Each semester, a limited number of assistantships are offered to qualified graduate students. The program was established as a method to provide qualified graduate students with professional development experience, while supplying a valuable service to academic areas and administrative offices of the University. A graduate assistantship provides a tuition remission award of up to five credits per semester in exchange for the student's service in an academic area or administrative office.
Assistants are under direct and assigned supervision of regular faculty members or administrators.
Typical duties include educational research, editing educational materials, assisting in classroom or laboratory instruction, administrative responsibilities, assisting with the production of written reports or documents, or other appropriate assign-ments. Because of the time required to perform this service, students who are employed full time usually do not qualify for the award. A brochure describing all requirements and the application process for graduate assistantships is available in the Student Financial Planning or Graduate Enrollment Services offices.