Minima for Graduate Appointments

2011 - 2012 Chicago Campus

% Time	Hours Per Day	Monthly	Hours Per Pay	9-month Annual
100%	8.00	$3,236.67	173.33	$29,130.00
75%	6.00	$2,427.50	130.00	$21,847.50
67%	5.36	$2,168.57	116.13	$19,517.10
50%	4.00	$1,618.33	86.67	$14,565.00
33%	2.64	$1,068.10	57.20	$9,612.90
25%	2.00	$809.17	43.33	$7,282.50
17%	1.36	$550.23	29.47	$4,952.10

NOTE -*Hourly Minimum is $17.12*

Please note that all Continuing Assistants are to receive an increase to their stipend in accordance with the collective bargaining agreement (GEO Contract)to include the campus general wage increase for the academic year.

Academic Year Duration: 08/16/XX - 05/15/XX, or 08/16/XX - 12/31/XX, or 01/01/XX - 05/15/XX

Click here for the Graduate Assistantship Pay Calculator.

Tuition (excluding differentials) & Selected Fee Waiver Eligibility: Must meet registration requirements throughout the term and hold an assistantship between 25% and 67% for a minimum of 91 continuous calendar days during the period beginning a week before instruction and the last day of finals during Fall or Spring semester and for 41 continuous calendar days during the summer term service period. A 25%-67% time appointment must be maintained for the duration of the assistantship to be eligible for a tuition and selected fee waiver. Increasing the assistantship above 67% or decreasing it below 25% will cause loss of the waiver. The only exceptions are appointments during the break between Fall and Spring semesters, as well as during the Spring break.

Note: Those who received an assistantship tuition waiver in the Spring semester, but do not have an assistantship in the summer, will be eligible for the summer waiver. A student with a summer assistantship must meet the criteria for a summer waiver regardless of whether or not they held a Spring appointment.

Fall Semester (2011)	08/16/11 - Week before instruction begins 12/9/11 - Last Day of finals
Example:	08/16/11 – 11/14/11 = 91 days 09/10/11 - 12/9/11 = 91 days
Spring Semester (2012)	01/02/12 - Week before instruction begins 05/04/12 - Last day of finals
Example:	01/02/12 - 04/01/12 = 91 days 02/04/12 - 05/04/12 = 91 days
Summer Term (2012)	05/16/12 - 08/15/12 = Service Dates
Example:	05/16/12 - 06/25/12 = 41 days 07/06/12 - 08/15/12 = 41 days

E-class GA

Title Consistency :
- GRAD ASST (administrative)
- GRAD RES ASST
- GRAD TCH ASST

Student vs Grad
The following is meant to help distinguish a Student Employee appointment from a Grad appointment ."Grad Assistant-Student" is no longer an appropriate title. In legacy systems it was used to distinguish a Student Employee (SA) job held by someone with a Grad Assistantship (GA). However, Banner allows a mix of employee-group jobs, so the title of each job should be distinctive to the e-class.

Student Group (SA)

Undergraduates
Graduate students doing Student Employee work (may be paid at higher rate with Student Employment approval)

Hourly Group(HG)

Graduate students doing Graduate level work being paid by the hour

Grad Group(GA)

Grad Assistantships with percent appointments
May have additional appointment as Grad student defined under Hourly.
May have additional appointment as Student employee.

The type of work being done is the defining qualifier. Appointments for Student Employment work need to be routed to the Student Employment Director.

Note: 2011 – 2012 Academic Professional Minimum: $28,567