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Prospective Students

Information on Assistantships and Application Process

Application Instructions for Student Affairs Assistantships

  1. Application is available for: SAHE applicants and at Assistantship Application Only
  2. Before filling out your application, please review the attached position descriptions to become aware of the general responsibilities and duties of the position(s) for which you are applying.
  3. APPLICATION DEADLINE - Completed applications must be received by the School of Education no later than Monday, January 7, 2008. You should apply for assistantships immediately. Do not wait until you receive your Graduate School notification of acceptance.
  4. You may apply for up to five positions, and you may indicate your interest in two other areas should some assistantship availability change (which you will note on your application for the SAHE Program and Assistantship application).

Selection Criteria for Assistantships

  1. The initial selection of final candidates will be based upon a review of the application information.
  2. Final selection is determined through review of application information, interviews with applicants, and contact with references if additional information is needed.
  3. Applicants must be admitted to the Graduate School before assistantships can be confirmed.
  4. Students admitted to the SAHE Program have first priority consideration for SAHE assistantships; however other graduate students from the School of Education may also be considered for available positions.

Information About the Selection Procedure

  1. Final candidates for assistantships will, whenever possible, be interviewed in person. If this is not possible, telephone interviews will be arranged. If you are invited to campus for an interview in connection with your application to the graduate program in Student Affairs in Higher Education (SAHE), interviews for Student Affairs assistantships will be arranged at that time. Applicants majoring in other graduate programs who are selected as final candidates will be contacted by assistantship supervisors to make arrangements for personal interviews.
  2. Student Affairs assistantships decisions and offers will be made in early March, concurrent with program admission decisions. Starting dates will be negotiated with the supervisors.
  3. All Student Affairs assistantships are designed for the academic year, however the contracts must be re-signed each semester. Before the end of the contract period in the spring, Graduate Assistants are encouraged to interview for a different assistantship in which they may be interested or choose to return to their current assistantship to get a more in-depth experience. All graduate assistantship appointments and re-appointments will require an interview process.