Complete conditions for academic student jobs: https://gradschool.utexas.edu/finances/student-employment/conditions.
The complete handbook of Teaching Assistant employment guidelines may be found here: https://policies.utexas.edu/policies/teaching-assistants.
Graduate school policies regarding Grad Student Academic Appointments: https://gradschool.utexas.edu/academic-employment.
To be employed as a Teaching Assistant, students must:
- Be a degree-seeking graduate student without existing admissions conditions imposed by the Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies;
- Be in good academic standing and making satisfactory progress toward a graduate degree;
- Remain registered in courses that count toward the graduate degree for at least nine semester hours during each semester of the long session; and
- If holding an appointment for any summer term (first six weeks, second six weeks, nine weeks or twelve weeks), must remain registered in courses that count toward the graduate degree for at least three summer hours during any term of the summer session.
Grade expectations:
An employee must not have more than:
- Two grades of X (temporary incomplete), or
- One grade of X and one grade of I (permanent incomplete).
A graduate student may not be employed after their 14th semester of academic employment unless a successful 14-semester petition is submitted to the Graduate School before the 15th semester of employment
20/30 Hour Limit
Assignments in a student job title at the university, including academic as well as non-academic positions, may not exceed 20 hours per week during the first two long semesters (fall/spring) of graduate study at UT Austin, and no more than 30 hours per week during the subsequent semesters, including summer.
The following exceptions apply: up to 40 hours per week during:
- Spring Break (5 weekdays, plus the Saturday and Sunday before and after);
- Summer (day after May graduation through day before August classes start, but no more than an average of 30 hours per week between 6/1 and 8/31; and
- Winter Break (day after December graduation through day before January classes start).
Limits for International Students
International students may work as many as 20 hours per week during the fall and spring semesters. Full-time employment (21-40 hours per week) is allowed only during the following times for enrolled and continuing students:
- Spring Break (5 weekdays, plus the Saturday and Sunday before and after);
- Summer (day after May graduation through day before August classes start);
- Winter Break (day after December graduation through day before January classes start).
International students who will be employed as teaching assistants or assistant instructors must obtain the International Teaching Assistant English Certification.
Mandatory Reporting and Open Records
As an employee of the university, if you witness or receive information about sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence or stalking that involves a current student or employee, you must promptly report the incident to the University’s Title IX Coordinator or a Deputy Title IX Coordinator.
Additionally, the university is a public employer and is subject to the Texas Public Information Act. As such, records created by and about you may be subject to an open records request and disclosure. Your name, work location and other employment related information, including salary, may be visible on publicly accessible websites or in other publicly available records.
