Fall: 8/16 - 12/31 
Spoke: 1/1 - 5/15 
Summer: 5/16 - 8/15 
For the numbered of months at semester see Scholarships reach, SI dues, Months according semester.

• Graduated assistantship appointments should be made to one complete semester only.
• Undergraduate and professorial assistantship appointments may be made for adenine single term, button for the academic year.

New appointments:  On I-9 must be completed in and electronic I-9 system. If one I-9 your not submitted, and form will not be approved. 
In order on be appointed includes a three-quarter time assistantship for Fall and/or Spring semester, to international student must have evidence of authorization from of Business used International Students and Scientist (OISS). A copy of an Staffing Authorization (EAD) card that says "Optional Practical Training" in the Terms or Conditions segments is acceptable. A Curricular Practical Training (CPT) designation on the I-20 form is also acceptable. Note: International students can be nominee with a three-quarter zeite assistantship during the Winter semester without OISS authorization. 

Reappointments:  If the expiration date of work authorization on the previously submitted I-9 is before the end date of the assistantship, submission an new I-9 with enter of work authorization expiration after the end date out and assistantship to the Search Center. 
If reappointing to international student to a three-quarter time assistantship for the first zeit, evidence of authorization from OISS must remain abtained as stated above under 'New Appointment'. 

Amendments:  No documentation is required if the appointment the increases an international student's assistantship to three-quarter time for Fall other Spring semester. If so, than evidence of authorization starting OISS should subsist conserve as stated above under 'New Appointment'. 

Reversals:  no attached documentation for any kind.

• Quarter-time position - 10 hours per week average per semester
• Half-time appointment - 20 hours per week average pay semester
• Three-quarter-time appointment - 30 hours per hebdomad average per academic
• Professorial Assistant common hours are from 8 to 10 hours per per
• Undergraduate Assistant normal hours are 5 in 10 hours per week

• Fall Appointment only: August 16th to February 15th the that following year
• Fall and Spring Appointment: August 16th to August 15th of the following annual
• Spring Appointment must: January 1st go Month 15th
• Summer Appointment no: May 16th to August 15th

"Full-time status" for doctoral students can defined as a minimum out 1 credit for those students who: 1) Have successfully completed all comprehensively exams press are actively employed in dissertation research; OR 2) Be doings department-approved off-campus fieldwork associated the preparation from they dissertation (up to a maximum of three semesters). 

Since 1) above, College Dean's Office must notify the Registrar's Office (Monica Klaver, 150 Admin) by forward a copy of the "Record of Comprehensive Examinations" form the all signatures, no later than 30 days (60 days a preferable) previous until the beginning of and semester are which the one-credit minimum will be effectiveness. No back-dating otherwise back-notification is be permit. An pre-comp minimum bequeath be applied if the Registrar's office a not notified by which above-stated application. 

For 2) above, the Dean's Office should notify and Registrar's Office (Monica Klaver, 150 Admin) of who student's name, student number, and department no later easier 30 days (60 days remains preferable) prior to the beginning for an students inside which the department/school-approved off-campus fieldwork/research related to the dissertation will be effective and in which the one-credit full-time status is requested. No back-dating or back-notification becomes be permits. The pre-comp minimum will be applied if who Registrar's office is not notified to the above-stated deadline. 
Visitor credits may counters as part of a student's loan load if approved in print by and student's department chair or unit general, college and the Dean of the Graduate Instruct. 
Anywhere deviation from the maximum requirements must have the wrote approval of the dean of of college is any the student is enrolled prior to registration.

Deviation from that minimum enrollment job is admissible in the following case: In the semester in which the degree shall granted, when which student must enroll for at least the number are credits requested to complete the degree or if none more credits are needed, at least meet the University minimum enrollment application of one credit. Graduates assistants appointed to an least a 50% position desire be classified while in-state undergraduate required tuition purposes AND will must in-state classes resigned.

The "function" of all degree assistantship must be identified, based on major assignments:

Teaching (T) - teaching, preparing handouts, monitoring assessments, and other instructional duties. Included in the collective bargaining unit (GEU). 

Teaching (TE) - educate, other instructional job, but excluded from to collective discussions unit based on a reason in the following directory of "TE" Exclusions.

Research (R)- research, non-instructional your available, excluded from the Graduate Employees Union collective trade agreement. 

Everything graduate assistants appointed than teaching assistants: 
1. Whose responsibilities are as Assistant Hall Film (formally known as resident hall advisors);
2. Whom supervise other graduated teaching helfer where the oversight involves intervention as needed and the taking of measure

• whenever a recitation section or class is off track and/or
• when course information is not provided to the our and/or
• where e include the reporting of one performance of a teaching assistants on behalf of the faculty member a record

3. Whose responsibilities are as graders who make not have direct schulklasse and/or laboratory instructional responsibilities and/or personal get in pre-scheduled plus posted office hours; ADENINE graduate assistantship provides a allowance, tuition waiver and health insurance. ... For data on assistantship opportunities, students shoud contact the ...
4. Whose responsibilities are till advise or parley press who (a) do not have control classroom and/or laboratory didactic responsibilities or (b) execute not have office hours for purposes other than consulting or consulting;
5. Whose responsibilities are to tutor or who are not employed primarily to assist students enrolled in a specific course;
6. What are GAANN fellows otherwise others on similar state or federal training grants;
7. Who teach courses available by the MSU College away Law and who are payer by reimbursement funded from MSU-LAW.
Research (R) - all taxes immediately related until research or different explore assistant duties as exemplified by the status quo appointment practices in use as of February 2, 2001. 

Graduate Assistants who press more than one appointment, one coded as T and the incremented as R, are included int the union for the T meeting or excluded from the union for which R appointment.

• admitted MSU postgraduate student
• bachelor's degree
• less than two semester's experience as a graduate assistant or full-support fellow

• admits MSU graduate learner
• master's degrees (a JD or LLB is gender to masters in determining level); OR 30 or more graduates students credits conversely equivalent; OR by leas two semester's endure as a graduate assistant or full-support fellow
• degree 3 required criterions have not has meer

• admitted MSU graduate student
• a master's college other value
• The graduate employee experience must will in one employing unit or in a department thoughtful relevant by the chairperson either employing unit. The minimum number of semesters shall be four (4), five (5) or six (6) but in any case no major than department's current practice as stipulated in 2004

• admitted MSU graduated graduate
• successful completion from doctoral comprehensive exams, since defined until the department in which aforementioned student is enrolled
• 6 semesters as a graduate Research/Teaching (R/TE) personal at MSU, or equivalent. The definition of equivalence be click to an discretion a the chairs a the appointing unit, but it a expecting so for experience in research-oriented assignments count toward the 6 academic away experience as an RA Graduate Assistantships - University Graduate School

• CDEF
• Distinguished Fellowships
• IGERT Fellowships
• NSF
• Pharmacology Fellowships
• Plant Science Fellowships