Maximum Appointment Levels for Graduate Assistants By Appointment Type

2019 – 2020 MAXIMUM APPOINTMENT LEVELS FOR GRADUATE ASSISTANTS BY APPOINTMENT TYPE

No Concurrent Appointment	Domestic Dissertator / Non-Dissertator	International Dissertator / Non-Dissertator	Registration for Summer
RA	50%	50%	YES
PA	75%	50%	NO
TA	75%	50%	NO
Combinations of Concurrent Appointments
TA/PA	75%	50%	NO
TA/RA	75% *	50%	YES
PA/RA	75%*	50%	YES
RA/PA/TA	75% *	50%	YES
PA/AS	75%	50%	NO
TA/AS or US	75%	50%	NO
RA/AS or US	75%	50%	YES
PA/LTE	75%	50%	NO
TA/LTE	75%	50%	NO
RA/LTE	75%	50%	YES
PA/SH	75%	50%	NO
TA/SH	75%	50%	NO
RA/SH	75%	50%	YES

RA = Research Assistant, PA = Project Assistant, TA = Teaching Assistant, AS = Academic Staff, US = University Staff, LTE = Limited Term Employment, SH = Student Hourly  

* RA appointments are held to a 50% appointment level regardless of international or domestic student status.  The RA appointment level cannot be more than 50% for combination of concurrent appointments too. 

Graduate students who hold assistantships and have concurrent academic staff, classified staff or student hourly positions are held to the 75% maximum.

For Fellows and Trainees see Policy for Supplemental and Concurrent Appointments for Graduate Students Holding Predoctoral Fellowships or Traineeships.

The Request for Exception to Max Levels of Graduate Assistant Application form is only needed when requesting appointments that exceed the above levels. The Graduate School Human Resources Office is responsible for approving rare cases when there is a need for an exception to these policies. Clear documentation of the necessity for an exception to UW-Madison policy must accompany such a request and should be submitted through the appropriate Dean or Director to the Graduate School Human Resources Office, 307 Bascom Hall. Your Dean may require School/College review of some of these categories. They will notify you separately of any additional school/college requirements.