Of the applicants accepted, what financial assistance will they receive?
Our program has seven graduate assistantships (GA’s) available through the Psychology Department. Five of these GA’s are research-oriented and the other two are program assistants. Only a select number of accepted students will be considered for open GA positions. However, our graduate students have also been GA’s in various departments on campus (education, recreation, career services, etc.). You can also apply for loans, but there are few scholarships available for graduate students. Please note that 9-credit hours is considered full-time status at the graduate level at FSU. Full-time status is required for many loans. A semester load of 3 or 6-credit hours is considered part-time at FSU. Stafford Loans are awarded to graduate students on a full-time basis (9 credit hours) or part-time basis (minimum of 6 credit hours). If you don’t get an assistantship, you probably should fill out a FAFSA form and apply for financial aid. You’ll probably have to take out loans to pay for graduate s
