University of Minnesota  Procedure

Obtaining Tuition Benefits for May and Summer Sessions/Terms

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Please use the contact section in the governing policy.

Please see dates for the Summer term here: Academic Calendar

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 as per the academic calendar , 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.

Maximum Tuition Benefit by Job Code and Job Title
Job CodeTitleMaximum Benefit
9511Teaching assistant$10,640
9515Graduate instructor$10,640
9521Research assistant$10,640
9526Graduate research project assistant$10,640
9531Administrative fellow$10,640
9553Dental fellow$10,640
9554Medical fellow$10,640
9559Medical resident$10,640
9574Summer session TA w/tuition benefit$10,640
9517Ph.D. candidate graduate instructor$1,773.50
9518Advanced masters teaching assistant$1,773.50
9519Ph.D. (w/24 thesis credits) teaching assistant$1,773.50
9527Ph.D. candidate graduate research project assistant$1,773.50
9528Advanced masters research assistant$1,773.50
9529Ph.D. (w/24 thesis credits) research assistant$1,773.50
9532Advanced masters administrative fellow$1,773.50
9533Ph.D. (w/24 thesis credits) administrative fellow$1,773.50
9538Legal project assistant$24,264

Non Tuition-bearing Job Codes

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