Upon completion of all of these requirements, the Cognate in College teaching is awarded and noted on the graduate transcript. The application for admission serves as the application for new graduate students for the scholarship and assistantship aid awarded by the department. Continuing graduate students may apply for merit based awards, an upgrade or change in type of award. An application for a change in award must be in writing to the Graduate Programs Coordinator. These awards provide a waiver of tuition charges and are awarded each semester of the academic year.
Appointments are normally for one academic year.
Graduate assistantships are awarded to the best qualified entering and continuing students. Assistantship awards for entering students will be based upon application materials, including record of prior academic performance, GRE scores, letters of recommendation and other indicators of academic and professional promise. Awards are reissued to continuing students based upon performance in the first year of the MA or Ph.D. program and upon the quality of service rendered as a graduate assistant. For MA students, assistantships are not granted for more than three semesters. An appointment may be renewed provided that funds are available and that the student's academic performance, as well as performance in carrying out the responsibilities of the assistantship, is satisfactory.