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FINANCIAL SUPPORT
All first year Ph.D. students receive a teaching/research assistantship in the form of a stipend ($18,500 for 1st year students for the 2004-2005 fiscal year, with a step increase to $19,475 at the start of year two) and are provided an out-of-state tuition waiver, an in-state registration waiver, and health insurance coverage. First year M.S. students receive comparable support, dependent upon the availability of funds. Every student in our program is expected to devote full time to research and graduate studies, 12 months per year with time for vacation and holidays. Thus, students are encouraged not to undertake regular outside employment.
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