GRADUATE STUDIES - COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES

GRADUATE and ATHLETIC ASSISTANTSHIPS

Graduate and athletic assistantships are awarded competitively and offer remission of all tuition and fees (except graduation fee) plus a stipend. In return, graduate/athletic assistants are ordinarily expected to work for a department or team 20 hours weekly conducting research, teaching, or work related to the department/team. The term of the assistantship is one year and is normally renewed for a second year upon satisfactory performance, with the potential for a third year in certain programs.

Click here for a list of graduate and athletic assistantships available for 2009-2010.

[Application Procedure]

Credentials to submit to the Office of Graduate Studies by the March 1 Deadline:

• Graduate Assistant Application [Word] [PDF] or
• Athletic Assistant Application [Word]

• Resume

• Statement of Purpose

• Two Letters of Recommendation with cover sheets (included in application packet)

Note: Students who require letter(s) of recommendation for their general application may use the graduate assistant recommendation letters for both. Letters of recommendation for the general application will only suffice for an athletic assistantship application not for a graduate assistantship application.

See the FAQ section for further information

The follow academic departments/programs offer graduate assistantships only to those students seeking a degree in their department or program:

Biology	216-397-4251
Business	216-397-1970
Communications Management	216-397-4378
Community Counseling	216-397-3001
Education & Allied Studies	216-397-4632
English	216-397-4221
History	216-397-4771
Humanities	216-397-4780
Mathematics	216-397-4686
Nonprofit Administration	216-397-4671
Religious Studies	216-397-4708

There are a limited number of positions available in non-academic departments. Qualified graduate students may also apply for one of these areas regardless of the department or program to which they have been accepted:

Athletics	216-397-4416
Center for Career Services	216-397-4237
University Counseling Center	216-397-4283
Student Activities	216-397-4288
Student Affairs	216-397-4213
Graduate Studies(College of Arts & Sciences)	216-397-4284
Planning and Assessment	216-397-4734

For athletic assistantships, contact the individual coach to see if there is an opening.

Baseball	216-397-4660
Basketball (Men’s)	216-397-4505
Basketball (Women’s)	216-397-4414
Football	216-397-1681
Soccer (Women’s)	216-397-4527
Softball	216-397-6223
Sports Information	216-397-4676
Swimming (Men’s and Women’s)	216-397-4368
Track & Cross Country (M and W)	216-397-4515
Volleyball (Women’s)	216-397-1562
Wrestling	216-397-4464
Recreational Sports	216-397-3092

Graduate/Athletic Assistantship FAQs