Hello students, I hope you have all settled in nicely to the new semester. If you are receiving a Teaching Assistantship (GTA) or Research Assistantship (GRA) this semester, and need to maintain full-time status for health insurance or student visa status, please send me this form - http://registrar.gmu.edu/forms/GAF.pdf You'll fill in the top area and sign, and I will fill in the department verification area. I will then send it to the Registrar for processing. If are taking one credit of dissertation or thesis research (999 or 799) and need to maintain full-time status for health insurance or student visa status, please fill out and send me the form http://registrar.gmu.edu/forms/DDR.pdf if you are a doctoral student or http://registrar.gmu.edu/forms/MTR.pdf for Master's students Any questions feel free to email me. thank you, Diane St. Germain -- Diane St. Germain Coordinator, Biology and Biosciences Graduate Academic Programs** *Molecular and Microbiology Dept.* *George** Mason University* MS 1H8, 10900 University Blvd. Manassas, VA 20110 *Phone* (703) 993-4263, *Fax* (703) 993-8976**