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Assistantships for International Students

Graduate Assistantships (GA) are an excellent way to obtain funding for graduate education. ±«Óãtv provides these positions to qualified students on a competitive basis.

GAs may teach, conduct research, or have other responsibilities that contribute to the student's professional development. All graduate assistants are employed by ±«Óãtv and work under a contract negotiated by the and the ±«Óãtv Board of Trustees. The GAU is the labor union certified as the exclusive bargaining agent for graduate assistants at ±«Óãtv.

Who Awards Graduate Assistantships?

Graduate Assistantships are typically awarded through a specific Graduate Program/Department or College. The number of GA positions that are available in a given College or Department are based on funding from the university as well as grants awarded to individual faculty. To determine if a graduate program awards GA positions, as well as the specific eligibility requirements, please contact the Graduate Program Director in your .

Graduate temporary position openings at ±«Óãtv are posted through Careers@±«Óãtv, the Human Resources' online application system. Please visit their site, Work at ±«Óãtv, to search and apply for available openings.

Graduate Assistant Eligibility

The Office of Graduate Studies and university financial resources are used to support full-time, degree-seeking graduate students. To receive an assistantship, the graduate student must meet the following eligibility requirements:

  • Accepted into a graduate degree program and meet the qualifications as specified by the graduate program
  • Meet the academic qualifications as specified by the GA job code
  • Meet appropriate verbal test scores if English in not the primary language
  • Maintain an overall minimum grade point average (GPA) and degree program GPA of 3.00
  • Enroll full-time during the semester(s) appointed as a graduate assistant. Full-time enrollment is considered 9 graduate credit hours in the fall semester, 9 graduate credit hours in the spring semester, and 6 graduate credit hours in the summer semester. If a graduate assistant is enrolled in the last semester of his/her program of study, the number of registered semester hours may be less than the full-time requirement
  • Graduate assistants must comply with all Office of Graduate Studies enrollment requirements to retain their assistantship as stated in the Polices section of the Office of Graduate Studies Catalog
  • Students appointed with <0.25 total FTE are not eligible for tuition waivers