Obtaining Tuition Benefits for May and Summer Sessions/Terms

Students eligible to receive tuition benefits for the May and Summer sessions/terms must complete and submit the May and Summer Sessions/Terms Request for Graduate Assistant Tuition Benefits form to Graduate Assistant Employment Services via:

• e-mail: gaoinfo@umn.edu
• fax: 612-625-9801
• mail or in person: 200 Donhowe, 319 15th Ave SE, Mpls., MN 55455

Summer Term and Summer Session Graduate Assistantships

• To receive tuition benefits, you must be placed in a tuition-bearing classification title
• To receive maximum tuition benefits for the summer term, you must work at least 260 hours during the Summer term dates (except students in job code 9574)
• To receive any tuition benefits, you must work at least 65 hours during the Summer term dates.
• Students with job code 9574 (Summer Session Teaching Assistant with tuition benefits) must work at least 160 hours during the May/Summer session in order to receive maximum tuition benefits for the May/Summer session.
• Students with job code 9574 (Summer Session Teaching Assistant with tuition benefits) must work at least 40 hours during the May/Summer session in order to receive any tuition benefits for the May/Summer session.
• Hours worked must be within the official summer term calendar dates of May 25-August 30, 2009, to be credited for tuition benefits.

Tuition-bearing Graduate Assistant Job Codes and Titles

Registration is NOT required during the May session nor summer terms.

Job Code	Title	Maximum Benefit
9511	Teaching assistant	$5606.00
9515	Graduate instructor	$5606.00
9521	Research assistant	$5606.00
9526	Graduate research project assistant	$5606.00
9531	Administrative fellow	$5606.00
9553	Dental fellow	$5606.00
9554	Medical fellow	$5606.00
9559	Medical resident	$5606.00
9574	Summer session TA w/tuition benefit	$5606.00
9517	Ph.D. candidate graduate instructor	$934.33
9518	Advanced masters teaching assistant	$934.33
9519	Ph.D. (w/24 thesis credits) teaching assistant	$934.33
9527	Ph.D. candidate graduate research project assistant	$934.33
9528	Advanced masters research assistant	$934.33
9529	Ph.D. (w/24 thesis credits) research assistant	$934.33
9532	Advanced masters administrative fellow	$934.33
9533	Ph.D. (w/24 thesis credits) administrative fellow	$934.33
9538	Legal project assistant	$12,662.00

Non Tuition-bearing Job Codes

9535, 9539, 9571, 9572, 9573, and 9575

Detailed Tuition Benefits Calculation

• Summer Session TA Appointments – 9574 (Excel)
• Summer Term Appointments (Excel)