What is an Assistantship:

Assistantships are on-campus positions which can be used to supplement yourexperiences in the program. Graduate Assistant compensation includes health benefit options and full time tuition remission. Salary ranges depend on whether you are a masters or doctoral student and whether the position is a 9.5 month or 12 month position. For more information on assistantship salaries, click here. To obtain an assistantship, one must ussually go through an interview process, like that of a normal job.

Assistantships offer wonderful job related experiences for many College Student Personnel masters and doctoral students. Below is a list of current and recent assistantships held by some of our students.

Placements include:

  • Academy of Leadership
  • Academic Advising in Letters and Science; pre-medical programs; individually designed programs; Colleges of Behavioral Sciences; Computer Math and Physical Science; Arts & Humanities; intercollegiate athletics
  • Career Center (Student Employment, career advising, career development course coordinator)
  • Commuter programs (off campus housing coordinator, UM Shuttle student employee development)
  • Honors Program
  • Humans Relations Programs (inter-group dialogue program, sexual harassment)
  • Judicial Programs (honor council)
  • Living Learning Programs (College Park Scholars, Public Leadership, Beyond the Campus, Civicus)
  • National Clearinghouse for Commuter Programs
  • National Clearinghouse for Leadership Programs
  • Office of Campus Programs (Greek Life, Student Government, Entertainment Board, Films program)
  • Office of Campus Programs Minority involvement programs (African American students, Asian Pacific American Programs, Latino Programs, GLBT programs)
  • Orientation
  • Parent’s Council
  • Research Center, Counseling Service
  • Resident Life (graduate assistant coordinators for front desk staffing, training and development, judicial programs, marketing, math tutoring lab)
  • Senior Council
  • Service learning
  • Sexual Assault Coordinator (Health Center)
  • Student Engineering Co-op Office
  • Undergraduate admissions (transfer admissions, marketing)
  • Women in Engineering
  • Several students are also in assistantships at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Located about 15 miles north of the college, these ssistantships in this mid-size university include a stipend and 9 hours of tuition. (resident life, campus programs, leadership programs)

Where to Find Assistantships: