1. What you need for your assistantship
9/16/2018
What you need for your assistantship
Benefits of your assistantship
Payroll Direct Deposit/Payroll Deduction
Financial Aid
Rita Whitcomb – Area Finance Officer,
Rick Grunewald- Associate Director of Payroll,
Michelle Pingree – Assistant Director of Student Services and Outreach,
Aaron Broadus – Senior Financial Aid Advisor,

2. Benefits of your assistantship
9/16/2018
Benefits of your assistantship
What you need to do for your assistantship
Where to look for assistantships and/or other funding opportunities
Payroll Deduction
Payroll Direct Deposit
Financial Aid
Questions

3. Benefits of Your Assistantship
Stipend: Paid the 10th and 25th of each month
Step 26: $1,546/mo
Step 32: $ /mo
Step 48: $ /mo
Tuition Waivers
Instate waiver ~$5,445/sem
Out of state waiver ~$6716/sem
1 year limit -Establish WA residency
Medical Insurance
Health
Dental
Payroll Deduction

4. Enroll in 10-18 credits What you need to do
9/16/2018
What you need to do
Enroll in credits
Complete your Responsible Conduct Training
Maintain cumulative 3.0 GPA
Reside in the state of WA
Establish Washington Residency
Update your local/mailing address in ZZUSIS
Remain enrolled in 10/18 credits for the entire semester

5. What you need to do
I9 – needs to be completed by 8/16, your department will work with you on this
W4 – you can find this on the Payroll Website. You are responsible to submit this
Average hours work requirement 20hrs/week.
Comply with duties assigned
Continue academic progress
Look at your student account, if something does not appear correct by 9/8/15 contact your department

6. Tuition Cost and Fees for Pullman Graduate Students (fees based on FY15, tuition and fees not finalized for FY16)
DESCRIPTION
RESIDENT
NONRESIDENT
Operating/Building/Service & Activity Fee
5,892.00
Non Resident Tuition
6,716.00
TOTAL TUITION & FEES per semester
12,608.00
Less: Operating Fee Waiver/Qualified Tuition Reduction
5,445.00
Less: Non Resident Waiver
RESIDUAL TUITION TO BE PAID BY STUDENT
447.00
Other charges to be paid by student:
Student Recreation Center
153.00
Health & Wellness Fee
180.00
Pullman Transit Fee
27.41
Compton Union Building (CUB) Renovation Fee
120.00
TOTAL TO BE PAID BY STUDENT EACH SEMSTER
$927.41
Tuition is due the 1st day of classes. You must pay your portion of tuition dues or sign up for payroll deduction.

7. Important Dates 8/16/15: 1st day of assistantship
8/19/15: Waivers begin to post to student account
8/19/15: Financial Aid begins disbursement
8/24/15: 1st day of classes
9/8/15: If waivers not posted, contact your department
9/7/15: last day to sign up for payroll deduction
9/8/15: 1st late fee

8. Other Funding Opportunities
Graduate School
Friday Focus- check your WSU
Facebook.com/WsuGraduateSchool
Website current student
Scholarships  department submits to GS
HRS website
Student jobs  COUGlink
Department
Faculty
Graduate Coordinator
OGRD Graduate Assistant
Hannah Merley,

9. Payroll Payroll checks are distributed on the 10th and 25th each month
Pay period August 16th through August 31st = Paycheck September 10th
Pay period September 1st through September 15th = Paycheck September 25th
Student Pay Information
Apply for Payroll Deduction by September 7th (Fall Semester) & January 24th (Spring Semester)
Last date to pay tuition before Late Fees Accrue is September 9th
Tuition and fees deducted over 8 pay cycles, starting the September 25th 2015 with a fee of $8 per semester
Apply for payroll deduction in ZZUSIS

10. Payroll Direct Deposit
Convenient and efficient
Saves time and it is free
Safe and secure
Most WSU employees enroll in direct deposit
How to enroll
Complete the Direct Deposit Authorization Card at Payroll Services, or print one from our website:
Attach a voided check, or a preprinted deposit ticket, or the top part of your bank statement that shows your name, full account number and routing numbers
Bring or mail the above to Payroll Services, French Ad 236
Must be received by Payroll Services 10 days before payday payday you want it to be effective
Payroll Services: French Administration Building, Room 236
Phone:

11. Most Common Types of Financial Aid
By completing the FAFSA, you are eligible for:
Unsubsidized Federal Direct Loan
$20,500 unsubsidized
5.84% Interest, with a 1.07% origination fee
Graduate Plus Loan
Borrow the remaining up to the Cost of Attendance
Covers the different of costs less other aid/resources
6.84% interest rate, 4.29% origination fee
Based on credit check
If denied, can appeal or obtain an endorser
Federal Work Study
Eligible for up to $4000

12. Cost of Attendance – financial aid style

13. FINANCIAL AID TIMELINE
Date
Process
January 31st
WSU Scholarship Deadline
February 15th
FAFSA Priority Deadline
May 15th
Additional Documentation Requests
June
Final Awards
Summer
Accept Awards in zzusis
Finalize zzusis checklist items
1. Entrance Counseling
2. Master Promissory Note (MPN)
3. Grad Plus Loan App / MPN
Week before School
Electronic Aid Delivery
Friday before School Starts
Direct Deposits Sent
First Day of Classes
Checks Mailed!
FINANCIAL AID TIMELINE

14. Academic Year Revision Request
When there are additional expenses…
Finaid.wsu.edu/forms
Academic Year Revision Request
Travel/Transportation
Child Care Expenses
Non-resident Graduate WITHOUT an assistantship
One Time Computer Purchase
Approved funding will increase the budget to allow for more aid to be offered
This is usually a loan (unsub or grad plus)

15. Student Financial Services
Resources
Student Financial Services
Lighty 380
Phone:
Appointment: finaid.wsu.edu – appointment scheduler
Student Accounts
French Administration 342
Phone:

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QUESTIONS