Graduate Assistantships are considered to be temporary, part-time staff positions available for Graduate students who are looking for opportunities to gain experience and expertise while receiving financial support in pursuit of their advanced degree.
Openings are posted in the spring semester (generally February or March) for positions that begin in either June or August of the same academic year. The selection process for prospective GAs typically concludes by early May.
To be eligible for a Graduate Assistantship the student must:
Graduate Assistants are expected to:
Graduate Assistants are expected to demonstrate a commitment to academic excellence, a strong work ethic, and a dedication to learning.
International students may not work more than 20 hours in a GA position during any week when school is in session.
Graduate assistants receive the benefit of tuition remission (up to 6 hours per semester) and compensation in the form of a monthly stipend. Some departments/programs are able to offer additional compensation in the form of housing and a meal plan.
Tuition Remission forms should be completed by the end of the first week of each semester. Tuition remission will be applied to your bill after the Add/Drop Period has ended for the semester requested. (Typically three weeks after classes have begun.)
Category 1 stipends are paid on a monthly basis. Category 2 stipends are paid one time per a semester. The stipend levels and corresponding work hour requirements are:
Category 1: 100% appointment
A. Standard
Description: 20 hrs/week, 100% tuition waiver up to six hours, and full stipend (estimated $3,024 Fall, $3,296 Spring, and $1,890 Summer, if available).
Department may require a 9 or 12 month appointment.
B. Standard Plus Meal Plan/Housing
Description: 29 hrs/week, 100% tuition waiver up to six hours, full stipend (estimated $3,024 Fall, $3,296 Spring, and $1,890 Summer) and campus housing and meal plan.
Department may require a 12 month appointment.
Category 2: 50% appointment
Description: 10 hrs/week, 50% tuition waiver up to six hours, and 50% stipend (estimated $1,512 Fall, $1,648 Spring, and $945 Summer, if available).
Department may require a 9 or 12 month appointment.
Additional Information:
Graduate Assistant positions may also include compensation in the form of housing and meal plans. In select positions, the department may pay for a graduate assistant’s housing and meal plans.
Graduate assistants will be housed with another graduate assistant in apartments that have not been filled by undergraduate students.
If a graduate assistantship does not include a housing and meal plan and a GA is interested in living on campus, GAs may apply for a housing and meal plan through the housing office at their own expense.
Graduate assistants can also purchase semester-long meal plans without housing plans by filling out a Commuter Student Meal Plan Agreement and sending it to housing@drury.edu. Meal plan charges will show up with tuition fees on your Drury account.
There is no deadline to add a meal plan but there is a deadline to change your meal plan each semester, which will be listed on the Academic Calendar. There is also no deadline to sign up for housing, but there is limited availability.
Graduate Assistant positions are typically two year experiences. Available position are posted on Drury’s Human Resources page – see Staff Positions.
GA positions are posted in the Spring. Open positions are listed on the Human Resources page – Staff Openings.
Contact hr@drury.edu for key deadlines.
