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Application

DEADLINE

The annual application deadline is March 15. Students who wish to be considered for an assistantship starting on August 16 must have a complete application file on record with the Graduate Assistantship Office by March 15.

All application documents are to be submitted to the GA Office only. You may submit documents electronically (gaprog@uis.edu), or to the mailing address noted at the "Contact" page.

 

COMPLETE APPLICATION FILE

A complete application file consists of the following:

1. a complete application
2. a current resume
3. a completed personal goal statement (this format is required)
4. 3 letters of reference
5. official undergraduate transcripts*, and if applicable, official graduate transcripts (for more information, contact the UIS Office of Admissions)
6. documentation from the UIS Office of Admissions (i.e., copy of Notice of Graduate Admission form) verifying that you have been either conditionally or fully admitted to a graduate degree program (NOTE: You do not need to submit this documentation - it will be requested from the GA Office and provided by the UIS Office of Admissions once your admission decision is finalized.)

(*Please note that if your undergraduate degree is in progress at the time you apply for graduate admission and/ or for a graduate assistantship, thereby resulting in you being conditionally admitted to your graduate program, final transcripts with official undergraduate degree certifications MUST be provided to the UIS Office of Admissions BEFORE a contract can be initiated for you to begin working in your assistantship position. This is applicable for both domestic and international students.)

TO APPLY or REAPPLY

Domestic Students:

• CLICK HERE if you wish to apply for admission to graduate study at UIS, as well as for a Graduate Assistantship for the 2010-11 academic year (starting Fall 2010).
• CLICK HERE if you have already applied for admission to graduate study, or are a current graduate student and wish to apply for a Graduate Assistantship during the 2010-11 academic year (starting Fall 2010).

 

International Students:

(NOTE: An F-1 visa must be on file BEFORE you may begin working as a graduate assistant. Additionally, an attested and sealed copy of your undergraduate degree certification must be on file with the UIS Office of Admissions BEFORE you may begin working. The UIS Office of Admissions may provide you with an extended time frame to provide your convocation certificate; however, if it is not on file, you may place your eligibility at risk because hiring departments will not wait for this document to arrive before finalizing hiring decisions.)

• CLICK HERE if you wish to apply for admission to graduate study at UIS, as well as for a Graduate Assistantship during the 2010-11 academic year (starting Fall 2010).
• CLICK HERE if you have already applied for admission to graduate study, or are a current UIS graduate student and wish to apply for a Graduate Aassistantship during the 2010-11 academic year (starting Fall 2010).

LETTERS OF REFERENCE INFORMATION

Three (3) current letters of recommendation are required. Two letters must be submitted from faculty members familiar with your academic work, and the third may be submitted from either another faculty member or from an employer.

To be considered current, letters of reference must be dated within 1.5 years of your application date.

CLICK HERE to download the blank 'Letter of Reference Release Form'. Please follow the instructions detailed on the form. Note that this release form is used by both the GA and GPSI programs. All letters are mailed to the GPSI Office and forwarded to the GA Office as required based upon how item #3 on the form is completed by the applicant.

 

 

For more information, contact the G.A. office.