Graduate teaching and research assistantships are available in most departments for highly qualified graduate students. Assistantships provide students to work on campus. There are three primary areas where graduate assistants work:
1. as teaching assistants
2. as research assistants
3. as general assistance in offices on campus.
Applications
for assistantships should be filed with the chairman
of the department of the student’s major field
of interest no later than May 1 prior to fall enrollment,
October 1 prior to spring enrollment, and March
1 prior to summer sessions. Please refer to the
Graduate
Bulletin for specifics regarding grade point
average and course load requirements for graduate
assistants. A limited number of applications
are kept on file in the Office of Graduate Studies
for departments seeking general assistance.
These assistantships are offered on an as needed
basis.
Teaching
assistants work closely with the faculty and assist
with the management and grading of undergraduate
course materials. However, if the teaching assistant
has successfully completed (a minimum of) 18 graduate
hours in the discipline, they may be asked to teach
courses or labs under the supervision of a faculty
member. Graduate research assistants are typically
assigned to a faculty member and assist with the
gathering or analysis of information and data on
original research projects. Graduate assistants
assigned to departments and offices on campus provide
general assistance as needed. Typically, graduate
assistants work 15 to 20 hours per week.
In addition to earning a stipend for work, non-resident
graduate assistants receive a tuition reduction
since they may be charged the equivalent of in-state
tuition during the semesters in which they are actively
employed. A student who has, or will have an approved
graduate assistantship may request an in-state equivalency
for one summer during his/her graduate career. Assistantships
may only be awarded to an individual student for
a maximum of four semesters (excluding summers).
Stipends for assistantships may vary in amount by
department.
Graduate assistants are expected to familiarize
themselves with university policies and to fulfill
their professional responsibilities to the university.
An applicant for a graduate assistantship must be
admitted to a graduate program as a degree-seeking
student and enrolled in graduate courses during
the semester of employment.
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