Employment Waivers

Employment Waivers

The Employment Waiver grants eligible students in-state tuition when employed in an assistantship position at UNT. Assistantship is a paid academic appointment made to a student that involves part-time teaching or research.

Types of Assistantships

• Teaching Fellow (TF): Teaching fellows have direct student contact in a formal instructional setting and are charged with primary responsibility for teaching a course for credit under the direct supervision of a faculty member or chair, receiving regular in-service training and planned and periodic evaluations. Teaching fellows are listed as the instructor of record.
• Teaching Assistant (TA): Teaching assistants are graduate students who do not have primary responsibility for teaching a course for credit; they perform under the instructor’s direct supervision and provide general assistance to the instructional process, such as grading, tutoring, etc. Teaching assistants may not be listed as instructor of record.
• Research Assistant (RA): Research assistants are graduate students who are engaged in research activities under the direction and supervision of a principal investigator or faculty working on research.
• Graduate Services Assistant (GSA): Graduate assistants are graduate students whose responsibilities may be administrative in nature or consist of other activities that do not generally fit within the TF, TA or RA job responsibilities.

Eligibility

Students who have met all Employment Waiver Criteria and have completed the Employment Waiver Checklist are eligible to receive the waiver.

Payment Timeline & Costs Covered

Employment Waivers will begin posting prior to the Registration Payment Deadline for eligible students who have completed the Employment Waiver Checklist.

The Employment Waiver covers statutory tuition for non-residents.

Employment Waivers for Tuition Benefit Program (TBP) Recipients

Non-resident TBP recipients not receiving an out-of-state tuition waiver will have an Employment Waiver processed on their behalf.

How to Apply & Application Deadline

Once employed in an eligible position, students may submit an Employment Waiver Request by the following dates each term:

• Fall – August 1
• Spring – December 20

For more information about Employment Waivers, please contact the Graduate Tuition Benefits team.