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Graduate Assistantships

- Graduate Student Assistantships Catalog

Graduate and Professional assistantship university regulations established as minimal standards for employment at UH. 

- Conditions of Service

Employment policies applicable to all graduate student assistants.

- Salaries/Stipends

Graduate student salaries vary by position type/department/college.

International Students

- International Student Employment Hiring Process 

Processes that include steps and procedures be initiated/completed before and after the student arrives to the United States.

- International Student Employment Hiring Process Map

Map includes steps and procedures for administrators and students to complete before and after the student arrives to the United States.

- International Student Employment Hiring Process Map - Administrators 

Map includes steps and procedures for administrators to initiate/complete before and after the student arrives to the United States.

- International Student Employment Hiring Process Map - Students 

Map includes steps and procedures for students to complete before and after the student arrives to the United States

- Employment of Foreign Nationals

Human Resources guidelines to hire international students. 

 

Non-Resident Employment Waiver

- Application for Non-Resident Tuition Waiver Dependents and Assistantships

University of Houston’s form that a non-resident student must fill out to apply for a tuition employment waiver.

- MAPP 11.03.03: Non-Resident Tuition Employment Waivers

University of Houston’s policy and process that a non-resident student must follow to apply for tuition employment waivers and to gain approval for such waivers, provided the student or spouse or parent of the student is employed in certain qualifying academic positions in accordance with Texas Education Code.

- Non-Resident Tuition Waiver Deadlines

Fall 2024: Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Spring 2025: Monday, January 27, 2025

Graduate Assistantship Overload

- Graduate Assistantship Overload Request Form

Policies are applicable to all graduate student assistants that would like to work over the normal appointment of 0.5 full-time equivalency.

- Graduate Student Assistantships (GR-SOP-Finance-03)

Form to apply to for a graduate assistantship overload.

Resources

- Cougar Pathway

Cougar Pathway is an easy tool to use as an appointment scheduler, resume database, and job database that helps find available assistantship positions.

- Human Resources 

Human Resources guidelines for graduate students employed in assistantship positions.

- Insurance Coverage Eligibility

- International Student and Scholar Services 

International Student and Scholar Services Office employment guidelines and procedures.

- Student Employment

Graduate and Professional student employment options.

- University Career Services

Graduate and Professional student employment resources.

Student Health Insurance

Graduate and Professional student health insurance resources.