Graduate Student jobs at UM are referred to as APPOINTMENTS. Your pay and hourly work expectation are set by your APPOINTMENT FRACTION, which is also sometimes referred to as your FTE or Full Time Equivalency. Below  is a chart of the various appointment fractions along with the hours expectation per term, and per week.Â
Please note that the weekly expectation is based on a 17 week employment period which includes finals weeks, going beyond the 14-15 weeks in which classes are in session.
Each departments is required provide every GSI with a FRACTION CALCULATION WORKSHEET. This document lays out all of the tasks that the GSI is expected to perform and includes an estimate of how much time each task will take.  If you received a fraction calculation worksheet it’s a good idea to go through it with your supervisor, checking to confirm that all of the time estimates sound reasonable. Even if you didn’t receive a fraction calculation worksheet, sitting down with your supervisor to discuss the allocation of your time is the best way to ensure that your workload is consistent with your appointment fraction.   You can download a blank FRACTION CALCULATION WORKSHEET here.
Work Expectation by Fraction
| Employment Fraction | Average Weekly Work Expectation |
| 1.0 | 35.50+ hours |
| .75 | 25.5 – 35.49 |
| .60 | 20.01 – 25.49 |
| .50 | 16.50 – 20.00 |
| .35 | 14.50 – 16.49 |
| .30 | 12.50 – 14.49 |
| .25 | 9.50 – 12.49 |
| .237 | 7.50 – 9.49 |
| .187 | 5.50 – 7.49 |
| .137 | 3.50 – 5.49 |
| .087 | Up to 3.49 |
