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Graduate Appointments 2007-2008 The university offers a variety of forms of financial assistance to graduate students in support of their efforts to obtain a graduate degree. Graduate appointments are made to post-baccalaureate students who have been regularly or provisionally admitted to the Graduate School and who have been recommended by the appropriate department or program and approved for appointment by the Graduate School. Appointments are normally for one academic year and may be renewed provided that funds are available and that the student's academic performance, as well as performance in carrying out the responsibilities of the appointment, is satisfactory. Appointments may be made in the following categories: Graduate Assistants: Graduate assistants are students who provide instructional or administrative support as specified by the appointing department and are normally supported by university funds. Graduate Associates: Graduate associates are doctoral candidates who because of their advanced standing and experience are appointed to teach one or two courses per semester and are normally supported by university funds. Graduate Part Time Lecturers: Graduate part-time lecturers are master's, CAGS or pre-candidacy doctoral students who because of their specific expertise are appointed to teach one or two courses per semester, and are normally supported by university funds. Graduate Interns/Trainees: Graduate interns/trainees are students who are assigned to a specific project or subject area to acquire additional learning experiences and are normally supported by external funds. Graduate Fellows: Graduate fellows are students who have been awarded a fellowship normally through an external grant to the University of New Hampshire or directly to the student. Appointment will normally not exceed one fiscal year and may be renewed in accordance with the terms of the fellowship program. Graduate Research Assistants: Graduate research assistants are students who are appointed to conduct research on grants supported by the Agricultural Experiment Station, or external grants and contracts. Graduate Research Associates: Graduate research associates are doctoral candidates, who because of their advanced standing and experience are appointed to conduct research on grants supported by the Agricultural Experiment Station, or external grants and contracts. Graduate Stipend Only Appointments: Graduate stipend only appointments may be made to students during the academic year under one of the above categories. Students on such appointments have responsibilities of less than those of students on regular graduate appointments; have a workload of less than those of students on regular graduate appointments, and receive a lower stipend than students on regular graduate appointments. Graduate Supplemental Appointments: Graduate students on appointment in one of the above categories may supplement their regular appointments for up to an average of 10 hours per week (20 hours per week when school is not in session 12/23/2007 – 1/21/2008 and 3/15/2008 – 3/23/2008). F-1 and J-1 students on full assistantships may not accept additional appointments while school is in session. Such appointments may be processed as stipends or hourly. Graduate Hourly Appointments: Graduate hourly appointments are appointments made to students in support of the instructional, administrative or research activities of the university. Students on such appointments have responsibilities of less than those of students on regular graduate appointments. Graduate Summer Appointments: Graduate summer appointments are appointments made to students during the summer in one of the above categories. Students on summer appointments may work for up to forty hours per week. Graduate students working full time on research or combined teaching and research for the entire summer earn 2/3 of their prior academic year stipend. Appointments for less than the maximum time are prorated. Appointment Dates: The beginning and ending dates for the 07-08 Academic Year are August 27, 2007 to May 23, 2008. The corresponding semester dates are August 27, 2007 to January 9, 2008; and January 10, 2008 to May 23, 2008. Semester dates for students hired to teach on a course-by-course basis (Graduate Associates or Graduate Part Time Lecturers) are September 3, 2007 to December 22, 2007 and January 21, 2008 to May 23, 2008. Workload: Students on full assistantships are involved in assistantship activities for twenty hours a week during the academic year. The workload for students on stipend only and hourly appointments is specified at the time of appointment. The workload for students in both of these categories is less than 20 hours per week. Stipends: Level 1 - $13,500 all masters’ students and PhD students with a bachelor’s degree who have less than 2 years experience as a GA or RA at UNH; Level 2 - $14,400 PhD students with a Master’s degree or PhD students with a bachelor’s degree who have 2 years experience as a GA or RA @ UNH; Level 3 - $15,300 PhD students @ candidacy. Departments may pay a higher base stipend for assistants to meet the recruitment needs of the program. Graduate associates and part-time lecturers normally receive a stipend equal to the rate of instructor. Graduate fellows, trainees and interns receive a stipend in accordance with the terms of their award. Registration: All graduate students holding appointments must be enrolled as students in order to hold an appointment during the academic year. Assistants, associates, fellows or lecturers must register for a minimum of 6 course/thesis credits, Master's Continuing Research or Doctoral Research during each semester in which they hold their appointments. Interns/trainees must register according to terms specified in their contracts. Students holding a stipend only or hourly appointment must register for course/thesis credits (no minimum), Master's Continuing Research, or Doctoral Research. Students registered for Continuing Enrollment (GRAD 800) are not eligible to hold an appointment. Students holding summer appointments have no required enrollment unless specified by their appointment. Tuition Waivers: Students appointed as assistants, associates and fellows receive tuition waivers in addition to their stipends during the period of their appointment. Students on stipend only and hourly appointments do not receive a waiver in addition their stipends. Such students may be eligible for scholarships. Graduate assistants also receive tuition waivers for the summer following their appointment. Summer waivers are prorated for students who had less than a full academic year appointment. Research assistants, research associates and fellows may also receive tuition waivers for the summer if approved by their funding source. Waivers cover only course work that is directly related to a student’s academic program. Student Health Benefits Plan (SHBP):
Students appointed as assistants, associates and fellows for the full
academic year receive a waiver for the university’s Student Health
Benefits Plan (SHBP) during the period of their appointment. Students on
a fall only appointment and continuing in the graduate school for the
spring semester full time receive a waiver for the SHBP for the fall and
will be responsible for the spring portion of the plan costs. Students
on a fall only appointment and continuing in the graduate school for the
spring semester on a part time basis receive a waiver for the SHBP for
the fall, have the option of continuing on the plan for the spring, and
will be responsible for the spring portion of the plan costs. Students
on a spring only appointment will receive a waiver for the SHBP for the
spring. Visit
Health Services FAQ Page for more information about the Health Plan. International students must have the Office of International Students & Scholars approval to accept any University employment. Visas and Eligibility for Assistantships Students who have been offered an assistantship but do not have an eligible visa status to allow them to begin their assistantship duties at the beginning of the semester have until the last day to register without having their degree status discontinued (usually the end of the third week of classes) to have their visa status resolved in order to hold an assistantship for that semester. The start date for the assistantship would be the date allowed by the visa status and the stipend would be pro-rated. The appropriate tuition waiver associated with the assistantship would be valid and not prorated. Students who have not resolved their visa status by the last day to register without having their degree status discontinued would NOT be eligible to hold an assistantship. Such students may be eligible to hold a non-status appointment during the semester in question once their visa status is resolved. In such cases, the stipend would be prorated. Programs could award scholarships to cover the tuition cost to such students. Under NO circumstance should students who do not have a visa that make them eligible to work begin any assistantship related duties. FICA taxes will be withheld from wages paid to any graduate student registered for less than 1/2 time (less than 5 credits per semester during the academic year; or less than 3 credits per session in the summer). Note: Students registered for Doctoral Research (999) or Master's Continuing Research (GRAD 900) are full-time and will not have FICA taxes withheld. In summer students enrolled for 3 or more credits of “899” or “independent study” will generally not have FICA withheld. Federal income taxes will be withheld from wages paid to graduate students based on information supplied to UNH Personnel on the IRS Form W-4, unless the student is from a foreign country with tax treaty provisions and the appropriate IRS Form 8233 is on file at Payroll. REAPPOINTMENT, NON-REAPPOINTMENT AND TERMINATION Reappointment: A graduate student who holds a working appointment directly connected with his/her graduate studies may be reappointed for an additional period, provided that funds are available and that the student’s academic performance, as well as performance in carrying out the responsibilities of the appointment is satisfactory, and the student’s status as a graduate student is maintained. Non-reappointment: The University, for any reason, may elect not to renew a graduate student’s working appointment at the end of the appointment period. No advance notice nor any reason need be given to the graduate student in the case of non-reappointment, and the appeal procedure is not available. Termination: A hiring unit may recommend to the Graduate School that a graduate student be terminated from a working appointment prior to the end of the appointment. The Associate Dean of the Graduate School will act on this recommendation. A student who is terminated is entitled to a written statement of the reasons for the termination from the hiring unit. A student who is terminated may initiate an appeal except when the termination is due to the loss of funding for the position; or the termination is due to either a voluntary or involuntary loss of graduate student status. If the graduate student is eligible, and does initiate an appeal using the following procedure, s/he may be placed on leave of absence without pay during the period of time involved in processing the appeal. If the case is found in favor of the student, “back pay” will be awarded.
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