Graduate Assistantships & Internships
All Graduate Assistantship and Internship positions are listed on Handshake and all applicants are encouraged to search and apply directly through the Handshake posting. For more information on GA and GI opportunities, see the Graduate Studies website here.
Follow the instructions in the Handshake posting and send all required application documentation to the respective departmental personnel for review.
Graduate Assistantships
- for full-time and part-time matriculated students
- limited to 20 hrs/wk
Graduate Internships
- for part-time status students
- limited to 35 hrs/wk
Requirements
All applicants must meet the following requirements to be considered:
- Matriculated in a graduate program
- Maintaining a GPA of 3.00 or higher
- Registered in the current semester
- Full-time at least nine credits (Graduate Assistantship)
- Part-time up to 8.99 credits (Graduate Internship)
- Full-time at least nine credits (Graduate Assistantship)
Duties/Hours Required
- Part-time Graduate Assistants must complete 10 hrs/wk or 150 hrs/semester
- Full-time Graduate Assistants must complete 20 hrs/wk or 300 hrs/semester
- Full-time Graduate Interns must complete 35+ hrs/wk, total semester hour requirement varies
- Graduate Assistant assignments begin the first week of each semester and continue through the end of the semester
- Graduate Interns can work and take classes year-round
Graduate Studies Policy Regarding GA and GI Positions
- May not be employed in any other employment category of the university
- Should not engage in full-time work outside of the university
Examples of Central Graduate Assistantships & Internships
- Admissions
- Athletics
- Academic Affairs
- Academic Departments (varies)
- Bursar’s Office
- Campus Recreation
- Career Development Office
- Community Engagement and Social Research Office
- Computer Science
- Professional Education
- Grants & Funded Research
- Learning Center
- Library
- Office of Wellness Education
- Registrar
- Residence Life
- Student Activities & Leadership Development
- Student Affairs
- Student Center
- Student Wellness
- TRIP
- Writing Center
External Employment Resources
- Finding Graduate School Scholarships
- How to Fund Graduate Studies- Grant, Scholarship, and Loan Opportunities
- College Grad's Guide to Getting Hired
- University HQ - Career Resources
- Explore Online Post-Secondary Schools as Well as Financial Aid and Resources
- Nurse Journal - Careers, Schools, and Scholarships
- Is an MBA Degree Worth It?
- Online Graduate Scholarships