E-mail this pageGraduate Assistantships at SUNY Plattsburgh
SUNY Plattsburgh currently offers over 30 graduate assistantships for well-qualified, full-time matriculated graduate students. Graduate assistants typically work 20 hours a week for the academic year (10 months). Assistantships all carry a tuition scholarship and a stipend, and allow you an opportunity to grow professionally while pursuing your master's or CAS degree.
The types of graduate assistantships offered in various departments and offices at SUNY Plattsburgh include:
- Residence Hall Director - Residence hall directors are responsible for all managerial and programmatic aspects of operating a residence hall and supervises a staff of undergraduate resident assistants.
- Administrative Assistants - Administrative assistants provide programmatic and administrative support to various administrative and academic offices throughout campus.
- Research Assistantships - Research assistantships are associated with academic departments on campus and may involve students in the following kinds of learning experiences: tutoring, supervising laboratories and clinics, conducting research, and assisting faculty with scholarly and pedagogical endeavors.
Potential Assistantships for the 2008-09 Academic Year:
- Academic Advising
- Center for Teaching Excellence
- Communications Disorders & Sciences
- Counselor Education
- Education, Health, & Human Services
- Educational Opportunity Program
- Learning Center
- Library & Information Services
- Literacy Education
- Natural Science
- Neuropsychology Clinic and Psychoeducational Service/School Psychology
- School of Business and Economics at the Branch Campus at Adirondack Community College
- Social Work
- Student Affairs
How to Apply
Students interested in a graduate assistantship should submit the Graduate Assistantship Application Form to the Graduate Admissions Office by February 15. Applications are accepted after February 15, but late applications cannot be considered for all positions. Applications are reviewed and interviews are scheduled by the department(s) offering the assistantship(s).
- Download Application for Graduate Assistantship (PDF file size 114.3Kb). This document requires the latest version of Acrobat Reader, which is available as a free download.
- To receive a copy of this form in the mail, contact the Graduate Admissions Office at graduate@plattsburgh.edu, (518) 564-4723, or toll-free at (800) 723-9515.
Assistantship Policies
- Not all graduate assistantships are available every year.
- Graduate assistantships offer a stipend and a tuition scholarship. Residence directors also receive housing and partial meal plan.
- Typically, assistantships are awarded on an academic year basis. However, when circumstances warrant, one semester appointments can be made. All appointments are made using guidelines outlined in the Procedures for Awarding Graduate Assistantships.
- Students need to reapply annually, and assistantships may be renewed for up to two years after the initial appointment.
- Graduate assistants, in addition to their status as students, are employees of the State University of New York and are represented by the Graduate Student Employees Union (GSEU).
- The terms and conditions of their employment are determined through collective bargaining and are enumerated in the agreement between GSEU and the State of New York.
General Requirements for Graduate Assistantships
- Graduate assistants must be full-time, matriculated students at the start of the appointment period. A graduate student who withdraws or reduces enrollment from full-time to part-time status may jeopardize the stipend and tuition scholarship which affects tuition liability.
- Graduate assistants who are full-time students take a minimum of 12 credit hours per semester. When the graduate assistantship is directly related to the educational program (e.g., when the assistantship is within the academic department), graduate assistants may take a minimum of 9 credit hours.
- Other exceptions to the full-time requirement must be approved by the appropriate department head/dean.
- Graduate assistants may not be employed outside the College without the approval of the employing department head/dean.
- Maintenance of good academic standing is a requirement for continuation and/or reappointment.
- Graduate assistants who have been awarded full or partial tuition scholarships must either apply for a Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) grant or submit a completed TAP ineligibility certificate each academic year. Details about TAP eligibility and the application process are available in the Financial Aid Office. The tuition scholarship will be reduced by the TAP award amount or any other tuition specific grant. Students who have not submitted a TAP award certificate or filed an explanation of their ineligibility for TAP by October 15 of each academic year in which a tuition scholarship has been granted may forfeit the tuition scholarship and will be liable for tuition charges. All other fees are charged on a full-time basis and are the student's responsibility.
- Tuition scholarships are limited to instate equivalency.
Contact Information
For more information about Graduate Assistantships at SUNY Plattsburgh, please contact:
Marguerite Adelman
Director for Graduate Admissions
Phone: (518) 564-GRAD (4723)
Toll-Free: (800) 723-9515
FAX: (518) 564-4722
E-Mail: graduate@plattsburgh.edu