Financial assistance in the form of assistantships or scholarships is available from a number of sources. Most graduate students in the Department who receive financial assistance through the University of Georgia are on a Departmental assistantship or a Graduate School assistantship. Students on an assistantship must take a minimum of 12 hours per semester. Departmental Assistantships: Each year approximately thirty Departmental assistantships are awarded for the academic year. A small number of assistantships are available during the summer session. The assistantship is normally for one-third time work commitment (thirteen hours per week). In addition to the actual monies received by the assistant, one pays a reduced tuition of just $25 per semester and the required student activity fee. A student holding an academic year assistantship may register in the following Summer Semester and pay only the reduced tuition of $25.00, plus student activity fee. Duties of a Departmental assistant normally include one or more of the following: