2013-2014 Graduate Catalog Downloadable PDF (10.71MB)

216 Tuition, Fees and Other Financial InformationCancellation for Nonpayment of Tuition or FeesThe University reserves the right to cancel a registration not paid by the due date, orthe official census date for a semester or summer term, to comply with state laws requiringpayment of tuition and fees, to free the classroom spaces for other students, and toensure the most efficient use of University resources.Financial AssistanceAssistantships• A graduate assistantship, teaching (GAT) and non-teaching (GANT), is available to aqualified student on a competitive basis. An assistantship requires service of 20 hoursa week. Appointment to an assistantship is normally for nine months, although somemay be available for up to twelve months. Most assistantships are awarded throughthe applicant’s major department. An applicant should contact the department heador graduate advisor concerning the availability of assistantships.• A graduate student (domestic or international) must register for the appropriate numberof University semester credit hours to maintain full-time status during any semesteror summer term in which they hold an assistantship. A graduate student whoholds an assistantship or fellowship is required to satisfy the minimum course loadrequirements.• A Teaching Assistant, Research Assistant and Graduate Assistant Non-Teaching whois employed at least one-half time at a Texas institute of higher education and showjob duties are related to teaching or research in an academic program associated withhis/her field of study are entitled to register himself/herself, their spouse and theirchildren in the employing Texas institute of higher education by paying the tuitionand fees required of Texas residents.• Termination of the student’s employment (voluntary or involuntary) during the semestermay result in revocation of the exemption, recalculation of tuition at the nonresidentor international rate, and immediate payment of the tuition due.• Employment must be for the entire semester in which the student is enrolled and actualpaid work must commence on or before the official census date for the term (12thclass day for fall and spring, 4th class day for summer), to be eligible for nonresidenttuition exemption.• Terms used to describe qualifying positions are intended to indicate an academic position,not a position title.• Volunteer or unpaid work does not constitute employment.• Student worker positions do not qualify.• A graduate assistant must be enrolled full time (9 hours for spring and fall, 6 hours inany combination for summer).