The department aspires to offer an assistantship to every individual admitted to the Ph.D. or Master's Programs. The large majority of these assistantships are for teaching. Teaching Assistantships Most teaching assistantships are in the writing program, with some fewer in the English Language Institute. Doctoral students occasionally teach literature, creative writing, or linguistics, especially as an internship. All writing courses are taught in one of the department's eleven computer networked computer classrooms.
All teaching assistants have an office equipped with a computer and network access.
Summer teaching is regularly available. All doctoral students who want a teaching assistantship are granted one upon admission, with rare exception. Masters students teach one course each semester. Summer teaching is occasionally available, and summer research assistantships have been available every year. Approximately 60 master's students hold assistantships in the department of English.