Graduate Assistantship Tuition Waivers
15. Graduate Assistantship Tuition Waivers
Tuition waivers may be offered to students receiving a qualifying graduate assistantship or fellowship. Qualifying graduate assistantships must be a minimum of 10 hours a week and may not exceed 20 hours a week and must complete total a minimum of 160 hours during spring and fall semesters.
- Partial tuition waivers are not given if the student works fewer than the minimum hours (160) required per semester.
- Students who, for any reason, do not complete a minimum of 160 hours in a given semester will not be eligible for that semester’s waiver and will be billed for the tuition at the student's original tuition rate. Any tuition waivers applied prior to ineligibility will be revoked and the tuition rate reverted with notice to student and department.
- Eligibility for a summer tuition waiver is dependent upon the specific tuition waiver policies of the granting college which may include holding a summer assistantship or having received a tuition waiver for the preceding or following academic term (spring or fall semester).
The tuition waiver may be reduced by other financial awards directed specifically to pay tuition.
Students receiving a graduate tuition waiver may not receive other NDSU tuition waivers.
Tuition waivers are applied to student accounts following completion of required trainings.
15.1. Graduate Assistantship Tuition Rate
15.8. Degree and Academic Standing
15.10. Inter and Intra-departmental Employment
Academic College Tuition Waiver Policies
The tuition policies for each academic college are posted on the Graduate School website. Policy questions should be directed to the appropriate academic college.