Dear [Insert applicant’s name],

Congratulations! You have been recommended for admission to the [ACADEMIC] program

at Ohio University for the [term] semester, 202[X]. You will receive an official offer of

[Insert information about the academic program here]

With the recommendation for admission, we are offering you a [graduate, research, teaching]

Assistantship to begin in [term] semester, 202[X]. This assistantship consists of:

• A $[amount] stipend/semester for [fall semester, spring semester, fall and spring

semesters, and summer semester] (Please note: Stipends are processed through

payroll services as taxable items. For information about your stipend payment cycle,

please visit Ohio University Human Resources, Payroll Schedules),

• [(If stipend is over $1,950/semester) [$215 currently] towards your graduate general

fees.

• A [partial or full]-tuition scholarship of your instructional fees for [fall semester,

years, pending the availability of funds, appropriate/satisfactory progress toward your

degree, and your compliance with program and university guidelines. [Note: If the program

curriculum requires more semesters than are normally funded, please include that

information here.] You must register for a minimum of [insert number of hours] graduate

hours for fall and spring semesters, a minimum of [insert number of hours] graduate hours

for summer semester. You must maintain a 3.0 graduate grade-point average to keep this

appointment.

In exchange for this assistantship, you will be expected to work [X] hours per week, never to

exceed 20 hours per week. The duties begin the first day of the semester and end the on the

close of the semester. We will assign the specific duties and responsibilities for this

[international: Teaching Assistants must meet oral English proficiency requirements as

defined by the State of Ohio. These requirements apply to all teaching assistants with

instructional responsibility regardless of the teaching assistant’s native language. Oral

proficiency is certified by the academic program. For non-native speakers, the minimum

requirements are as follows:

iBT - ≥80 Composite, ≥24 Speaking, ≥17 all other section scores

IELTS – ≥6.5 Composite, ≥7.0 Speaking, ≥6.5 all Bands

Non-native speakers may be provisionally cleared to teach if they achieve the following and

department requested an English waiver on your behalf, then you will be required to take the

Versant English Test (VET) prior to assuming teaching assistantship duties. This test can be

arranged by contacting the Ohio Program of Intensive English director, Dr. Gerry Krzic

([email protected]).]

You will be responsible for paying the remainder of the fees while holding this appointment,

as applicable. These fees include:

Office of the Bursar web page.

You are likely to have additional expenses (for example, housing deposits, rent, books,

transportation, parking, food, clothing, outerwear, and other living expenses) to pay before

your first stipend payment, so arrive with sufficient funds for these additional costs. For more

information on typical expenses, visit the Graduate College web page.

For more information on additional funding opportunities and financial assistance, visit

the Graduate College Financial Support web page.

module. More information will be distributed about this module via email. In addition, all

graduate students are strongly encouraged to participate in the all-campus orientation hosted

by the Graduate College. This on-campus event is scheduled for Thursday, August 18, 2022.

Please look for more information in your OHIO email.

student’s personal funding required for issuance of an I-20 (which is needed for a student to

secure a student visa), the Graduate College factors in only the graduate appointment funding

for the student’s first two semesters in the program (not the entire year).]

[Include programmatic supplemental information.]

You would be accepting this assistantship under the terms and conditions outlined above and

in the [Insert correct catalog here], Graduate Appointment and Fellowships section. You have