TA Requirement for the Department of Chemical Engineering (Fall 2023 & Forward)
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For international students on a fellowship who are TAing: a TA position may entitle a student to UT Select, but most CHE TA positions are for 10 hours, international students on a fellowship who are TAing must be careful to submit an insurance waiver prior to the 12th class day (or 4th class day for summer terms). If a student does not submit an insurance waiver to the international office (Texas Global), prior to the deadline, the student will owe the cost of SHIP, regardless if the student is also receiving UTSelect insurance.
University Policies on Graduate Student Employment
- Academic Employment: https://gradschool.utexas.edu/academic-employment
- Conditions for Student Employment: https://gradschool.utexas.edu/finances/student-employment/conditions (Information on 20/30 Hour Limit)
- Tuition Reduction Benefit: https://gradschool.utexas.edu/finances/student-employment/academic-employment/tuition-reduction-benefit
- Resident Tuition Entitlement: https://gradschool.utexas.edu/finances/student-employment/resident-tuition-entitlement
- On-Campus Employment for International Students: https://world.utexas.edu/isss/students/work/campus
- Student Employee Insurance & Benefits: https://hr.utexas.edu/student/student-employee-insurance-benefits
If you are a 20-Hour TA in the spring semester, your out-of-pocket insurance expenses (not the premiums) for the entire summer will be taken out of your June paycheck (for working the month of May), regardless of your summer employment status. If you do not want this to happen, and if you will be employed in a benefits-eligible position over the summer, you will need to complete a Cancellation of Pre-Payment for Summer Insurance Coverage form sometime in early May (scroll to almost the bottom of the page).
Summer TAs
Summer TAs are appointed on an ad-hoc basis by faculty. The Graduate Office is not responsible for selecting summer TAs, but TA effort for a summer course counts toward the TA requirement on a pro-rated basis (e.g. a 20 hour summer assignment for first session counts as 7 hours towards the requirement). Maymester courses do not count towards the degree requirement.