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The College of Graduate and Continuing
Education
Graduate Assistantships
One of the questions we are regularly asked in the Graduate School Office is: "What is a graduate assistantship?" A graduate assistantship at The University of Scranton provides a unique opportunity for graduate students to complete their Master's Degree full time relatively tuition free.
HOW DOES IT WORK? Graduate Assistants agree to provide a service commitment to an academic or administrative department during a specified contract period (usually September through May).
For this service, they are paid a stipend. Currently, the nine month stipend is:
$8,800 for Level 1 graduate assistants 600 hours per academic year (approx. 20 hours per week per academic semester)
$6,600 for Level 2 graduate assistants 450 hours per academic year (approx. 15 hours per week per academic semester)
$4,400 for Level 3 graduate assistants 300 hours per academic year (approx. 10 hours per week per academic semester)
$3,300 for Level 4 graduate assistants 225 hours per academic year (approx. 7.5 hours per week per academic semester)
Stipend payments are made in equal monthly allotments on the first day of the month following the service.
In addition, the holder of the graduate assistantship is eligible for a tuition scholarship equal to the number of graduate credits in his/her master's degree program. This tuition scholarship covers either full or partial tuition and most fees associated with graduate courses taken during the graduate assistantship contract period.
HOW DO I APPLY? To apply for a graduate assistantship, fill out an Assistantship application (available in the Graduate School Office). Attach a resume, and return it to the Graduate School Office no later than March 1 for consideration for an assistantship position starting the following September. Also, if you are applying for an assistantship in the Kania School of Management, you will have to submit at least two letters of recommendation to the MBA Program Director.
HOW ARE ASSISTANTSHIPS AWARDED? Directly after the deadline for application submission, copies of the Assistantship Applications and resumes are sent to several different departments. One copy goes to the department that houses the applicant's graduate program. The other copies are then sent to various other departments that may be able to utilize the applicant's special skills or knowledge. The departments then decide to whom they would like to offer assistantships. They make their recommendations to the Dean for his approval. Assistantship contracts are then issued through the Graduate School Office.
For additional information about the Graduate Assistantship Program, contact the Graduate School Office at The University of Scranton, (570) 941-6300.
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