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Graduate Assistantship

ASU Graduate School offers its students the opportunity to apply for a Graduate Assistantship. There are over one hundred available positions that the graduate school looks forward to filling each year. These Graduate Assistantships provide students the opportunity to acquire essential experience in research, teaching, technical or administrative fields while pursuing their degree. Some of the additional benefits include

  • Bimonthly pay
  • In-state tuition rate for Master’s Degree candidates
  • Full tuition waiver for Ph.D. candidates
  • Full-time status with only 6 credit hours of coursework for Master students
  • Full-time status with only 9 credit hours of coursework for Doctoral students

Graduate assistantships are available in the following departments:

Masters Level Candidate
Agriculture Engineering Mathematics and Statistics
Art English and Philosophy Music
Biological Sciences Environmental Science Nursing
Business Graduate School Office of Diversity
Center for Learning Technology Health Sciences Political Science
Chemistry and Physics History Psychology and Counseling
Communication Disorders Honors College Radio-TV
Communications (Speech) HPESS Social Work
Computer Science International Programs Teacher’s Education
Criminology / Sociology / Geography Journalism
 
PhD Level Candidate
Center for Excellence in Education Environmental Science Molecular Biology
Heritage Studies Physical Therapy


To apply for a Graduate Assistant position, fill out the Graduate Assistant Application and submit it directly to the department of your major or interest. To check the availability of positions please contact the department.

Download the GA Application >>