Applicants must have completed the graduate program application and the assistantship application by February 1 to be considered for an assistantship for the upcoming academic year. Applications are available upon request from the departmental office. The department has several grader positions open to qualified students. These positions are available each semester for work in lower level philosophy courses at an hourly wage. Contact the department office for further information.
Applications are available for admitted students from the departmental office.
Readership positions are awarded at the start of each term. Students enrolled in the teaching ethics option are expected to take part in professional training and in community and University lectures that are offered through the Practical Ethics Center. All graduate students with interest in ethics are encouraged to submit papers for presentation for the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics Meetings, held at the end of February each year. In addition, all graduate students with an interest in ethics are invited to assist in the coaching of undergraduate students for the annual campus-wide Ethics Bowl and the annual National Ethics Bowl competitions. The Boyce Philosophy Library, in the departmental office suite, provides a lounge and computer access for all philosophy students and faculty.