University of Minnesota  Procedure

Obtaining Tuition Benefits for May and Summer Sessions/Terms

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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 (DOCX) form to Graduate Assistant Employment Services via:

  • email: [email protected]
  • fax: 612-626-7911
  • mail or in person: 660 WBOB, 1300 South 2nd Street, Minneapolis, MN 55454
Summer term dates are May 28-August 26, 2018.
The Law School has one summer term from May 14-August 12, 2018.

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 29-August 27, 2017, 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 CodeTitleMaximum Benefit
9511Teaching assistant$8364.00
9515Graduate instructor$8364.00
9521Research assistant$8364.00
9526Graduate research project assistant$8364.00
9531Administrative fellow$8364.00
9553Dental fellow$8364.00
9554Medical fellow$8364.00
9559Medical resident$8364.00
9574Summer session TA w/tuition benefit$8364.00
9517Ph.D. candidate graduate instructor$1394.00
9518Advanced masters teaching assistant$1394.00
9519Ph.D. (w/24 thesis credits) teaching assistant$1394.00
9527Ph.D. candidate graduate research project assistant$1394.00
9528Advanced masters research assistant$1394.00
9529Ph.D. (w/24 thesis credits) research assistant$1394.00
9532Advanced masters administrative fellow$1394.00
9533Ph.D. (w/24 thesis credits) administrative fellow$1394.00
9538Legal project assistant$21,000.00

Non Tuition-bearing Job Codes

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

Detailed Tuition Benefits Calculation