Please consult the department or school to which you are applying for an assistantship for their application deadline. A limited number of teaching assistantships are available in departments or schools offering major programs of graduate study. Teaching assistants must have earned at least 18 graduate credit hours in their teaching discipline, be under the direct supervision of an experienced faculty member, and receive regular in-service training. They are assigned to an academic department or school and are expected to instruct six credit hours of course work or an equivalent of six credit hours of a laboratory. Application forms may be obtained from the Graduate School office.
Teaching assistants are responsible for room and board expenses.
Teaching assistants carry a course load of six to nine credit hours of study and must be enrolled in a degree program. A limited number of graduate assistantships are available in most of the departments and schools offering major programs of graduate study. Graduate assistants are assigned to an academic department or school to assist faculty members in preparing for instruction, grading papers, conducting research, preparing laboratories, performing departmental or school administrative tasks, etc. Application forms may be obtained from the Graduate School office. Graduate assistants are responsible for room and board expenses.