Students must complete the Assistantship Application (pdf) and submit to the Graduate College Office prior to beginning employment for approval.
Assistantship positions are not available for NSU full-time or part-time employees.
The following criteria must be met prior to applying:
Hold a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university
- Must be fully admitted as a regular status student to the Graduate College. Probationary, temporary, or provisional basis are not eligible to apply.
- A degree plan and statement of understanding must be on file in the Graduate College Office.
- Entrance exam score must also be on file in the Graduate College Office.
The assistantship recipient must enroll in and complete a minimum of six hours of graduate course work each semester while serving as a graduate assistant. International students must enroll in a minimum of nine hours each semester.
The graduate assistant may teach a maximum of nine semester hours per semester or serve a maximum of thiry clock hours per week in a laboratory or other non-teaching position. Positions must be relevant to the student's major.
- Additional criteria will be determined by the employing department and the nature of the particular assignment.
The applicant is responsible for contacting the appropriate administrator to apply for the position in which he/she is interested. Applications must be renewed each fall for the new academic year. Positions must be relevant to the student's major.
Graduate assistants receive $1,000 per semester for teaching three hours or working ten hours per week; $2,000 for teaching six hours or working twenty hours per week; and $3,000 for teaching nine hours or working thirty hours per week.
Graduate assistants are eligible for six hours of tuition waiver granted by the academic unit.
Completed application forms are forwarded to the Graduate College, Tahlequah campus, for determination of eligibility. When approved, a copy of the application will be forwarded to the appropriate academic unit. Academic units interview and determine employment of the applicant.