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9/4/18

Tuition Remission to International Student GSIs

Little known to many students, graduate students who hold a position as a GSI, GSR, reader, or tutor may be eligible for partial or full fee remissions, based on a few requirements. This also applies to non-resident and international students. According to the policies, located here, students must satisfy ALL of these criteria for fee remissions:

  1. Be registered by established university deadlines, but no later than by the end of the fifth week of classes (September 22, 2017 for Fall 2017; February 16, 2018 for Spring 2018). You are responsible for meeting all university deadlines for registration and enrollment.

  2. Be enrolled in at least 12 units no later than September 22, 2017 for Fall 2017; February 16, 2018 for Spring 2018, and remain enrolled in at least 12 units for the semester.

  3. Be appointed for the semester. For dates, see the Academic Calendar. There are no fee remissions associated with appointments during Summer Session.

  4. Be appointed in a fee remission eligible title at 25% time or greater.

  5. Meet the academic requirements (minimum GPA, no more than 2 incompletes, etc.) for their type of appointment.

There are also time commitment requirements for students: GSIs, readers, and tutors must be working 25% or more of the time for partial fee remissions and GSRs must be working 25-44% of the time. Full fee remissions are available for GSRs working over 45% of the time.