All awards will be adjusted so as not to exceed the determined need. Graduate Assistant - The graduate assistant teaches in a classroom or laboratory in an instructional department. Completion of the form Application for Graduate Assistantships is recommended. Students who have made application for graduate assistantship and have been admitted to the Graduate School generally have the best opportunity to make their qualifications known to the various supervisors who employ graduate assistants. Each spring a list of assistantship positions available the next academic year will be posted on the Web and in the Graduate School office or sent by request.
Early application is essential.
It is the responsibility of the student to contact the supervisor indicated on the list for more information on the positions and to set up an interview. The department offering the position sends a completed ES-5 form to Human Resources of the graduate applicant to be hired. Human Resources officially offers the position to the prospective applicant. Assistantships are normally filled on an academic year basis although some assistantships may be for one semester or a partial semester only. The following indicates the number of hours required to work and credit load limitations for assistantships.