What is a Graduate Assistantship and how do I go about applying for one?
• The graduate office offers a number of graduate assistantships in areas associated with the college’s graduate programs. Only those who have been accepted into a Bridgewater State College graduate program are eligible to be awarded a graduate assistantship. Graduate assistants must be enrolled full-time (9 credits). Application forms may be obtained online at http://www.bridgew.edu/GCE/GA_App.pdf or from the Office of Graduate and Continuing Education. • Completed assistantship applications should be returned to the Office of Graduate and Continuing Education. Applicants who are awarded an assistantship will receive a letter of appointment from the Office of Graduate and Continuing Education. Graduate Assistants receive a stipend for either a nine month (September-May), or 10-month (September-June) position. Assistants will also receive tuition and fee remission for nine credits of course work during each of the fall and spring semesters. With permission from the hiring department, t
