Financial assistance is available for teaching and research. This primarily comes in the form of a teaching assistantship, although some advanced students receive support from faculty grants. The stipends for teaching assistantships are increased regularly and remain competitive with schools nationwide. A teaching assistantship includes a waiver of non-resident tuition of $346.50 per credit hour. Currently stipends for the academic year are $12,900 to $14,600. Stipends for summer support are available for some teaching assistants.
Duties of teaching assistants vary. A student is not assigned direct teaching duties during the first semester. Instead they receive training in being a teaching assistant. Once teaching duties begin an assistant normally teaches two sections of a lower division course each semester. More advanced students have their loads reduced to one course for one of the two semesters each year.
In addition to the teaching assistantships, there are also a limited number of fellowships available. These are highly competitive and preference is given to students who plan to ultimately pursue a doctor's degree. Graduate students in the Mathematics Department have also been very successful in receiving university fellowships which usually are awarded after one or more years of study.
Resident tuition and fees for graduate hours are currently $185 per credit hour. Some tuition waivers are available for certain highly qualified individuals and minorities. In addition to tuition there are miscellaneous fees totaling approximately $55per semester. Tuition and fees are revised annually so these amounts should be treated as estimates. Books add another $100 to $300per semester.