Full-time status is accorded students taking between 9 and 15 credit hours. Assistantships may be granted for up to two years, with the recipients working between 16 and 20 hours each week and maintaining full-time student status. Assistantship brochures may be obtained from the graduate office along with application forms which are submitted directly to the office in which employment is being sought. Unconditional admission to the graduate program is a prerequisite for assistantship eligibility. There is no fee to apply for financial assistance.
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Interest does not accrue on loans awarded to students who demonstrate financial need, and students do not make any type of payment on this loan until six months after they graduate, withdraw, or enroll for less than six credits. Students who do not exhibit financial need can borrow unsubsidized Stafford loans and are required to make quarterly interest payments on their loans while they are enrolled. Checks are disbursed directly to Slippery Rock University. Applications are available at local lending institutions after May 15.