APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT 1 AUGUST 1991
 
  I.   Remission of Tuition
 
       Graduate assistants may receive remission of up to ten (10)
       credits of tuition each academic semester.  As employees of
       the University of Maryland graduate assistants are billed at
       the in-state rate. As soon as the assistantship is
       terminated, students are billed at their original status,
       unless they have changed their status by petition.
 
       Stipends for graduate assistants paid from contract or grant
       accounts are generally adjusted to compensate for the
       additional financial burden imposed by the necessity for
       them to pay their own tuition.
 
       Graduate research assistants in the Agricultural Experiment
       Station who are on a 12-month appointment receive an
       additional four (4) credit hours tuition fees remitted in
       the summer.
 
  II.  Health Insurance
 
       Graduate assistants may enroll in the university health care
       programs. Enrollment must be within 60 days of employment.
 
  III. Retirement, Social Security
 
       Retirement fees and social security are not withheld from
       the salaries of graduate assistants, and they are not
       entitled to the benefits that accrue from withholding.
 
  IV.  Credit Union
 
       Graduate assistants may join the Credit Union for the
       purpose of depositing savings, but are not eligible for
       personal or automobile loans.
 
   V.  Vacation and Sick Leave
 
       Graduate assistants are not eligible for vacation or sick
       leave credit.
 
  VI.  Facilities
 
       Departments generally provide graduate assistants with
       suitable work space, laboratory space and office space, when
       necessary.
 
  VII. Housing
 
       Priority in graduate apartment housing is currently given to
       graduate assistants.
 
  VIII. University of Maryland Club
 
       Graduate assistants may become members of the Faculty Club
       at College Park.