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Central Connecticut State University’s graduate assistantship program
provides some financial support for students who wish to participate in
an academically relevant work experience while pursuing graduate study.
A limited number of graduate assistantships are available for full-time
and part-time graduate students. Graduate assistants may assist in
teaching, supervise laboratories, participate in leadership roles for
service and partnership activities, and work with faculty who are
conducting research. Faculty provide careful guidance so that graduate
assistants develop new skills while carrying out their assigned
responsibilities. At the same time, graduate assistants help faculty to
meet their obligations as teachers and scholars. Thus, the program
provides real benefits both to the graduate student and to the
University community.
Applying for a Graduate Assistantship. Prospective graduate
assistants must be admitted for graduate study toward the doctoral or a
master’s degree, sixth-year certificate, post-master’s planned program,
post-baccalaureate teacher certification, or official certificate
program.
Applications for graduate assistantships may be provided at the time of
admission and may also be obtained in the School of Graduate Studies or
on the web: www.ccsu.edu/grad.
Students are encouraged to contact their academic department chair or
administrative offices concerning the availability of assistantships.
The Career Services Office also assists students in finding graduate
assistantships and has a telephone job line (832-1647).
Graduate assistants are appointed by the Dean of the School of Graduate
Studies, upon the recommendation of a department chair or director,
academic dean, or the principal investigator of a grant.
Eligibility. Graduate assistants must be fully admitted students
pursuing course work leading to completion of the programs designated
previously.
Assistantship recipients are expected to be enrolled in courses required
within the planned program of graduate study and/or prerequisites
necessary to offset any undergraduate deficiencies prior to taking such
requirements.
To receive or to maintain an assistantship placement, a minimum GPA of
3.00 for all post-baccalaureate course work completed at Central
Connecticut State University is required.
Types and Work Commitments. Assistantships are available on a
full-time or half-time basis. Students appointed as full-time GAs
provide approximately 20 hours of service per week during the semester
or 300 hours per semester; students appointed as half-time GAs provide
10 hours of service per week or 150 hours per semester. Graduate
Assistants may not be employed under any other employment category by
the University. They also are expected to make a full-time commitment to
graduate study.
Course Loads for Graduate Assistants. To be awarded a full-time
assistantship, a graduate student must be classified as a full-time
student. Nine credits comprise the required course load minimum for
full-time graduate students. Half-time appointed GAs who are full-time
students must also enroll for nine or more credits of course work. A
part-time student who receives a graduate assistantship must take from
three to eight credits of course work.
Stipends. Full-time (20 hours per week) graduate assistants may
receive a maximum stipend of $4,800 each semester (depending on the
number of years in service as a GA), in addition to a waiver of the
State University Fee and most of the General Fee. They pay resident or
non-resident tuition as appropriate, a portion of the General Fee
attributable to student accident insurance, and other insurance coverage
costs as needed. Some insurance charges may be waived on the basis of
alternate coverage.
Half-time graduate assistants receive a maximum stipend of $2,400 each
semester (depending on the number of years in service as a GA). If
half-time assistants enroll full-time in the general fund (nine or more
credits), they pay full-time tuition but receive a waiver of the State
University Fee and most of the General Fee as specified for full-time
assistants. Other provisions described above also apply to half-time
graduate assistants who are full-time graduate students. If a graduate
assistant enrolls for less than nine course credits within a semester,
the student pays appropriate costs for part-time extension fund graduate
students.
SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS
Graduate Academic Scholarships are annual awards provided each fall
semester to highly qualified students as recommended by their
departments. Each graduate program may nominate one student who has
completed, among other requirements, a minimum of 15 credits of academic
credit toward a graduate degree program and who has a grade point
average of 3.50 or higher. The award recipients are selected in the
fall, and the awards are distributed the following spring semester.
Students should contact the academic departments or the School of
Graduate Studies for information about the Academic Awards and
Outstanding Scholars Program for graduate students.
A Graduate Student Association (GSA) Scholarship is awarded to students
who demonstrate academic excellence and exemplary involvement in
University and/or community service activities. Competition for this
scholarship is open to all matriculated graduate students who have
completed a minimum of 15 credits of graduate academic credit in
residence at Central Connecticut State University and who have a grade
point average of 3.50 or higher. The scholarship recipient is selected
in the spring; the award is distributed the following summer or fall
semester. Application forms are available in the School of Graduate
Studies Office.
The Anna Bubser Judd Minority Graduate Educational Administration
Fellowship is awarded to a minority student who resides in the cities of
Hartford or West Hartford and is enrolled in the Educational Leadership
program. The Department of Educational Leadership can provide additional
information.
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