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Graduate Assistantships are intended to recruit quality students to graduate study at 黑料网吃瓜爆料and to enhance the graduate learning experience. Graduate assistantships exist within academic departments or other university offices on campus. Graduate assistants may teach, conduct research, or perform other tasks that contribute to the student's professional development. Graduate students may be classified as Graduate Assistants (GAs), Graduate Teaching Assistants/Associates (GTAs), Graduate Instructional Assistants (GIAs), and/or Graduate Research Assistants/Associates (GRAs)

All graduate assistants at 黑料网吃瓜爆料work under a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) negotiated by the Graduate Assistants United (GAU) and the 黑料网吃瓜爆料Board of Trustees. The GAU is the labor union certified as the exclusive bargaining agent for graduate assistants at USF. The CBA should be used as a tool to ensure proper administration of graduate assistantships.

Office of Graduate Studies and University financial resources are used to support full-time, degree-seeking graduate students. Eligibility requirements are applicable to all graduate assistant classification codes regardless of classification code and/or funding source. To receive an assistantship, the graduate student must meet the following eligibility requirements:

• Accepted in a graduate degree program;
• Maintain an overall minimum grade point average (GPA) and degree program GPA of 3.00;
• Enrolled full-time during the semester(s) appointed as a graduate assistant. Full-time enrollment is considered 9 graduate credit hours in the fall semester, 9 graduate credit hours in the spring semester, and 6 graduate credit hours in the summer semester. If a graduate assistant is enrolled in the last semester of his/her program of study, the number of registered semester hours may be less than the full-time requirement. Graduate assistants must comply with all Office of Graduate Studies enrollment requirements to retain their assistantship as stated in the Office of Graduate Studies Graduate Catalog.

Graduate assistantships are highly competitive. Specific eligibility requirements and application guidelines for graduate assistants are established by the colleges and departments. To apply for an assistantship, students should contact their Graduate Program Director in the department of study. (Refer to the "Contact Information" for the Graduate Program email address and telephone number available under . Programs that wish to advertise graduate assistant opportunities to the 黑料网吃瓜爆料student community are encouraged to use 黑料网吃瓜爆料Career Services. More information about posting job opportunities can be found on the Career Services website.

The Office of Graduate Studies encourages and strongly recommends that departments hire graduate students to full-time appointments (.50 FTE). The USF-GAU Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) Article 6.1(A) states "No employee shall be assigned employment responsibilities during a semester that exceed an average of ten (10) hours per week for one-fourth time; thirteen and one third (13.3) hours per week for one-third time; twenty (20) hours per week for a one half time appointment; or tweny-nine (29) hours for a .73 FTE appointment (). The same proportional relationship applies to all other FTE's."

The Office of Graduate Studies's philosophy is that full-time graduate assistants with a full-time course load should not pursue outside employment. This includes positions on and off campus. Full-time 黑料网吃瓜爆料employees, regardless of classification (Temporary, Staff, Administration, or other) are prohibited from simultaneously receiving a graduate assistantship while working full-time

All graduate assistants must maintain good academic standing with an overall graduate and degree program GPA of 3.00 or higher each term. Inability to maintain good academic standing with the university may result in academic dismissal. Please refer to the and the section for more information.

If a graduate assistant's overall GPA falls below 3.00, they will automatically be placed on academic probation (P1). Students on academic probation (P1) are eligible to maintain their graduate assistantship for one additional semester. Graduate assistants who advance to the next level of academic probation (P2) will be ineligible to maintain or renew a graduate assistantship, without the consent of their college along with a program improvement plan. Exceptions to this policy will be made only in very rare circumstances on a case-by- case basis, with final approval made by the Office of Graduate Studies Dean or designee. Students on Probation 3 (P3) will not be eligible for a Graduate Assistantship.

Academic standing status can be found on the General Student Screen in Banner, SGASTDN. In addition, the Office of Graduate Studies will provide an Academic Probation Status Report to the colleges at the end of each semester following the Registrar's processing and posting of grades. This report will list all active students that are on academic probation and the level of probation (P1, P2, or P3). It will also indicate if the student is currently appointed as a graduate assistant.

All graduate assistants must make satisfactory progress toward their degree. Satisfactory progress is determined on a case-by-case basis by the graduate assistant's Graduate Program Director and/or College Graduate Program Coordinator. If it is determined that satisfactory progress is not being made, even if the student is meeting other requirements (i.e., GPA, fulltime status), the graduate assistant may lose their assistantship.

Graduate assistants appointed in job classification codes 9181, 9182, 9183, 9184, and 9550 are employed as salaried employees and are not eligible for overtime compensation. Graduate assistants appointed in job classification code 9185 are employed as non- exempt hourly employees and will be required to complete time sheets. Non-exempt hourly employees are eligible for overtime compensation for time worked beyond 40 hours in a single work week.

Time clocks shall not be used to record graduate assistant work hours. (Class codes are described on pages 8-17.) The Graduate Assistant United (GAU) contract and University policy require minimum stipend allowances as set forth in the contract.

There is no new agreement (CBA) and no amendments have been agreed to by the 黑料网吃瓜爆料Administration and GAU at this time. Consequently, the rates in effect at present should be used going forward (Fall 2021) until a new CBA is agreed to and ratified. Should that happen, an announcement will be sent out and it will be noted in the handbook.

• Effective Fall 2023 鈥� Master's level: Each nine-month employee (19.5 pay periods) on a .50 FTE appointment shall be guaranteed a minimum stipend of $14,575 ($18.69/hour). Appointments greater or less than .50 FTE shall be paid at a stipend rate representing a proportion of this minimum as determined by the fractional FTE appointment and the budgeted weeks of activity.

• Effective Fall 2023 鈥� Doctoral level: Each nine-month employee (19.5 pay periods) on a .50 FTE appointment shall be guaranteed a minimum stipend of $20,594 ($26.41/hour). Appointments greater or less than .50 FTE but no less than .25 FTE shall be paid at a stipend rate representing a proportion of this minimum as determined by the fractional FTE appointment and the budgeted weeks of activity.

• Effective Fall 2024 鈥� Master's level: Each nine-month employee (19.5 pay periods) on a .50 FTE appointment shall be guaranteed a minimum stipend of $15,304 ($19.62/hour). Appointments greater or less than .50 FTE shall be paid at a stipend rate representing a proportion of this minimum as determined by the fractional FTE appointment and the budgeted weeks of activity.
• Effective Fall 2024 鈥� Doctoral level: Each nine-month employee (19.5 pay periods) on a .50 FTE appointment shall be guaranteed a minimum stipend of $21,624 ($27.72/hour). Appointments greater or less than .50 FTE but no less than .25 FTE shall be paid at a stipend rate representing a proportion of this minimum as determined by the fractional FTE appointment and the budgeted weeks of activity.

Stipend rates vary across disciplines, but cannot be less than the minimum as stated in the GAU contract. Departments are strongly encouraged to provide stipends that are considered competitive within their discipline. Graduate assistantship stipends are paid through the university payroll system. Graduate students who have assistantships will receive biweekly payments following the schedule set by Human Resources Payroll. If a student retains multiple assistantship appointments from more than one University office, the student will receive a single payment combining the amounts paid by each office.  The maximum pay rate for any GA is $99.00 an hour.

A comprehensive annual performance appraisal for each graduate assistant, whose term of appointment is one (1) semester or longer, shall be evaluated in writing once during each such appointment. The University-wide comprehensive annual performance appraisal format will be used for all appraisals. The employment evaluation shall include evaluation of assigned duties and such other responsibilities as are appropriate to the assignment. Additional consideration will be given to the satisfactory progress towards completion of the degree program according to University policy. Personnel decisions shall take such employment evaluations into account, provided that personnel decisions need not be based solely on written employment performance evaluations. The Graduate Program Director will certify completion of the annual performance appraisal for each employee to the Office of Graduate Studies and send the original document to Human Resources for inclusion in the graduate assistant's personnel file

Graduate assistants receive a stipend and are eligible for tuition payment and an employer contribution toward health insurance. Tuition payment refers to the matriculation fees only and is on a funds available basis and must be approved by the student's home academic college. The University does not provide payment for the cost of other student fees (i.e., flat fee athletic, flat fee A&S, student union enhancement fee, lab fees, comprehensive new graduate fee). For greater detail, refer to the Financial Aid website.

Graduate students who are classified as 鈥渙ut of state for tuition paying purposes鈥� (OOS) that have been appointed 0.25 FTE or higher as graduate assistants using one of the following job codes (9181, 9182, 9183, 9184, 9185 and 9550), or those graduate students that receive fellowships or scholarships are due out of state tuition fee adjustments. Note that the Code 50 Exemption code is not a waiver, but a fee correction to adjust the out-of-state fee assessment even though it is keyed trough the same system.

Graduate assistants are responsible for paying the student fees assessed to their account. Fees may include, but are not limited to, flat fee athletic, flat fee A&S, student union enhancement fee, lab fees, and/or comprehensive new graduate fee. Students are responsible for paying the balance on their account by the payment deadline published in the academic calendar. Failure to pay on time will result in a late payment charge. To determine fees and balances owed, refer to .

Please note that all GA's receive a tuition and fees deferral until the end of the 7th week of the each semester per 12.5 part A in the GAU CBA.

The University has six classification codes for graduate assistants. They are:

Using the class code descriptions and requirements below, the department, college and/or university unit shall select an appropriate graduate assistant job classification code that is both descriptive of the work to be performed by the graduate assistant and for which the graduate student qualifies.

The hiring department will provide the graduate assistant with an offer letter for all appointments and reappointments. A valid letter of offer must accompany the Appointment Status Form (ASF) when it is sent to Human Resources.

It is the responsibility of the hiring unit to ensure that graduate assistants in their department meet the minimum eligibility requirements of the Office of Graduate Studies during each semester that they are employed (refer to the Graduate Assistantship Eligibility section). The hiring unit and the graduate student's academic department are responsible for making sure that the student is enrolled full time and is not on academic probation at the beginning of each semester.

The following graduate assistant job classification codes and qualifications are adapted from the State University System Faculty Classification Specifications and supplemented by the Office of Graduate Studies and Human Resources. Eligibility requirements noted are the Office of Graduate Studies minimums, allowing departments and/or colleges to set additional eligibility requirements as required.

For a position to be classified as a graduate assistantship and for the employee to be eligible for benefits afforded to qualifying graduate assistants, the duties performed must directly contribute to the graduate student's 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. As a graduate assistant the employee must receive planned, periodic written evaluations. A student must meet ALL Office of Graduate Studies eligibility requirements to be hired as a graduate assistant.

Appointments may be for any period of time up to one (1) calendar year. The University shall appoint the majority of the 0.5 FTE employees in Graduate Assistant positions (9183, 9184, 9185, 9550) to an appointment of at least one (1) academic year, consistent with the faculty calendar (19.5 pay periods). Graduate assistants (9181, 9182) who are supported on grants and contracts will only be appointed for one (1) academic year dependent upon the availability and duration of the grant or contract funding. Please contact Human Resources at (813) 974-2970 for more information on appointment dates.

To be appointed as a graduate assistant outside the student's academic department, the position duties must be directly related to the student's academic program either through teaching or research experiences or duties related to the student's academic discipline. The graduate assistant must perform duties under the supervision of at least one faculty member and/or university employee experienced in the discipline of the student's major.

The graduate student's academic department will review the duties of a given appointment to determine if they meet the criteria for appointment as a graduate assistant as part of the normal employment process, and thus eligibility for a tuition payment and/or health insurance. Therefore:

• Graduate assistant appointments made by a non-college unit (i.e., CUTR, Academic Affairs, ATLE, Academic Computing, Financial Aid) or a college other than the home college of the student must be pre-approved by the student's academic department as being appropriate for a graduate assistant appointment.
• Graduate assistant appointments by a non-college employing unit are required to follow the guidelines set for appointing a graduate assistant.
• Graduate assistant appointments by a college other than the home college of the student are required to follow the guidelines set for appointing a graduate assistant. All Out-of-College Graduate Assistant appointments must be approved by the Graduate student's academic department, academic department's college dean (or designee), employing department/unit supervisor, and the Office of Graduate Studies Dean (or designee), in order for the student to be classified as a graduate assistant and be eligible for tuition payment and/or health insurance. Refer to the Tuition Waiver Forms Information page on our website. To be eligible for a graduate assistantship, tuition payment, and/or health insurance, this online process must be submitted to the Office of Graduate Studies no later than the 4th week of classes. The hiring unit will work with the graduate assistant's academic department and college to ensure that the graduate assistant is complying with graduate assistant eligibility criteria (i.e., enrollment status, academic good standing). It is the hiring unit's responsibility to ensure that the graduate assistant is assigned to the appropriate classification code.

A new letter of offer is required, regardless of the period of unemployment, for any of the following six situations:

• A new appointment;
• A reappointment;
• A change in job classification code;
• A change in department;
• A change in supervisor;
• A change in job responsibilities.

A valid letter of offer must accompany the Appointment Status Form (ASF) when it is sent to HR.

Minor changes to a valid, existing graduate assistant appointment involving only FTE, standard hours, compensation, compensation frequency, campus mail point, campus location building/room, or campus phone may be made with a new letter of offer along with a signature of the graduate assistant in the block on the GEMS appointment status form entitled "Graduate Assistant's acceptance of changes to the current letter of offer." Since this is a minor change, an email from the student is also valid form of acceptance along with a new letter of offer.

GRADUATE ASSISTANT REAPPOINTMENTS AND CHANGES denotes their agreement with the changes to the original letter of offer for the aforementioned items. Details of changes are to be provided in the remarks section.

International Teaching Assistants (ITAs) are teaching assistants seeking employment in the 9550/9183/9184 job codes at USF who are from countries which are not predominantly English-speaking (view list of countries considered 'English-speaking'). In order to teach, these international students must demonstrate proficiency in speaking English.

This proficiency has been established by the Florida Board of Governors (BOG) as a minimum score of 26 on the spoken portion of the Test of English as a Foreign Language, Internet-based Test (TOEFL iBT) or a 160 on the spoken portion of the Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC). The Office of Graduate Studies will consider these scores valid for up to 5 years after administration, so long as the student has dated supporting/official documentation. 

Students who receive a 20-25 on the TOEFL iBT or 110-150 on the TOEIC must be enrolled in the ITA Assessment/Workshop, which is funded by the Office of Graduate Studies, is staffed by an INTO instructor, and is offered in the Fall and Spring semesters. Students are assessed at the beginning of the semester to determine the level of instruction needed. Once the student completes the requested training modules, they are required to do a Microteaching Demonstration, which has the potential to serve as an alternative to either the TOEFL iBT or the TOEIC requirement. At least two trained spoken and pragmatic English proficiency raters will rate this assessment. The results of the assessment will lead to a recommendation regarding the student's eligibility for a TA-ship. These recommendations may include:

1. no recommendation for TA-ship; more individual development needed; or
2. recommendation for unconditional TA-ship with sufficient proof of English spoken and pragmatic teaching proficiency.

If the student falls into the first category, they cannot continue as a TA and must retake the ITA Workshop. If the ITA falls into the second category, they can then be appointed as either a Graduate Teaching Assistant or Associate (9183/9184 job codes). These scores will be entered into the Banner system so that the level of proficiency is documented.

Refer to the ITA Handbook for more details.