Assistantships
Graduate Assistantships
This list of available Graduate Assistantships may change in the near future as we get feedback from the participating departments.
Assistantships are on-campus positions that provide a practical experience to your degree along with financial assistance. You will find a variety of assistantships in both student and academic affairs.
To qualify for a graduate assistantship candidates must meet the criteria and provide evidence of having earned a cumulative undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 2.75 (4.00 scale) on the graded academic course work from the degree-granting institution and have been fully admitted to a graduate degree program. Potential students must send an unofficial transcript prior to coming to campus to verify their GPA. The second way to meet criteria is to provide evidence of having earned a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 2.75 (4.00 scale) on the last 60 semester hours of graded academic course work from the degree granting institution and have been fully admitted to a graduate degree program. Clock hour requirements for an assistantship may vary by contract and the specific clock hour requirements are specified in the contract. The maximum level of an appointment is 19 clock hours of assigned duties to the sponsoring unit per week. The unit has full authority to require the full number of hours per week specified in the contract and may require assistants to document completion of clock hours each week. Sponsoring units may not require assistants to work beyond the maximum number of hours in the contract and University policies prevent graduate assistants from performing duties in excess of 20 clock hours per week while school is in session. Hours required to perform duties are not cumulative. Sponsoring units may not require assistants to work beyond the maximum level specified in the contract for a specified week because fewer hours were assigned during a prior week (2007 Graduate Assistantship Handbook).
Graduate Assistantship Openings - 2008-2009
- University Housing and Dining Services Associate Resident Director
- Student Success Center
- New Student Programs
- International Programs
- Career Services
- Study Abroad
- Health Education Resource Center:
Health Education Resouce Center Job Descriptions on Homepage - Student Life Office
- School of Continuing Education
- Student Community Service
Past Graduate Assistantships held by CSA students include:
- Student Recreation Center
- University Union
- Department of Educational Administration
- Lake Land College
To apply for graduate assistantships candidates have to:
1) fill out the application form and submit it to the College Student Affairs program
The resume can be submitted by email to idblount@eiu.edu .
Some graduate assistantship supervisor may require additional application materials from candidates. Send all additional materials directly to the graduate assistantship supervisor.
To see a list of assistantships that were offered in 2007 go here.
