I am Employing a Graduate Assistant

• English Language Proficiency Certification for Teaching:  Learn more about Texas State Law and Texas A&M University requirements for international graduate assistants with instructional or curricular responsibilities (Graduate Assistant - Teaching and Graduate Assistant - Lecturer).
• F-1 or J-1 Visa Holder Employment: Find employment guidance specific to international students with a F-1 or J-1 visa.
• Graduate Assistant Position Requirements/Benefits Comparison:  Compare the various graduate assistant positions and review the requirements and benefits by position type.
• Health Benefits:  Learn about the health benefits available to graduate assistants.
• Hiring and Onboarding Graduate Assistants:  Reference the common hire and onboarding dates.
• International GA Insurance Waiver Process Guidelines: Learn about the waiver process including your role, deadlines and what conditions must be met.
• International Temporary Work Location (ITWL) requests:  Learn about the guidelines for ITWL requests for graduate assistants.
• Mandate to Cover Tuition and Fees for PHD Students in GAT, GAR or GAL position:  Read details about the university’s mandate to cover tuition and fees for PhD students employed in a GAT, GAR, or GAL position.
• Minimum Stipend Rates:  Familiarize yourself with the minimum stipend rates for GAs effective September 1, 2025.
• Non-Resident Tuition Waivers:  Learn about the eligibility requirements and necessary steps for graduate assistants to obtain a non-resident tuition waiver.
• Non-Resident Tuition Waivers FAQs:  See commonly asked questions and answers regarding NRTW.
• Registration Requirements:  Review the minimum number of hours graduate assistants must maintain, by semester.
• Request for a GA to Work Additional Hours: Learn the process and form needed for a GA to request to work more than 50% effort (20 hours per week).

• Graduate Students employed in a Graduate Assistant Teaching (GAT), Graduate Assistant Research (GAR) or Graduate Assistant Non-Teaching (GANT) title must be registered a minimum of 9 semester credit hours in fall and 9 semester credit hours in spring terms.
• Graduate Students employed in a Graduate Assistant Lecturer title must be registered a minimum of 1 semester credit hour in fall and 1 semester credit hour in spring terms.
• Summer registration requirements can be found in Registration Requirements.
• Graduate students holding assistantships must meet the GA registration requirements by the census date. All SCH are considered. When a student is enrolled in more than once Texas A&M University campus such as TAMU-CS, TAMUG, and TAMUQ, all SCH across all campuses are considered.  Texas A&M University does not mandate assistantships be terminated upon failure to maintain GA enrollment requirements after the census date. However, assistantships may be terminated by the employer/supervisor upon failure to maintain enrollment requirements after the census date.
• *Graduate Hall Directors (Title Code 9020) must meet the Graduate Assistant Non-Teaching fall/spring/summer registration requirements.

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