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Graduate Assistant (GA) is a technical term used to describe a
specific type of Lehigh University student employee. Duties are
generally set by the department but certain condtions must be satisfied
before a student can be classified as a GA. These include:
- Each GA must be a regular full-time Lehigh graduate student.
This status normally requires registration for at least 9 credit
hours per semester.
- A GA is a half-time position, and each GA provides services
to Lehigh University of up to 20 hours per week. Quarter-time
and eighth-time GA appointments are possible for full-time graduate
students. Stipends and tuition remission are appropriately reduced
for these positions.
- Each GA must be paid a specific stipend which is set for the
academic year by the Dean's Office after consultation with the
Director of Budget.
- Qualified GAs receive tuition remission for, at most, 10 credit
hours in a regular semester. No GA may register for more than
10 credit hours. A student who is a GA during the preceding academic
year is entitled to a maximum of three hours of research, or dissertation
registration (not course credit) in the following summer without
payment of tuition.
- Each GA is appointed by a process which begins with a formal
letter of appointment issued by the appropriate department Chairperson.
The appointment letter specifies standard University conditions,
including stipend level, time of arrival, length of service, and
satisfactory academic progress and performance of duties. The
department Chairperson submits written notification of GA appointments
to the Dean.
- Tuition remission for qualified GA is authorized by the Dean
as part of the registration process. .
The availability of an assistantship is based on the needs of the
department. GAs are also employed regularly by the Office of the
Vice Provost for Student Affairs (105 University Center, 610/758-3890),
the Dean of Students Office (University Center, 610/758-4156), the
University Counseling Service (Johnson Hall, 610/758-3880), or the
Office of International Education (Whitaker Laboratory, 610/758-4859).
To learn more, click
here to view the College of Education Graduate Student Handbook (PDF 170 KB).
EMPLOYMENT FOR COLLEGE OF EDUCATION GRADUATE STUDENTS
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