Applicability
Graduate assistants
Policy purpose and description
CLAS will allocate the departmental TA budget in the form of 1) an approved number of HTEs at the COGS-negotiated minimum salary, and 2) a maximum number of tuition, fee, and fringe packages that can be attached to those HTEs or proportions of them.
Definitions
COGS: Graduate Teaching and Research Assistants Collective Bargaining Unit
HTE: Half-time Equivalent
Procedure
Each fall departments are assigned a TA Allocation by the TA Allocation Committee led by the Area Associate Deans.
Key contact
If you have questions, please contact your Area Associate Dean.
Last date reviewed or updated
10/2025