Graduate Assistantships

The Graduate Studies Assistantship Program offers a limited number of graduate assistantships each year to qualified students. Students apply for assistantships either on campus or off campus for a period of one semester (Fall or Spring), academic year, or summer; full-time (20 hours per week) or half-time (10 hours per week). There are also a limited number of graduate teaching assistantships and research assistantships in certain programs. Students must submit an assistantship application and a resume.

• General Information
• External Graduate Assistantships
• Assistantship Application (Online Version)
• Graduate Assistantship Handbook
• Important Financial Aid Information for Graduate Assistants (For any Financial Aid Issues, please contact the Financial Aid Office directly at 410-704-4236. Please note, this does not apply to UB/TU MBA students.)

FY2013 GA Request Form Due Dates:

Summer'12: 4/2/2012,         Fall'12: 7/2/2012,         Spring'13: 11/15/12

• FY2013 GA Request Form (For TU Departments Only).
• GA Handbook Supplement for Supervisors & Departments
• The GA Position Requirements Form (GPR) will be mailed to supervisors for completion after the FY2013 GA Request Form has been processed.

To be eligible for an assistantship, students must:

• Be admitted to a degree program.
• Be in good academic standing and maintain a minimum semester grade point average of 3.0 in all courses taken for graduate credit during the assistantship.
• Register for degree hours during every semester of the assistantship. (Full-time assistants register for a minimum of six hours and a half-time assistants for at least three hours.)
• Submit an assistantship application and resume every academic year.

A Community Resource

The Office of Graduate Studies at Towson University offers assistantships, part-time jobs closely related to a chosen field, to graduate students to help defray the cost of advanced study. The external graduate assistantship program expands the range of opportunities beyond the University campus. Students will learn through field experience. The program is a partnership between Towson University and the community, providing the talents of mature students for business, government, industry, and education. Note: external assistantships are not available in all programs.

External graduate assistants may be employed for 10 to 20 hours per week, on either a 10-month or 12-month basis. An organization hiring a graduate assistant is asked to develop a job description, supervise the student, and evaluate the student's work, in much the same manner as regular employees. Organizations are asked to provide work that involves the student in a substantial way in the organization's activities. The organization is expected to cover the costs of graduate tuition, a stipend, and an administrative fee.

For more information about assistantships, contact the Graduate Assistantship Office at (410) 704-4484 or e-mail to gao@towson.edu.


Employers:

For more information about employing a Towson University graduate assistant, please contact:

Dr. Janet V. DeLany
Dean, Office of Graduate Studies
Administration Building, Room 311J
Towson University
8000 York Road
Towson, MD 21252
Phone: 410-704-2078
Fax: 410-704-3129
E-mail: jdelany@towson.edu

Towson University is in compliance with federal and state laws and regulations that prohibit illegal discrimination. The University does not discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation.

Assistantship Openings


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