Summer Graduate Assistantship Processing

Summer Graduate Assistantship Processing

Graduate School:Rita Whitcomb: Fiscal Specialist, 5-5165 or rwhitcomb@wsu.edu

Training Objectives• Recruitment and Appointments

• Offer LettersOffer Letters• Employee Classification Eligibility requirements

• Position Configuration with the Budget OfficePosition Configuration with the Budget Office• Waiver Options• Exceptions to Policy • PERMS Processing • ZZUSIS Student Financials

• Student AccountStudent Account• Graduate School Office Programs

• Parental Leave ProgramParental Leave Program• Fellowships

Summer Session Processing Documents

• Graduate School Summer Session Processing Memo• Summer Session Processing Guide

• Call for PERMS AppointmentsCall for PERMS Appointments

Payroll Services• http://www.wsu.edu/payroll/stntpay/stntpay.htmhttp://www.wsu.edu/payroll/stntpay/stntpay.htm

Health & Wellness• http://hws.wsu.edu/default.asp?PageID=2453http://hws.wsu.edu/default.asp?PageID=2453

RCR training• https://myresearch.wsu.eduhttps://myresearch.wsu.edu

OGRD• http://informer.ogrd.wsu.edu/http://informer.ogrd.wsu.edu/• http://fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/fo2/searchhttp://fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/fo2/search

Teaching Assistantship - Title 9970

• Graduate School does NOT provide any waivers during the summer

• MUST Enroll in 3 credits• FTE > 50% or 20 hours/week +• Held assistantship appointment during

spring 2013 or qualified for assistantship appointment but no funding was available

• Appointment must be at least 4 weeks long• Exception-Courses approve by GS & SSException-Courses approve by GS & SS

• No NR tuition or waivers during Summer Session

Summer SessionTeaching Assistant Waiver Policy

• Compensated at the same salary range for Summer Session as they were during the academic year.• $25,000 for academic $25,000 for academic

year(at 100%), 25K for year(at 100%), 25K for summersummer

• One tuition waiver will be awarded for three credit hours. Even if teaching more than one course

SUMMER SESSON SALARY CALCULATION WORKSHEET

NAME:_________________________________________ APPOINTMENT DATES:_____________________________

Summer Session FormulaFirst Line

Academic Salary X 22% X Appt % X (#Wks Appt /8) = Summer Session Salary•Academic Salary: FT (monthly) Rate X 9 •Appt %: Page 8 of "Call for PERMS"

Example: 3 credits taught in 6 weeks, Appt % Example: 3 credits taught in 6 weeks, Appt % = 66.7= 66.7

•(# Wks Appt/8): Page 9 of "Call for PERMS"Example: 6/8 = .750Example: 6/8 = .750

Teaching Assistantship Information

•Cancel appointment if the course is cancelled.

•Cancel appointment if TA unable to teach.

•Salaries cannot be negotiated at a rate higher than the formula calculates for Graduate students.

Research Assistants – Title Code 9971Staff Assistantants – Title Code 9972

• Enroll in 3 credits• Student is responsible for additional credits Student is responsible for additional credits

• FTE > 50% or 20 hours/wk. +• Appointment must be at least 4 weeks long • POSN funding: Grant, ICR, 17A, Etc. account• Override Account must be identified "QTR

Ovr Acct" field in PERMS• Ex. (145-02-12G-2940-0076) 1420212G29400076Ex. (145-02-12G-2940-0076) 1420212G29400076

Summer Assistantship Waiver Details• SSW post to student accounts during the

same summer block as the student enrolls in credit- may differ from appointment dates

• QTR’s will begin to post to students accounts last week in May

• QTR will hit your accounts on 6/25 payroll • Process all at onceProcess all at once

• SSW value $1,450.00• QTR value $1,450.00

Summer Tuition & Fees• Graduate Tuition $509/credit hour

Type Period AmountH&W Fee Any $58.00

S&A Fee Any $77.00

Compton Union Building 3 wks/less $24.00

Compton Union Building 4 or 5 wks $48.00

Compton Union Building 6wks/more $72.00

Student Recreation Center 3wks/less $28.75

Student Recreation Center 4 or 5 wks $58.75

Student Recreation Center 6wks/more $87.50

New Student Pro-Rated Insurance/ Starting May 1st Session 1 $449.00

New Student Pro-Rated Insurance/ Starting June 1st Session 2 $321.00

New Student Pro-Rated Insurance/ Starting July 1st Session 3 $192.00

New Student Pro-Rated Insurance/ Starting August 1st Session 4 $63.00

*New student admitted to GS for summer session and appointed to summer RA may enroll in the optional insurance plan

Summer Graduate Student Titles

Title Title Code Graduate Teaching Assistantship 9970

Graduate Research Assistantship 9971

Graduate Staff Assistant 9972

Graduate Project Assistant 9904