The University of West Georgia provides a selection of graduate and teaching assistantships to support our degree-seeking students. These assistantships offer exceptional professional development opportunities through structured, supervised work experiences in numerous academic programs and departments.
Assistantships offer valuable employment opportunities that support the university's research, teaching, and service responsibilities. They also help students fund their graduate education. To remain eligible, graduate assistants must maintain satisfactory academic progress and performance, as well as successfully complete their assigned research, teaching, or other duties. Because most assistantships are managed directly by individual departments and programs, students should contact the relevant department for specific information.
Interested in becoming a graduate assistant?
Graduate assistantships, graduate research assistantships, teaching assistantships, and fellowships are available to full-time, degree-seeking students. Assistantships are primarily available in academic departments and administrative offices across campus. To view currently available assistantship positions, visit the UWG Careers website.
Graduate assistantships change often. The best way to find out if your program has one is to contact your specific program directly.
Am I eligible to become a graduate assistant?
Different levels of graduate assistantships have different requirements. You may read more about the different levels here. However, generally, in order to be eligible to become a graduate assistant, students must meet the following criteria:
Have earned a bachelor’s degree.
Have applied for and been accepted into a graduate degree program of study at UWG.
Be enrolled as a full-time student in a graduate program.
Must maintain Good Academic Standing.
Have maintained a 3.0 GPA in previous and current graduate coursework.
Meet the requirements to be eligible for employment in the United States.
Note: Students admitted provisionally to a program or enrolled in the WebMBA program are not eligible for an assistantship.
What does a graduate assistant do?
The responsibilities of a graduate assistant greatly depend upon the program that sponsors the position. You may read more about the general duties of graduate assistants, teaching assistants or research assistants here.
I was just accepted to UWG! Can I apply for an assistantship?
Yes! In order to be eligible, you must first be accepted to a program. Once you have been accepted, you may search and apply for available positions on the UWG Careers website. Check back often, as new positions become available periodically.
Do graduate assistants need to have health insurance?
Yes. The University System of Georgia requires all graduate students receiving a tuition reduction as part of their graduate assistantship award to have health insurance that meets established minimum requirements. Additional details are available in the Student Health Insurance Policy.
