Graduate assistantships are part-time jobs in campus departments that provide both financial support (as a partial tuition waiver for that semester) and valuable experience to graduate students. These jobs support faculty/staff in research, special projects, and with administrative duties.
A graduate assistantship (GA) provides a partial tuition waiver in exchange for work in a college office during the same semester. GAs are hired into positions for a specific number of credits. Once hired, you will see the tuition cost for an equivalent number of course credits discounted, or waived, from your student bill. In other words: the cost of your graduate program's tuition per credit hour, times the number of GA credits you are hired for, equals the dollar amount you will see subtracted from your student bill.
Important Tax Information: Graduate assistantships have tax implications. By law, Nazareth must report to the Internal Revenue Service the value of the remuneration including course tuition waivers in a calendar year as income you've earned.
View the Graduate Assistant Contract for more information about GA requirements.
Note: DPT students will receive a tuition waiver at the current graduate general tuition rate unless the assistantship is in the Physical Therapy Clinic.
No, students are not required to work as a Graduate Assistant. As a Naz graduate student, your coursework and academic journey is our highest priority, and we are here to support you.
You are eligible to become a Graduate Assistant if you are:
To apply for a position, you must:
Unless otherwise indicated in a particular job description, you are eligible to apply for any and all assistantships across campus.
GA positions are either for: 1.5 credits, 3 credits, 4.5 credits or 6 credits, and each has a corresponding number of required work hours depending on the length of the semester.
Fall and Spring GA positions require:
Summer GA positions are:
Assistantships exist in both academic and administrative offices and in all schools and colleges on campus. Departments such as art, biology, education, admissions, marketing and communications, and many more sponsor graduate assistantships.
Graduate assistantships are available for all skill sets. Whether you are interested in administrative or clerical work, opportunities to conduct research, mentoring opportunities, or outreach, there is a position on campus for you!
Yes! We encourage you to apply to any and all positions that interest you. As long as the position(s) do not require the GA to be enrolled in a program different from yours, you may submit a cover letter and resume specific to each position of interest.
All graduate students are limited to a maximum GA credit total of:
If you are not hired for, or choose not to apply to, a single 4.5 credit position and would still like to GA for 4.5 credits in the Fall or Spring Semester, you may be hired into multiple positions in which the combined total credits does not exceed 4.5.
Please note: A limited number of 6-credit positions are available and are the only exception to the 4.5-credit maximum policy. If you are hired into a 6-credit position, you must not accept any additional positions that semester.
For spring: late November/early December
For summer A session: mid-April
For summer B: early May
For fall: early June
Currently enrolled and accepted students will receive an e-mail notification when the postings are available for review and applications. All postings will be listed on the Handshake site. All applicants must submit a cover letter and resume through Handshake.
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