Financial Aid: Graduate Assistant Program
Current and entering graduate students are eligible for Graduate
Assistantships. These positions waive tuition for eighteen hours
of graduate course work and provide a stipend. Students must apply
and meet eligibility requirements to be considered for an Assistantship
position. There are a limited number of Assistantships available
and they are awarded on a competitive basis.
Once a position is secured, a complete application including the following documents must be
submitted to the Graduate and Continuing Education Office for the Dean's review:
- Completed Application for Graduate Assistantship
- Current Resume
- Two letters of recommendation in reference to candidate's work
history (letters from prior employers)
- Unofficial transcript (available on Web-4 or through Sheila Lynch in the Office of the Registrar)
Qualifications
Newly accepted graduate students seeking appointments to Graduate
Assistant positions must have an undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or better
and submit two letters of recommendation. One letter should address
the academic potential of the student and may be from the undergraduate
advisor, a school principal, or a professional agency. These
letters of recommendation are to be submitted directly to the graduate
office. Current Graduate students must have a graduate GPA
of 3.5 or better and two letters of recommendation attesting to
their work history.
Stipend and Award
- Graduate Assistants are paid $5,500.00 for the academic year
beginning September 4, 2007 and ending June 27, 2008 providing for a biweekly
stipend of $250.00.
- Graduate Assistants must work 20 hours per week for 43 weeks
in order to earn the full stipend.
- The appointment and award include a tuition waiver for 18 semester
hours of graduate work to be completed within the academic year
of the appointment. Tuition waivers cannot be carried over to
subsequent years.
- Tuition waivers do not apply to Undergraduate Courses, Independent
Studies, Directed Studies, Internships, Practica, Continuation
of Thesis, Field Work, or other special scheduling courses.
- Graduate Assistants must pay all fees.
Exceptions may be made regarding length of appointments, if so,
awards will be prorated. Graduate Assistants are not entitled to
any fringe benefits including vacation, sick leave or unemployment
compensation, at the end of their contract.
Load and Academic Requirements to Maintain Assistantship
- Graduate Assistants must carry a load of six semester hours of graduate work per semester (Fall & Spring) in their program, which is considered full time. Under load or over load must be petitioned to the Dean of Graduate and Continuing Education. (Student Petition Form)
- Graduate Assistants must maintain a GPA of 3.5 in their academic
work.
- Graduate Assistants are required to work 20 hours per week,
which is considered a full-time work schedule (during official school breaks students must petition (Student Petition Form) to request permission for extended hours).
- Graduate Assistants are not allowed to secure a second position
on campus.
Graduate Assistantships Available for 2008/2009:
-Update List coming August 2008-
For application process and appointment procedures contact Jessica DuPont in the Graduate Office at extension 3280 or jdupont5@fsc.edu.
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