Teaching and Research Assistantships
Assistantships may require work in the classroom or the laboratory, in research, or in other areas on campus. Approximately 3,000 assistantships are awarded annually.
Appointments cover tuition and provide monthly stipend. Appointments are made at one of several grades in consideration of experience and qualification of the individual. Assistantships are of three types:
- Quarter-time (9 to 14 credits; 10 hours of work/week)
- Half-time (9 to 12 credits; 20 hours of work/week)
- Three-quarter-time (6 to 8 credits; 30 hours of work/week)
Applicants should write or call the person in charge of their graduate program for information and should indicate on their graduate admissions form that they are interested in an assistantship.