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Graduate Assistantship Information
College of Graduate Studies
Why become a graduate assistant?Facilitate your professional growth and development through supervised work experience Contribute to the teaching and research endeavors of the institution Help finance your graduate education Am I eligible?An applicant must have unqualified admission to the College of Graduate Studies under the "Regular" (not "Provisional") classification. Regular degree admission status is explained in the Graduate Catalog. The graduate assistant must maintain a 3.0 grade point average (3.5 GPA - Ed.D. students) on a 4.0 scale. A graduate student holding a Graduate Assistantship appointment must be enrolled as a full-time student within his/her degree program each semester of the GA appointment. If an Incomplete (I) grade is received, the graduate assistant must remove the "I" during the semester following the semester in which the "I" was recorded. Assistantships are normally granted for the
academic year (inclusive of Fall and Spring Semesters). However, single
semester and/or summer assistantships may be available. What are the work requirements?Each graduate assistant is expected to work twenty (20) hours per week as designated by the assigned unit. What are the benefits?The stipend for a full-time graduate assistantship is determined by the department or unit awarding the assistantship. Payment is made on a biweekly schedule. The stipend is not tied to an hourly rate. Graduate assistants MUST PAY all appropriate fees, including a reduced matriculation fee, a technology fee, a university health fee, an activity fee, RAC fees, an athletic fee, a transit fee and mandatory health insurance. For the exact amount please select Fees for Graduate Assistants under the Cost and Financial Aid link. Mandatory Health Insurance |