{"id":950,"date":"2023-03-08T20:52:35","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T20:52:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.tarleton.edu\/graduate\/?page_id=950"},"modified":"2025-10-09T16:42:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T16:42:49","slug":"assistantships","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/graduate\/current\/assistantships\/","title":{"rendered":"Assistantships"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Graduate Assistantships<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow advgb-dyn-f2a6aa86\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large cert-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/171\/2023\/03\/COE_Kinesiology-Kinetic-Performance-Lab_0862-2-scaled-e1678308591368-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Instructor explaining data to students in a gym setting.\" class=\"wp-image-2123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/171\/2023\/03\/COE_Kinesiology-Kinetic-Performance-Lab_0862-2-scaled-e1678308591368-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/171\/2023\/03\/COE_Kinesiology-Kinetic-Performance-Lab_0862-2-scaled-e1678308591368-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/171\/2023\/03\/COE_Kinesiology-Kinetic-Performance-Lab_0862-2-scaled-e1678308591368-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/171\/2023\/03\/COE_Kinesiology-Kinetic-Performance-Lab_0862-2-scaled-e1678308591368-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/171\/2023\/03\/COE_Kinesiology-Kinetic-Performance-Lab_0862-2-scaled-e1678308591368-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/171\/2023\/03\/COE_Kinesiology-Kinetic-Performance-Lab_0862-2-scaled-e1678308591368-1568x1045.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/171\/2023\/03\/COE_Kinesiology-Kinetic-Performance-Lab_0862-2-scaled-e1678308591368.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Assistantships for graduate students are available in most academic departments that offer a master&#8217;s program as well as other university support areas. Most assistantships require teaching, laboratory instruction, or research. The awarding of assistantships is considered a staffing function of the department making the appointment. Inquiries about applications should be addressed to the head of the department in which you wish to study.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Applicants must satisfy both the graduate college and departmental requirements. You can&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/app.joinhandshake.com\/login?requested_authentication_method=standard\">view available positions online<\/a>,&nbsp;or visit the Department of Career Services in the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/map.tarleton.edu\/map\/?id=302&amp;mrkIid=71027\">Barry B. Thompson Student Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The full list of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/human-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/394\/2022\/09\/graduate-student-employment.pdf\">job titles, descriptions, and current stipend rates<\/a>\u00a0is available on the Human Resources website.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-button alignfull\"><a class=\"wp-block-advgb-button_link advgbbtn-b76e86ff-08d7-49c9-be30-c96f8a12d4da\" href=\"https:\/\/app.joinhandshake.com\/login?requested_authentication_method=standard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span>Search Job Openings<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eligibility Requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To become a graduate assistant you must:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Be admitted into the College of Graduate Studies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA or higher<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enroll and complete at least 6 graduate credit hours in fall\/spring semesters and 3 over the entire summer semester.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"waivers\">Out-Of-State Tuition Waivers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Out-of-state graduate students are eligible to pay in-state tuition and fee rates under any one of the following criteria:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Graduate assistant in any category except non-teaching<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Some scholarship awards of $1000 (consult with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/\">Scholarship office<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Military service (contact the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/veterans\/\">Military Veterans Service Center<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group cert has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow advgb-dyn-4cf7af57\" style=\"background-color:#4f2d7f\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-tarleton-texan-black-color has-text-color is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow advgb-dyn-0bf7a449\">\n<p>I&#8217;m learning in class how to interact with clients, but at work I&#8217;m learning the other side of that, such as things that you do after you counsel a client. I&#8217;m watching people, and in a sense, getting hands on experience because essentially, I work with the people I want to be.<\/p>\n<cite>Shelby Gilson, Counseling Center Graduate Assistant<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/171\/2022\/06\/shelby-gilson-grad-assistant.jpg\" alt=\"Woman smiling in front of Counseling and Health Center sign.\" class=\"wp-image-958\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/171\/2022\/06\/shelby-gilson-grad-assistant.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/171\/2022\/06\/shelby-gilson-grad-assistant-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/171\/2022\/06\/shelby-gilson-grad-assistant-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style class=\"advgb-styles-renderer\">.advgbbtn-b76e86ff-08d7-49c9-be30-c96f8a12d4da{font-size:18px;color:#fff !important;background-color:#4f2d7f !important;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px !important;padding:10px 30px 10px 30px;border-width:1px !important;border-style:none;border-radius:50px !important;}.advgbbtn-b76e86ff-08d7-49c9-be30-c96f8a12d4da:hover{box-shadow:1px 1px 12px 0px #ccc;opacity:1;transition:all 0.2s ease;}.advgbbtn-b76e86ff-08d7-49c9-be30-c96f8a12d4da > i {font-size:30px;color:inherit;float:left;margin-right:7px;}<\/style>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Graduate Assistantships Assistantships for graduate students are available in most academic departments that offer a master&#8217;s program as well as other university support areas. 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