Graduate Assistantships

Florida State University requires graduate students to be enrolled full-time to qualify for assistantships or fellowships.

A limited number of graduate assistantships are offered by the department each year. Duties are connected with instruction or research of mutual benefit to the University and the student. Only students with regular graduate student status, enrolled full-time, are eligible for graduate assistantships. A full-time student must carry 12 credit hours, unless he/she is working as a graduate assistant, in which case 9 hours is the minimum. Graduate students (financing their education with loans) should note that most lenders require students to carry a full credit load; at FSU that is 12 credit hours. A student may take more than 12 hours a term to expedite program completion.

The stipend of a graduate assistantship varies depending on the amount of service rendered, the nature of service, and the qualifications of the student. Tuition waivers are available; students must pay student fees each term. The application form is available on-line. Application for graduate assistantships may be also obtained from the Department. (850) 644-6777. To remain eligible for an assistantship, a student must discharge the assigned duties satisfactorily as determined by the director of the program. No graduate student with less than a 3.0 cumulative grade point average will be eligible to continue more than one term as a graduate assistant.

College of Education Assistantships: work with faculty members assisting with research and other activities as necessary. Funding varies from year to year, but there are usually several positions available. Recipients are chosen by the faculty as positions are available. All prospective students indicating their intent to enroll in the program will be considered.

The deadline for priority consideration for these assistantships is February 15. Assistantships will be offered during the first two weeks of April. A prospective student must be admitted to the higher education program to be offered an assistantship. A very limited number of assistantships will be available for the following year after the end of April.

The Hardee Center was established in 1977 to serve as a catalyst for the identification, professional growth, and advancement of women in higher education. The Hardee Center coordinates a graduate scholars program available to women and men. Candidates who are admitted to graduate study in the higher education are eligible for the graduate scholar positions. Please visit the Hardee Center website for more information on available graduate scholar positions and application details.