Graduate Appointments FAQ

On the online application, you will be able to indicate which positions you are interested in. The Graduate College will forward your application to the academic department, which makes decisions regarding graduate assistantship assignments. The program may have further requirements, such as an interview.

Ohio University is a signatory to the Council of Graduate Schools Resolution Regarding Graduate Scholars, Fellows, Trainees and Assistants, which states that students are under no obligation to respond to offers of financial support prior to April 15. However, you are encouraged to notify your academic department of your decision at the earliest possible date and no later than April 15. If you do not accept this offer by April 15, then this offer may be withdrawn. You may not be eligible for assistantship consideration in the future.

Student employment opportunities may be available on the Ohio University Job Site.

In addition, periodically check back with your academic program to see if additional funding has become available.

Graduate students receiving an appointment that includes a stipend for work (TA, RA, GA, RD, or GRS) for the first time must complete the appropriate employment forms. Refer to your appointment letter for instructions on how to complete all necessary paperwork.

No. If you have been paid by Ohio University within the last 12 months, you will not be required to complete the Form I-9 and paperwork packet again.

Only courses numbered 5000 or above will count towards your registration requirements for your graduate appointment. Credit hours taken for Audit, Ohio Program of Intensive English (OPIE) courses, and undergraduate courses cannot be used to meet the minimum graduate hour requirements.

Please refer to your appointment letter for the specific amount of work hours per week required.

Maximum hours of total employment are 20 hours per week, on- or off-campus. Graduate appointment recipients may not accept other full-time employment, either within or outside of the University. Graduate students cannot have two full-time graduate appointments.

Note: International students can only work on campus.

They can be viewed online at https://myhr.ohio.edu. Your OHIO ID and password are required for login. Click on My Personal Information.

Ohio University Policy 41.004 indicates:

Workdays for graduate assistants will be counted on a five day per week basis (Monday through Friday) for each academic semester worked, or in the absence of a specific academic semester, based on the dates of employment indicated on the appointment form. Holidays and breaks* are included as workdays. The following provisions apply as indicated:

1. For teaching graduate assistants, an academic semester begins on the first day of classes and ends on the date grades are due.
2. For non-teaching graduate assistants, a semester begins on the first day of classes and ends on the last day of finals unless otherwise specified by the department.
3. For those employed in the area of residence life, such as resident directors, assistant resident directors, etc., workdays will be determined based on the special terms and conditions as set forth by the associate director of residential housing.

*Note: The Graduate College would like to clarify that this includes spring break, but excludes winter break.

A graduate-level student with an awarded graduate-level degree from another institution can receive no more than 10 semesters of tuition scholarship from any department or combination of departments.

A graduate-level student without an awarded graduate degree from another institution or one who has earned a graduate degree from Ohio University can receive no more than 12 semesters of tuition scholarship from any department or combination of departments.

Students who have reached the maximum number of semesters of tuition scholarship are no longer eligible to receive a tuition scholarship from any Ohio University program or department. Students can continue to receive a stipend without a tuition scholarship.

Notes: Colleges and programs may have more restrictive limitations than the university policy. The counting of semesters of eligibility does NOT include summer semesters. Any student who receives any tuition support from OHIO University will be considered to have received a tuition scholarship.