Students born after January 1957, taking six or more credits within a semester or session, are required by state law to provide colleges with proof of immunization against measles, mumps and rubella. Contact the Health Center in order to comply. Full time graduate status carries a course load of 9 credits per semester. Half time graduate status carries a course load of 5-8 credits per semeseter. Additionally, all students must request a Financial Aid transcript from each previous post-secondary institution attended, whether financial aid was received or not.
Institutional assistance is offered to graduate students through two programs.
Students are eligible for only one of these programs at a time. A limited number of assistantships are available each semester and summer. Matriculated graduate students work 200 hours for the cost of 6 credit hours. A maximum of three assistantships per student is possible and courses must be taken concurrently with the graduate assistantships. The money earned as a result of the assistantship is taxable and students will receive an IRS form W2 at the end of the calendar year for reporting purposes.