A number of assistantships are offered each year for graduate students who have been unconditionally admitted to a graduate degree program. These assistantships provide a stipend of $7,000 for the academic year. A graduate assistant must be a full-time student working on a degree program. The students must maintain a 3.0 GPA and register for at least 9 graduate credit hours, but no more than 13 hours each semester. The student is expected to devote 20 hours a week to the duties of the full assistantship. All recipients must pay the regular Kentucky resident tuition and incidental fees.
This award entitles you to free University housing. The free housing rate will be based on a double occupancy residence hall room in Fields Hall. If the students choose University housing outside Fields Hall, they will be responsible for paying for the difference in the two rates. The student will not be eligible for a refund if the housing is less than the Fields Hall room.
International students who accept graduate assistantships must apply for and receive a Social Security card before they can be paid. Representatives from the Ashland Social Security Office visit the Rowan County Court House the third Wednesday of the month.
STEPS TO APPOINTMENT
- The student must first be admitted to a Graduate degree program.
- Conditionally admitted students, on a limited basis, will be eligible for a one semester appointment. If unconditional admission is not obtained within that one semester, the student will lose his/her GA appointment.
- Unconditionally admitted student are eligible for a GA position for up to four semesters (two years).
- Complete the Graduate Assistant application for employment through the Office of Human Resources located at https://secureweb.moreheadstate.edu/NovusHRapps/JobPostings.aspx.
- It is the responsibility of the student to obtain an open GA position by contacting the student’s department of choice and inquiring about availability.
- Once the department has made the hiring decision(s), a PAR (Personnel Action Request) will be submitted to the Graduate Office. Please contact the department to determine if you have been selected as one of their GAs.
- Once approved, the following steps will take place:
- All GA waivers (tuition and/or housing) will be applied to the student’s financial account approximately one week prior to the beginning of the semester.
- The student is to report to their hiring department and begin the 20 weekly hours of work during the first week of classes.
- Also during the first week of classes, an award letter/contract will be issued to the student from the Graduate Office. This contract must be signed and returned in order for the GA appointment to be valid.
- In order to assure proper benefits are awarded to the appropriate students, a list of approved GA’s will be distributed to the necessary University offices.
**Please note that the Graduate Assistant Application has been amended as of 7/18/06. The application for employment located on the Office of Human Resources website is now used as the GA application as well. The GA/employment application should be completed online, as paper copy applications are no longer available. Letters of recommendation should still be forwarded to the Graduate Office, 701 Ginger Hall.**
