Graduate Student Employment

Onboarding

Payroll

Employee (In-State) Tuition Rate Eligibility
Graduate students with a GTA, GRA, or GA appointment of 40% or more are eligible for the employee rates benefit, including tuition rates equivalent to in-state rates. Residency applications are required. Required campus fees and all other required fees are assessed.

GTA Tuition Waiver
The Budget Office uses HR/Pay information to determine the tuition waiver percentage. The tuition waiver percentage is loaded into the student system which will result in the waiver being applied.

GRA & GA Sponsorship

Financial Aid
Find out more information regarding financial aid and calculate costs via the Financial Aid and Graduate Admission websites below.

3G Certification to Enroll in Fewer than 6 Hours*
Eligible graduate student employees may receive approval to enroll in fewer than 6 credit hours. These requests are reviewed and approved by the Office of Graduate Studies.
*Applies ONLY to:
1. Doctoral students holding a 3G appointment who have completed or will be completing 18 hours post-comp and will reduce below 6 credit hours
OR
2. Master’s students holding a GRA appointment only in their final semester of enrollment and who will not continue on to a PhD program at KU

3G Resources for HR Staff
- Information for Hiring Graduate Students Select to follow link
- New Graduate Assistant Position Approval Form Select to follow link
- 3G HR Process Training Select to follow link
- 3G SP25 Hiring Deadlines and Quick Tips, Oct2024 Select to follow link
- 3G Workflow Status Chart Select to follow link
- 3G BrassRing Instructions Select to follow link
- 3G Processing FAQs Select to follow link
- 3G Advising Tool Instructions Select to follow link