St. Cloud State University

Graduate Assistantships (MS)

Graduate assistantships (GA) are academically related employment appointments reserved for students who hold a bachelor’s degree and who have been formally admitted to a graduate program. SCSU offers three basic types of assistantships:

• Program assistants—duties are limited to an individual academic program or office
  
• Research assistants—duties include engaging in research activities connected to a department or professor
  
• Teaching assistants—duties include the instruction of students under the general supervision of a professor
  

Graduate assistantships are available during the regular academic year with a limited number available during the summer term. See the School of Graduate Studies at http://www.stcloudstate.edu/graduatestudies/ga/students/default.asp to view the current graduate assistantship openings.

Who is eligible?
International students and U.S. citizens are eligible to apply. A student must be:

• Fully admitted to the School of Graduate Studies
  
• Registered as a full-time student each term of the appointment
  

Benefits
Graduate assistantship stipends (salary) for 20 hours per week.

In addition to the stipend, both full- and part-time graduate assistants are eligible for paid tuition. The University will pay for up to eight graduate credits per semester. This does not include any student fees. The University does not pay for tuition during the summer sessions.

Resident rate privilege
All graduate assistants, both international and U.S. citizens and residents, qualify for in-state tuition rates.

International students
Upon receipt of a departmental letter of GA appointment, an international student can list the stipend as income on their financial certification forms.