Admitted Student Information: Graduate School of Business

As a student, you have access to the Pat Walker Health Center, which is located right on campus and serves as a primary care clinic, provides mental health services, and offers student health insurance.

Healthcare

Student Health Insurance

Background check: A graduate assistant offer assumes that proof of legal authority to work in the United States can be provided on the first day of appointment and is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of a criminal background and sex offender registry check. Determination of satisfactory is at the sole discretion of the University. The request to complete required background checks will come from HireRight (the university's third-party background check vendor) and will be sent to the email address that was used to apply. Please follow the instructions in the email and submit the requested information as soon as possible to ensure timely processing. An adverse background check may result in withdrawal of the assistantship and the student may be required to reimburse the University for tuition.

Tuition and Fees: 50% appointed graduate assistants will be classified as in-state resident students for tuition purposes. The University will waive in-state resident tuition for a minimum of 6 hours and a maximum of 15 hours each fall and spring semester. If appointed during the summer, the University will waive in-state resident tuition for a minimum of 3 hours and a maximum of 9 hours, depending on the length of summer appointment. Additional hours or a reduction in hours require the approval of the Graduate School for any semester while appointed as a graduate assistant. All fees are the responsibility of the student. If a graduate assistant chooses to participate in the student health insurance plan and meets the eligibility criteria, a portion of their health insurance premium will be paid by the University.

Dates of Appointment; Work Schedule: Graduate assistants are expected to be available for work each week, 20 hours per week, during the entirety of their appointment, including University breaks during the semester, except when the University is closed for specific holidays. Hours may not be averaged from week to week.

Evaluation; Termination of Appointment:  Evaluation of work will be conducted by the graduate assistant’s supervisor. Criteria for evaluation will be set by the supervisor, but failure to perform duties in a satisfactory manner may result in the termination of an assistantship. In the event of unsatisfactory work performance, the graduate assistant will be notified in writing of the possibility of termination, with a statement of actions pertaining to the duties of the assistantship to be taken within a specific time period to achieve satisfactory performance. Further, graduate assistants may be terminated immediately for cause or for job abandonment, among other conditions contained in Board of Trustees Policy 500.1. In the event of termination for convenience, Board of Trustees Policy 500.1 requires that the graduate assistant be notified in writing of the possibility of termination at least 60 days in advance. Finally, graduate assistants may be terminated from their positions at the end of any semester because of being placed on academic warning, failure to earn a minimum number of graduate credits, or failure to maintain an appropriate grade point average as per program and/or Graduate School rules. Graduate assistants are also required to remain in good disciplinary standing. In all instances, a graduate assistant offer and the terms and conditions of the appointment are subject to all applicable policies of the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas and of the institution. Such policies are subject to change at the discretion of the Board and the institution. These terms and all applicable policies of the University, including but not limited to policies contained in the Graduate Catalog, the Graduate Student Handbook, the Code of Student Life, and departmental/program handbooks, contain the entire understanding between us, and there are no agreements, whether written or oral, regarding employment other than those contained in the official offer letter received in Workday.

Employment Verification: Failure to provide documentation of eligibility to work in the U.S. by the end of the third business day as required by federal law may lead to termination of the appointment.

Graduate School Requirements: International graduate assistants cannot have greater than a 50 percent appointment without prior written authorization from the Office of International Students and Scholars.All graduate assistants must earn at least a 2.85 grade point average on all courses taken for graduate credit each semester of appointment, though departments and programs may have higher grade point average requirements.

Important Notice from the Graduate School
If a graduate assistant in any way violates the terms of this appointment by withdrawing from the University, by dropping below the minimum required registration credits, or in other ways not satisfactorily meeting requirements of the appointment, that person will be required to reimburse a portion of the tuition waiver based on Board of Trustees Policy 520.9.

You can review all the requirements and benefits of a graduate assistantship on the Graduate School and International Education website. Your official offer letter will come through Workday.

There is no separate application for graduate assistantships. All students reviewed for admission are reviewed for available funding. Any funding offers made will appear in your Student Portal.

There are a number of parking options on campus, which have a range of pricing. Other options include: parking at a satellite location and riding the bus in, taking the bus from one of several routes, ride/walk in using the extensive greenway system in Fayetteville. Whatever you choose, make sure to pay if you are parking on campus, they will ticket you otherwise!

Parking

The bus system is free and runs throughout Fayetteville, not just to and from campus. 

Bus Routes/Schedule

Students can purchase a pass to attend Football and Basketball games in the student section. However, most athletic events can be accessed simply by presenting a student ID.

Athletics–Student Tickets

Grad school can be stressful, so make sure you take the opportunity to de-stress through one of the many recreational opportunities that the university provides. As a student, you will have access to a state-of-the-art recreation facility with pool, weight room, climbing wall, and more. You can also access several fitness classes, partake in intramural spots, and even rent gear to explore the outdoors in the Ozarks!

Recreation