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| Graduate Awards and Appointments |
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| Policies
| Assistantships | Awards |
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| The Graduate School only administers
graduate assistantships; it does not actually
decide which students will receive them. For Graduate
Teaching Assistantships and Graduate Research
Assistantships, students should first check with
departments regarding availability. Graduate Service
Assistantships are available through various units
on campus, including Student Affairs, Information
Technology Systems and Services, and athletic
departments as well as other units on campus.
It is up to the student to locate a graduate service
assistantship or to work with the department to
receive a teaching or research assistantship. |
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| Policies |
The following policies are
applicable to the award and retention of graduate
appointments and awards:
- Students admitted to the Graduate School
and notified that they have been granted an
appointment or award before they actually
have received a bachelor's degree may neither
register nor hold an appointment or award
until they have received the bachelor's degree
and fulfilled all requirements for admission
to the Graduate School as a degree student.
- Only Degree students in Approved or Qualified
Status may hold awards or appointments.
- Assistantship appointments will not exceed
one-half time in all combinations.
- Students must maintain the credit load requirements
defined in the appointment letter to retain
appointments or awards.
- Students must maintain a 3.00 GPA (2.75
Master of Engineering) to retain awards or
appointments.
- A student may be removed from an appointment
due to unsatisfactory performance.
- Students in good academic standing (i.e.,
a GPA of 3.00 or higher) are eligible for
reappointment.
Students who withdraw from or are dismissed
from the Graduate School become immediately
ineligible for and may not continue to hold
an appointment or award.
In accordance with the provisions of federal
statues, it is the policy of the University
of North Dakota that no person in the United
States shall be discriminated against because
of race, creed, handicap, color, sex, age, or
national origin in the selection for an award
or appointment provided that the applicant meets
the eligibility conditions for an award. Policies
and procedures affecting graduate assistantships
are described more fully in the Graduate Assistant
Handbook.
Graduate assistantship stipends are subject
to income tax and tax will be withheld. Tax
will not be withheld from scholarships, traineeships,
and fellowships, but the stipend may be taxable.
Rulings as to the actual taxability of any specific
stipend are in the hands of the Internal Revenue
Service.
Acceptance of an offer of a graduate scholarship,
fellowship, traineeship, or graduate assistantship
for the next academic year completes an agreement
which both the student and the Graduate School
expect to honor. In those instances in which
the student indicates acceptance and subsequently
desires to change plans, a written resignation
of the appointment may be submitted at any time
through April 15 in order to accept another
scholarship, fellowship, trainee-ship, or graduate
assistantship. However, an acceptance given
or left in force after April 15 commits the
student to the appointment. |
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| Assistantships |
GTA: Graduate Teaching
Assistantship
Graduate Teaching Assistantships are
university appointments offered through each department
that provide financial assistance to students
qualified for teaching service in the department
in which they take the major part of their graduate
work. The purpose of these assistantships is to
facilitate students working toward their degree
while gaining teaching experience in the field
of the degree. Appointments may be for one-fourth
or one-half of full-time service. Most assistantships
are half-time -which requires approximately fifteen to twenty
hours of work per week and permits the student
to carry a minimum of six and a maximum of nine
credits of graduate work each semester. A quarter-time
assistant must carry six to nine credits per
semester.
The tuition may be waived by the University. Students
are responsible for all other fees. Assistantships
are available in most departments offering a graduate
degree.
International teaching assistants who are non-native
speakers of English are required to take the TSE
(Test of Spoken English) and achieve a score of
50 before an assistantship may be offered. GRA:
Graduate Research Assistantship
Graduate Research Assistantships are
offered in many of the departments of the University
(e.g., sciences, engineering, and education).
These appointments usually carry a monthly stipend.
The purpose of research assistantships is to
provide degree-seeking students with research
experience in their academic disciplines while
assisting with an ongoing research project.
If the research is included in a student's program
of study for a degree, the student must carry
an academic load as a full-time student (i.e.,
9 credits per semester). If the research
is not part of the student's program, load restrictions
apply. A half-time assistant must carry 6-9
credits and a quarter-time assistant must carry
6-9 credits per semester
GSA: Graduate Service Assistantship
Graduate Service Assistantships are
available for work in several units on campus,
including the Division of Student Affairs, Computer
Center, and Athletic Department. Graduate students
are employed half-time, or some other fraction
of full-time, for work in a particular service
unit related to their area of academic interest.
Stipends vary with the time devoted to service
work but usually are comparable to the stipends
of graduate teaching assistants. Tuition and
non-resident fees may be waived for these assistantships.
Academic load requirements are the same as for
teaching assistants. |
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A NOTE TO INTERNATIONAL
STUDENTS
The North Dakota State Board of Higher Education
policy regarding international Graduate Assistants
is as follows:
International Graduate Assistants who are non-native
speakers of English are required to take the TSE
(Test of Spoken English) and achieve a minimum
score of 50 before an assistantship involving
either lecture or laboratory assistance will be
offered.
In lieu of the TSE, students whose first language
is not English may be appointed as a graduate
assistant if they take the SPEAK test (offered
at UND) and achieve a minimum score of 50. For
further information on the SPEAK test, you may
contact the Counseling Center at 701-777-4157. |
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| Awards |
Chester Fritz Scholarships
of $1,000 each are awarded to North Dakota
students with an outstanding academic record who
are continuing graduate work.
The
K. B. Tiffany Scholarship of $1,000 is
awarded to a student pursuing a graduate degree
in English.
Neil C. Macdonald
Memorial Scholarships of $1,000 are awarded
on the basis of promise of high academic achievement
and in accord with the ideals and purpose of the
University of North Dakota to two graduate students,
one of whom should be in History.
The
Christopher and Ernestine Kandel Hamre Trust Fellowships
are available annually to two terminal year doctoral
students in the Department of Anatomy. The fellowships
provide a stipend plus the cost of tuition to
the student, as well as cost of education/research
funds to the department in support of the student.
Tuition Waiver Scholarships
provide for a waiver of tuition to students who
are commencing or continuing work toward a graduate
degree. Awards are made on the basis of academic
achievement and promise. Preference is given to
North Dakota resi-dents and students who have
not previously held the scholarship. Scholarships
for the Summer Session are available to those
who held Graduate Teaching Assistantships during
the preceding year. Students should contact their
department chair/director to be nominated.
Cultural Diversity Tuition Waivers
may be available. Applications are available in
the Graduate School.
An Alumni Prize of $1,000 is
awarded each year to a graduate student who has
completed at least one year of graduate work.
This prize, which may be granted in addition to
other major awards, is in recognition of outstanding
academic performance.
Summer
Doctoral Fellowships of $3,000 plus a
waiver of tuition for the summer session are available
to doctoral students who have an approved Dissertation
Proposal on file in the Graduate School and plan
to work on their dissertation/research full time
during the summer. Applications are due early
in the second semester and will be evaluated on
the basis of an application and recommendations
from the advisor and the chairperson. |
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