Assistantships require approximately 20 hours per week in service to the department and allow a student to pursue approximately two thirds of a full-time academic schedule.
Fellowships require no service and allow a student to pursue a full-time academic schedule.
Fellowships include summer support. Students with Teaching Assistantships are offered summer support, subject to availability. During Summer 1999, all supported students received summer support on request. Approximately 90 teaching and research Assistantships are provided each year by the department and, normally, TA offers are made only for Autumn Quarter. Applicants to the graduate program who wish to be considered for an Assistantship or Fellowship, should indicate this in the appropriate section of the application form.