Assistantships provide valuable experience, open new career paths, and help finance your graduate education. Students may have a cumulative total of a half-time (20 hours per week) assistantship. Positions vary from quarter-time (10 hours per week) to half-time (20 hours per week) and may be appointed on a semester, academic-year (9 months), or fiscal year (12 months) basis. Students with a half-time appointment should not seek additional assistantships. Current rates (salary and tuition and fee scholarships) for graduate assistantships that honor the COGS union collective bargaining agreement are linked on the Graduate Student Life page. These positions are typically held by PhD student

Accurate information about tuition and fee rates can be found on the Office of the Registrar Tuition and Fees page. Select the appropriate session and select the Graduate College. Then under “Filter by Curricular College,” select the College of Education. Assistantship rates (salary and tuition scholarships) for graduate assistantships that honor the COGS union collective bargaining agreement are available on the Office of the Dean's Finance page.

All contract-covered employees appointed at quarter-time or more will receive one hundred percent (100%) tuition scholarship each semester based upon the Board of Regents resident graduate student tuition rate for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS). All contract-covered employees appointed at quarter-time or more and assessed the College of Education tuition supplement will also receive a tuition scholarship for one hundred percent (100%) of the College of Education tuition supplement for fall and spring semesters.

NOTE: The GRE requirement has been suspended for the 2020-2021 admissions cycle

• A bachelor’s degree from a Regionally Accredited American College or University, or an equivalent degree from another country as determined by the Office of Admissions.
• Minimum GPA of 3.0 (in both undergraduate and graduate work)
• The Graduate Record Exam (GRE) General test – verbal and quantitative - is optional.
• Evidence of significant leadership or work experience, writing ability, and fit with the program
• English Proficiency Requirements (international students)
• Most students admitted to the HESA Ph.D. program hold a previously earned master's or equivalent degree

These are general criteria; the admissions committee considers each applicant's entire portfolio. Applicants will not be considered until they have submitted a complete application packet.

• Official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions
• The Graduate Record Exam (GRE) General test – verbal and quantitative - is optional. Official GRE scores from Educational Testing Service (the University's institutional code is 6681), if you completed the test. 
• A statement of purpose (1-3 pages) that includes your professional and/or research interests, whether you plan to enroll full- or part-time, and how your goals and experiences are consistent with the HESA program's mission and values.
• Resume or Curriculum Vitae
• Three letters of recommendation. At least one letter should be from a professor or instructor.*

* You will be asked to give the contact information of your recommenders, including their email, on your Admissions Profile. The recommender will then get an email with instructions on how to upload the recommendation letter and/or form.