Category II Line Items - Graduate Assistants
Object Code - Institutional code and description (Object Classification Codes).
Short Description - Allows up to a 50 character description of the line item. This value will display under the Budget Category column. The default value is the object code description and can be changed.
Group - Allows up to 12 characters for the classification of the line item. For instance, if it's desired to separate specific line items from a large budget.
Long Description - Allows up to a 200 character description of the line item. This value will display as budget notes and on mouse-over for the line item in Budget Explorer.
Qty - Indicates the number of individuals represented for the line item. Default value is 1. Value must be greater than 1. Line item totals are multiplied by this value. Changing this value will force a recalculation.
Grade - Indicates the grade of the individual. The grade determines the stipend value. Grade 0 will permit free-form entry of total stipend and tuition values. Changing this value force a recalculation. Stipends for Graduate Assistants.
Total Stipend - Total Stipend value for line item. This is a read-only field, unless grade 0. Stipend calculated from Graduate Assistant and Postdoctoral Fellowship Rates.
Total Tuition - Total Tuition value for line item. This is a read-only field, unless grade 0. Tuition calculated from Rate Summary Page.
Total Requested - Total Requested value for line item. This total consists of stipend + stipend fringe + stipend f&a + tuition + tuition f&a. This is a read-only field.
Cost Share - Cost Share value for line item. This is a read-only field.
Total Cost Share - Total Cost Share value for line item. This total consists of cost share + fringe + f&a. This is a read-only field.
Periods
Each budget period is represented and can be modified individually.
COL Applied - Determines if the period has cost-of-living applied.
Graduate Student Semester - Identifies the semesters to apply requested stipend and tuition. Changing this value force a recalculation.
Effort - Identifies the effort value for period. Default value is "Half". Changing this value force a recalculation.
Tuition Type - Identifies the tuition type. Default value is "Full Time". Changing this value force a recalculation.
Tuition F&A Applied - Determines if tuition f&a is applied. If F&A Basis is MTDC, tuition f&a is not applied. This option is only available when F&A Basis is "Other".
Stipend - Requested stipend for period. This is a read-only field, unless grade 0.
Tuition - Requested tuition for period. This is a read-only field, unless grade 0.
Cost Share Stipend - Requested cost share stipend for period.
Cost Share Tuition - Requested cost share tuition for period.
Cost Share - Requested cost share direct salary for period. This total consists of cost share stipend + cost share tuition. This is a read-only feild.
Cost Share Total - Total cost share for period. This total consists of cost share stipend + cost share tutions + fringe + f&a. This is a read-only field.
F&A Applied - Determines if f&a is applied to period increment. This option is only available when the F&A Basis is "Other".
Rates
All rates Cost-of-Living (COL), Fringe and Facilities and Administration (F&A) are displayed by fiscal year and set to budget default rates. Rates can be changed for any fiscal year. Changing these values will force a line item recalculation.
Current Rates