Graduate students play an important role in the college. Faculty should consult the Graduate Employee CGE Contract Resources for current contract requirements. Here is a summary of requirements:
- All graduate assistant appointments should extend from 16 September to 15 June (one academic year). Term-to-term appointments must be a rare exception used only to address unforeseen, short-term needs of the unit.
- Hourly student-worker academic year appointments for graduate-level activities will generally not be approved effective fall term 2017 (16 Sept 2017). Units are referred to the Employment Guidelines linked below for specifics.
- Units are directed to the CGE contract, Article 11, Section 3, Workload Fraction (FTE) to determine the average weekly workload for the appointment FTE level. Minimum 0.3 FTE appointment is required.
- Units are encouraged to reappoint students for the following academic year during spring term of the current academic year whenever such reappointments are anticipated.
- Students must register for a minimum of three credits during summer to be eligible for GA salary, tuition remission, health insurance fee subsidies, and the quarterly fee remission; however, COE suggests faculty budget for 5 credits.
Guidance on converting hourly GA appointments is available from the Budget Office. Please contact COE.Preawards@oregonstate.edu for more information.
| Guide: | |
| Cost of a GA per COE School - AY 2021-22 | Here is how much to budget for a GA by COE School, including tuition and indirect costs. Corrected 7/28/2021 for 2021-2022. |
| Policy: | |
| Graduate Tuition Rates | COE resident graduate student tuition applies. |
| Memo released with minimum base monthly salary, as well as general guidelines for hourly effort, and credit hour eligibility for fee subsidy. | |
| OSU Coalition of Graduate Employees, American Federation of Teachers Local 6069 Collective Bargaining Agreement | Governing Policy on GA pay, effort, tuition waivers, benefits, etc. |
| OSU Tuition Remission Policy | How to budget and account for GRA tuition remission as an expense. Rules for FTE levels that accompany remission. Tuition and Fees are IDC exempt. |
| OSU Policy on GA payment from multiple index | |
| OSU Hourly Student Pay Scale | Allowable pay scale for hourly student workers. |
| Graduate Assistantships at Oregon State University | OSU policy on graduate research assistants and teaching assistants. |
