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Read the Graduate Assistantship Handbook<\/a><\/span>. Understand the policies that relate to your assistantship appointment and reach out to your graduate coordinator or supervisor with any questions or concerns. <\/span><\/li>\n
Check your NAU email regularly. The Graduate Assistantships and Tuition Waiver (GATW) team sends out communications to GAs from GATW@nau.edu prior to the semester starting with detailed instructions on course enrollment, health insurance enrollment, university and program fees, and your stipend. <\/span><\/li>\n
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Enroll in a minimum of 6 units of credit or more based on your program enrollment requirements. <\/span>Your award will not disburse unless you have met the minimum enrollment requirements. <\/span><\/li>\n
Enroll in the semester only Student Health Care Plan (SHIP)<\/a> if you are a 20-hour GA who accepted the health insurance benefit by the SHIP enrollment deadline (14 days after the semester start date). Don’t know if you accepted the health insurance benefit? Please check your contract!<\/span><\/li>\n
Pay your university and program fees. See the <\/span>SDAS Tutorials<\/span><\/a> for resources on understanding your eBill. <\/span><\/li>\n
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