In addition, the University operates a biology station nearby at Moraine State Park, is affiliated with the McKeever Environmental Learning Center near Sandy Lake, and owns 60 acres for environmentally studies and research. Scanning and transmission electron microscopes, greenhouses, an Outdoor Recreational Instruction Laboratory, a planetarium, IBM compatible, and Apple computer laboratories, and modern equipment support research and instruction. Assistantships may be granted for up to two years, with the recipients working between 16 and 20 hours a week and taking at least 9 graduate credits a semester. Application forms may be obtained from the graduate studies office. Unconditional admission to the graduate studies program is a prerequisite for assistantship eligibility.
All fees are subject to change without notice.
Living and Housing Costs On-campus housing for graduate students is very limited. Student Group Graduate enrollment for the fall semester of 2000 is over 657 students. Approximately one graduate student in three is enrolled on a full-time basis. Location Slippery Rock, a borough of about 3,000 people, adjoins the University. Small shops and restaurants are within two or three blocks of the center of the campus.