Graduate Assistants - Information for Students
Are you looking for a way to fund your education, connect with faculty and students, and immerse yourself in projects relevant to your degree? Consider becoming a graduate assistant. A graduate assistantship serves as on-campus employment for full-time graduate students. An assistantship provides an excellent opportunity to connect with professionals in your field and enhance your intellectual and professional development as a whole.
Beyond being a valuable life experience, an assistantship is a fantastic way to finance your education! Your stipend (salary) as a GA for the 2009-2010 academic year is $10,300 for 20 hours work per week during the academic year. In addition, both full-and part-time graduate assistants are eligible for paid tuition. The University will pay for up to eight credits of graduate tuition cost per semester (fall and spring). Students are responsible for all student fees assessed. All graduate assistants, both international and U.S. citizens, qualify for in-state tuition rates. Click on the links below to learn more about this wonderful opportunity!
Applying for Graduate Assistantships
Complete the Graduate Assistantship application (PDF) and submit the application along with a cover letter, resume, and references (if required) to the contacts for any posted positions. Graduate programs, departments, and colleges may also have graduate assistantships that are not posted at this website, you should check with your graduate program coordinator for more information on assistantships in these areas.
Graduate Assistantship Orientation
Friday, August 21, 2009
Cascade Room, Atwood Center
Registration: 12:30-1:00
Orientation: 1:00 to 4:00
Refreshments provided
GA Orientation Poster (pdf)
Required Professional Development
Preventing Discrimination in the Workplace (Parts A and B)
As part of institutional strategy, SCSU provides anti-racism and anti-discrimination training to faculty, staff and students. This training is available online at http://www.stcloudstate.edu/affirmativeaction/
Security Awareness Workshop
Students will be enrolled in this D2L workshop when they are employed by St. Cloud State University. All Graduate Assistants are expected to complete the security training.
