In the annual budget planning application for FY27, we will be allocating your TA budget based on the approved CLAS COGS rate multiplied by the approved number of HTEs for your department. Note if your department rate is higher, that is the rate your HTE's will be multiplied by. The 2026-27 TA and RA templates should be used when preparing offer letters for graduate assistant appointments in AY 2026-2027. The templates are available on the Graduate Assistant Appointments, Reappointments, and Termination webpage. 

Employment offers for graduate assistants (RAs/TAs/GAs) should be made for no more than one academic or fiscal year. Any appointments that, alone or combined with an appointment in another department, causes an employee to have a standard percent appointment greater than 50% requires prior approval from the CLAS area Associate Dean and Dean Campo in the Graduate College.

The graduating TA/RA appointments should be terminated as soon as you know they will be graduating. Be sure to select “graduating” for the reason and not “end of employment.” This selection impacts their benefits and summer coverage, so it is very important to select appropriately.