Appendix A Supplementary Policy Information
University Policies Relating To Graduate Affairs
Please also see http://www.ohio.edu/policy/ for the entire policy list.
Policies Relating to Graduate Student Employment:
- Student Employment http://www.ohio.edu/policy/20-110.html
- Notification of Terminations and Reinstatement of Contract Employees (including graduate student contract employees) http://www.ohio.edu/policy/41-014.html
- Employment of Graduate Students Employed on Graduate Associate Contracts http://www.ohio.edu/policy/20-109.html
- Graduate Student Contract Grievance Board http://www.ohio.edu/policy/28-102.html
- Computing Partial Salary of Faculty and Graduate Assistant Contract Employees http://www.ohio.edu/policy/41-004.html
- Graduate Study for Employees http://www.ohio.edu/policy/45-101.html
Parental Leave https://www.ohio.edu/graduate/current-students/parental-paid-leave-absence-policy
Policies Relating to Registration, Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct
- Student Code of Conduct https://www.ohio.edu/student-affairs/community-standards/student-code-of-conduct
- Canceling Registration, Dropping Classes, and Withdrawing https://www.ohio.edu/policy/12-050.html
- Student Names https://www.ohio.edu/policy/12-021.html
- Military and Military-Affiliated Students Affected by Deployment or Permanent Change of Station https://www.ohio.edu/policy/12-060.html
- Sexual Misconduct, Relationship Violence, and Stalking https://www.ohio.edu/policy/03-004.html
Graduate Council Policies Relating To Graduate Affairs
The Graduate Council reviews, coordinates, and serves as an advocate for graduate education at Ohio University. The Council has both advisory and policy-recommending responsibilities for graduate education. It initiates, reviews, and recommends university-wide policy and new directions for graduate education.
The full scope and charge of Graduate Council is detailed in the Faculty Handbook, section VII.C https://www.ohio.edu/facultysenate/handbook/current-handbook.cfm
Policy on Graduate Student Support
Please note: This is a department-related policy and is not listed in the Graduate Catalog because it is only related to whether the department can request a tuition scholarship.
Ohio University has the goal of supporting a select set of high-quality Ph.D. programs and a diverse array of high-quality master’s programs in both academic and professional areas. The number and type of such graduate programs depends on the financial resources of the university. Graduate student support in the form of stipends and tuition scholarships plays a crucial role in the development of these programs. In addition, actions by the Ohio Department of Higher Education significantly restrict the use of tuition scholarships without a service obligation as a means of graduate student support. This combination of factors leads to a multifaceted strategy to sustain and improve graduate student support levels.
Seeking increased external funds to enhance graduate-student support levels. This effort includes increasing external grant support levels, enhancing endowments supporting graduate students, targeting of incremental state funds to graduate-student support, and the possible reallocation of some university resources to better realize high-quality graduate programs.
Creation of new or refocused quality master’s programs, especially professionally oriented ones, which can attract fee-paying students. These programs may involve distance and off-campus components that open new markets for students. This endeavor needs to be accompanied by efforts to make it possible for the funds and FTEs generated by these programs to directly benefit the originating department and college.
Establishment of a set of graduate student support policies that enable the departments to recruit students comparable to or better than those recruited by a set of benchmark institutions. These institutions should have programs at the level at which Ohio University wishes to compete in that discipline area. They should be selected by the department with the approval of the college.
With this strategy in mind, the following policies regarding graduate student support are established.
Ohio University offers different kinds of graduate-student financial support – graduate stipends and tuition scholarships.
Graduate Stipends
Graduate stipends are payments made to graduate students for services rendered to the University. If a graduate stipend matches or exceeds the university’s minimum graduate-stipend level, it may generate a tuition remission. Graduate stipends are taxable and generally necessitate a service component of 15–20 hours per week. Under limited and special circumstances units may be authorized to give graduate stipends below the university minimum (partial graduate stipends) that generate a partial or full tuition remission. The conditions under which partial graduate stipends can be given and the procedures for attaining authorization are indicated below.
Graduate Stipends – Minimum Level or Above
Graduate stipends that match or exceed the university’s minimum graduate-stipend level automatically qualify for a tuition remission of the Instructional Fees. This waiver of tuition must be approved by the home college of the student receiving the award. If the home college refuses to grant the waiver, the unit funding the student is responsible for covering the tuition. Graduate stipends at the minimum level or above are computed on a semester basis. Thus, if a student receives a graduate stipend for a semester that is equal to or higher than the university-minimum level, that student may receive a full tuition remission for that semester.
Graduate Stipends – Below the Minimum Level (Partial Graduate Stipends)
Partial graduate stipends that are accompanied by partial or full tuition remission can be given under the condition that the partial graduate stipends are approved by the dean of the college and the Dean of the Graduate College. The level of support must be appropriate for the service provided by the student.
Policy on Obligations of a Teaching Associate
For the complete policy, please see the Faculty Handbook, https://www.ohio.edu/facultysenate/handbook/current-handbook.cfm, section VIII.