Applications may be pick up from the English Department office or online. Deadlines for submitting applications will be posted by the graduate committee which makes recommendations to the chair in advance of each semester. Typically, GRAs are not available for students who enter our program during the middle of the academic year since all funds are usually allocated in the fall. Please check with the department chair about the availability of funding. You must be enrolled in nine credit hours during any semester when you are receiving an assistantship.
Interns observe classes, assist with essay grading, and teach a few days during the quarter.
Discuss your interest in an internship with a professor who will serve as your prospective supervisor and gain his or her provisional assent to the arrangement. Complete an application form, available in the English department office, and submit it along with a recommendation from the prospective faculty mentor. Teaching internships will be awarded according to the criteria of academic achievement, professional maturity, and career aspirations. The Department Chair, in consultation with the GPC, will make the final decision based in part on the academic schedule and the professor's workload. Application forms are available in the English Department office.