Graduate students are funded via a combination of teaching assistantships (TA), research assistantship (GA), and internal or external fellowships. The department guarantees that all full-time enrolled students in good standing will be funded for a minimum of five years.
During the academic year, the graduate college stipulates that students may be appointed as a GA or TA with a maximum of 0.5 FTE. Students receiving external fellowships with compensation that meets or exceeds the current graduate student compensation for 0.5 FTE may not be appointed to and / or receive compensation from an additional full or partial GA or TA. During the summer months, students receiving external fellowships with compensation that meets or exceeds the current graduate student compensation for 1.0 FTE may not be appointed to and / or receive compensation from an additional full or partial GA or TA.