Financial Aid Graduates students may apply for grants, loans, part-time student employment, and assistantships. Graduate teaching and research assistantships are available in most departments for highly qualified graduate students. Stipends for assistantships vary between departments. To qualify for a graduate assistantship, an entering graduate student must have an undergraduate GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale from a regionally accredited institution. Exceptions may be made for one semester only in cases of assistantships in academic departments when an otherwise ineligible student has required expertise.
Some degree programs have additional requirements for admission.
While no application deadline is set by the university, applicants should submit all required materials at least two months before enrollment date. Graduate assistanships are usually awarded in the spring preceding fall enrollment, but occasionally assistantships are awarded during the summer and fall. Last updated April 24, 1997. Murray State University, 1997. For further information, contact Mary Ann Wilson , Graduate Coordinator.