Graduate Assistantships

F.A.Q. About Graduate Assistantships in the School of Art

Graduate Assistantships are available in each major program area and are awarded annually on a competitive basis. The service commitment of a graduate assistant appointment may involve teaching, research, or technical support responsibilities, for an average 20 hours per week. Graduate assistants are required to enroll for a minimum of eight credit hours per semester. Individuals applying for a Graduate Assistantship should contact Graduate Coordinator Peter Johnson at pjohns35@kent.edu to schedule an interview with a faculty person from the area to which they are applying.

What kind of assistantships do you offer?

• Assistantships are awarded in all concentrations on a highly competitive basis. *
• The School of Art has 22 teaching assistantships and 1 administrative assistantship.

What is included in an assistantship?

• All assistantships include a stipend and full tuition waiver.
• The university also provides a sizable contribution to offset the cost of a health care plan offered to all graduate assistants.

What would be expected of me?

• Graduate assistants must be fulltime students and have a service commitment of 20 hours per week.
• Graduate Assistants may not fall below a 3.0 GPA

What would I be doing?

• Teaching Assistants work in their own area of study teaching classes, assisting professors, and other important tasks directly related to their area of study.
• The graduate administrative assistant works in the galleries assisting the Director of the School of Art Galleries. This assistantship is awarded to a highly qualified individual from any area of graduate study within the School of Art.

How do I apply?

Submit an Application for Graduate Assistantship and a CV to Graduate Admissions along with your other application materials. Please also send a cover letter by email to Lisa Everson lheld2@kent.edu to inform us of your interest and please specify the area of study you are applying to.

Apply for Graduate Assistantship

If you are a current graduate student in the School of Art, please email a cover letter, CV, and the Application for Graduate Assistantship to Lisa Everson and your faculty advisor.

• Assistantships are not available for the M.A.T program.