Assistantships

Graduate students often have assistantships in their graduate program or department. These appointments offer opportunities for students to engage in research, teaching, and other projects during their graduate study.

For qualifying assistantships, UCF provides tuition assistance and, starting in Fall 2009, health insurance coverage. Students also receive a biweekly stipend paid by their hiring department.

UCF Graduate Assistantships

Assistantship	Job Code	Assignment
Graduate Teaching Associate	9183	Instructor of record for undergraduate courses in the specific discipline (cannot be the instructor of record for graduate courses).
Graduate Teaching Assistant	9184	Teaching-related duties under the supervision of a faculty member. The student must have supervision present when delivering content and cannot be the sole person communicating to a student at any time. The student cannot be an instructor of record or a discussion leader.
Graduate Teaching-Grader	9187	Grading papers or assisting a faculty member in teaching roles directly related to credit-earning formal course instruction. The student works outside the classroom with the faculty supervisor and has no direct contact with students enrolled in the courses.
Graduate Research Associate	9181	Research or research-related duties
Graduate Research Assistant	9182	Research or research-related duties
Graduate Assistant	9186	General educational administration duties

Nondegree-seeking students may be employed but may not be classified as graduate assistants. Others that do not meet criteria for being a graduate assistant may be hired as OPS (temporary) employees.

See Financial Information in the Graduate Catalog for more information about assistantship requirements.