Pay Graduate Comprehensive Fees
Students on a Graduate Assistantship
Your must accept your assistantship contract before July 10 for a pending credit to show on the Fall semester bill and by December 10 for a pending credit to show on the Spring semester bill. If the award is recorded after these dates, and the pending credit does not appear on your billing statement, view your current activity/account summary to see transactions posted after the bill dates.
Graduate students on an assistantship contract may choose to pay their comprehensive and commonwealth facilities and equipment fees, subsidized student medical insurance charge, and up to $200 - $500 of miscellaneous charges (depending on residency) using the Graduate Comprehensive Fee Payment Plan. Enrollment in the plan is possible after an eligible student has registered for classes and the tuition remission award has been entered. The plan is available during the fall and spring semesters at no cost, with a new application required each semester.
Frequently Asked Questions
The semester account balance due, up to the plan max, is divided by the remaining number of plan debits to determine each debit amount. The plan max is set as the sum of the following fulltime fees :
- Athletic fee
- Health Fee
- Recreational Sports Fee
- Student Activity Fee
- Student Services Fee
- Subsidized Student Medical Insurance Charges, if applicable
- Commonwealth Facility and Equipement Fee, if applicable
- Miscellaneous Charges, if applicable (up to $200-$500, depending on residency)
- The number of debits in the plan depends on the date of enrollment.
- The fall semester appointment period extends from August through December. The plan covers a maximum of 8 debits, correlating with university payroll dates, from September 01 through December 15.
- The spring semester appointment period extends from December through May. The plan covers a maximum of 8 debits, correlating with university payroll dates, from January 16 through May 01.
- A “pending credit” will apply to the student account for the full amount of the plan and will be reduced by the debit amount when each debit is taken.
- Future debit amounts may increase or decrease based on the account balance due, up to the plan max.
Contact your hiring department to verify your assistantship has been established in the payroll system. If tuition remission has been awarded, you may still enroll in the Graduate Comprehensive Fee Payment Plan following these steps:
- Log in to Hokie Spa
- Select the “Hokie Spa” tab
- Select "Hokie Wallet"
- Select "Budget Tuition Plan"
- Select the “View payment plan options”
- Select “Option 2 of 2” and complete the application
Be sure to have your checking or eligible savings routing and account numbers available.
This charge is added for students who choose to enroll in the Virginia Tech Student Medical Insurance Plan for each semester that the student is enrolled in the plan. This charge is also added for mandatory students (international, Vet Med, and Medicine students who have an insurance requirement) who do not satisfy the requirement by the deadline. The cost of insurance collected is paid by the university to the carrier. GAs/GRAs/GTAs eligible for the university subsidy of the plan cost will see a net charge. More information can be found here.