Graduate assistants receive a stipend and a tuition grant that covers instructional, non-resident and general fees. Graduate assistants are required to register for 12 graduate credit hours during Fall and Spring semesters and 9 graduate credit hours during the summer. Assistantships are available to students enrolled full-time in master's, specialist, or doctoral degree programs. Students with half-time assistantships may not hold additional employment. Assistantship appointments are generally made for the academic year.
Stipends vary depending on hours worked and degree being pursued.
The university also offers a limited number of summer-only contracts to eligible students. Graduate assistants are also eligible for a tuition grant for the summer following an academic year appointment. This does not include the general fee. Formal application and letters of recommendation should be submitted to the department in the winter preceding the academic year for which the appointment is desired. Notification of assistantships is made by the Graduate College.