GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS
 

Graduate Students' Application Form
            Graduate Assistantship Application

Faculty/Staff Forms
            Graduate Assistantship Proposal (To be returned to the College of Graduate Studies by June 1st)
            Graduate Assistantship Appointment (To be returned to the College of Graduate Studies by August 15th)
            Graduate Assistantship Student Evaluation (To be returned to the College of Graduate Studies by April 30th)

Faculty/Staff/Graduate Students
            Graduate Assistantship Guidelines
 

Graduate assistantships are a reality in graduate schools across America, but as a concept do not exist at the undergraduate level. Undergraduate students, therefore, are usually unaware of their existence and the many benefits that graduate assistantships provide matriculated graduate students. My introduction, then, provides rudimentary information about graduate assistantships.

The College of Graduate Studies at Bridgewater State University offers graduate assistantships, valued up to $13,500, to well-qualified graduate students. Graduate assistants work in an academic or administrative department twenty hours per week during the fall and spring semesters and earn an income up to $6,500. GAs also receive full tuition and fees remission, for up to 24 credits total, during the fall, spring, and summer sessions, and a complimentary parking pass. The income coupled with the tuition and fees remission makes an attractive financial package for graduate assistants, who can complete a graduate degree with little financial expenditure. At the same time, GAs earn valuable professional experience, which often assists them in their careers, whether professional or academic. A departmental graduate assistantship is particularly valuable for students who go on to pursue doctoral degrees at larger universities, where, with their experience with Bridgewater graduate assistantships, they often become graduate teaching assistants.

The College of Graduate Studies welcomes you to apply for a graduate assistantship at Bridgewater State University. The information that follows will guide you through this process and the selection criteria. You will certainly enjoy the dual role as a graduate student and professional employee as you are completing your graduate degree.

Appointments are competitive and are determined by a confirmation of the following: undergraduate and/or graduate grade point averages, experience, educational preparation, and interviews. They are intended to encourage and assist superior students in pursuing graduate study and in completing the requirements for graduate degrees in the minimum possible time. The guidelines are to be used in employing GAs within the college departments.

Should you have any questions regarding graduate assistantships, please contact Jason Cahoon at 508.531.1300 or jason.cahoon@bridgew.edu.
 

Last Modified: November 1, 2011