$9,677<\/td>$806.42<\/td>$3,225.67<\/td>12<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Part-Time (10 hours)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 <\/th>Total Stipend<\/th>Monthly Stipend<\/th>Semester Total<\/th># of Payments<\/th><\/tr>
9-Month<\/th>$3,700<\/td>$462.50<\/td>$1,850<\/td>8<\/td><\/tr>
12-Month<\/th>$4,838.50<\/td>$403.21<\/td>$1,612.83<\/td>12<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Master Level: General<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This category encompasses all other master level assistantships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Full-Time (20 hours)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 <\/th>Total Stipend<\/th>Monthly Stipend<\/th>Semester Total<\/th># of Payments<\/th><\/tr>
9-Month<\/th>$7,000<\/td>$875<\/td>$3,500<\/td>8<\/td><\/tr>
12-Month<\/th>$9,144<\/td>$762<\/td>$3,048<\/td>12<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Part-Time (10 hours)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 <\/th>Total Stipend<\/th>Monthly Stipend<\/th>Semester Total<\/th># of Payments<\/th><\/tr>
9-Month<\/th>$3,500<\/td>$437.50<\/td>$1,750<\/td>8<\/td><\/tr>
12-Month<\/th>$4,572<\/td>$381<\/td>$1,524<\/td>12<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Doctoral Level: Science<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Assistantships in this category are for students enrolled in the Computational Science, Mathematics and Science Education, and Molecular Biosciences programs only.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Full-Time (20 hours)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 <\/th>Total Stipend<\/th>Monthly Stipend<\/th>Semester Total<\/th># of Payments<\/th><\/tr>
12-Month<\/th>$18,500<\/td>$1,541.67<\/td>$6,166.67<\/td>12<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Part-Time (10 hours)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 <\/th>Total Stipend<\/th>Monthly Stipend<\/th>Semester Total<\/th># of Payments<\/th><\/tr>
12-Month<\/th>$9,250<\/td>$770.83<\/td>$3,083.33<\/td>12<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Doctoral Level: General<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Assistantships in this category are for students enrolled in all other doctoral level programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Full-Time (20 hours)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 <\/th>Total Stipend<\/th>Monthly Stipend<\/th>Semester Total<\/th># of Payments<\/th><\/tr>
12-Month<\/th>$14,500<\/td>$1,208.33<\/td>$4,833.33<\/td>12<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Part-Time (10 hours)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 <\/th>Total Stipend<\/th>Monthly Stipend<\/th>Semester Total<\/th># of Payments<\/th><\/tr>
12-Month<\/th>$7,250<\/td>$604.16<\/td>$2,416.67<\/td>12<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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