Professional Roles and Responsibilities - Faculty and Academic Professional Staff
Graduate Assistantship Program Policy
General Policy Statement
Graduate student assistantships provide outstanding students with financial resources to help them complete their degrees. Assistantships offer varying educational and professional benefits but, in general, you can expect to
- gain further instruction in techniques in your field
- hone your research skills
- acquire pedagogical experience necessary for an academic career
- develop professional skills including leadership, interpersonal effectiveness, and performance evaluation
- have collegial collaboration with advisers that could result in joint publications
The University of Illinois at Springfield awards a number of graduate assistantships to qualified students each year. These awards are intended to help accomplish our educational mission as well as to supplement your academic and professional pursuits. The director of the Graduate Assistantship Program oversees its operation.
Objectives
Graduate assistantships are designed to
- recruit outstanding and promising students to graduate study, with special attention to our affirmative action policies
- provide graduate-level learning experiences through a supervised assignment
- provide support that enables you to complete your graduate degree on time
- provide us with limited support services in selected programs and areas
Eligibility for Appointment
To be considered for a graduate assistantship, you must
- possess an earned baccalaureate degree (or its equivalent) by your beginning assignment date
- satisfy the selection criteria for graduate assistants established by the graduate program or unit where you will be placed
- be admitted to graduate study, enrolled in a UIS master’s or doctoral program, and, for appointment, be in good standing at UIS with no incomplete grades (except for your thesis or master’s project courses)
Additional information can be found at the website listed below.
- Location: PAC 518
- Contact: (217) 206-6544
- URL: http://www.uis.edu/graduateassistantships/
