Information for Appointments to Graduate Assistantships (GAs)
Eligibility and Application
In some departments in the J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Graduate Assistantships are available to graduate students. Availability is on a very limited basis. Graduate Assistantship appointments may not be submitted until acceptance to a graduate program has been granted.
Applications will only be accepted via e-mail attachment.
Graduate assistants work up to 20 hours per week, per semester. In general, graduate assistants are expected to have availability to work on campus during the normal weekday hours of operation (8:30am‐5:00pm). Concurrent with assistantship appointments, doctoral studentsmay not engage in otheroutside employment.
To apply for a GA appointment, students must complete the Graduate Assistantship Application and submit it, along with a resumé, as an e-mail attachment to . Graduate assistant applications and/or resumés do not need to be sent to any of the Robinson College of Business departments, as consideration for a GA position may not be granted unless the application and/or resumé is sent according to these instructions as listed. After the application has been approved, it will be made available for departments that have a budget for graduate assistants (as listed on page 5). These departments will directly contact students whom they wish to hire. Any questions regarding the availability of GA positions should be directed to the departments listed on page 5.
***Please Note*** Students should not go door to door or use spamming methods to look for graduate assistantships within the college.
Requirements
To ensure timely progress toward completion of their degree, Masters students holding Graduate Assistantships must register for a MINIMUM OF NINE (9) CREDIT HOURS OF ACADEMIC COURSEWORK REQUIRED BY THEIR MAJOR during the fall and/or spring semesters and
a minimum of six (6) credit hours of academic coursework required by their major during the May/Summer semester in which an assistantship is held. International students are required to register for a minimum of nine (9) credit hours of academic coursework to meet visa requirements. They should check with International Student Scholar Services about registration and requirements for summer semester.
Masters and Doctoral students must maintain satisfactory academic standing during the period(s) of their appointment including having a minimum 3.00 cumulative grade point average (GPA).
Registering for less than the required minimum credit hours of academic coursework and/or having a GPA below 3.00 will result in loss of assistantship.
Employment Eligibility
All graduate assistants, including international students currently holding a J-1 or F-1 VISA must have a U.S. social security number in order to be considered for a Graduate Assistantship position. International students who do not have a U.S. social security number should request a commitment to employment letter from their hiring department once they’ve been awarded an assistantship. Please take this letter to a local Social Security Administration office to complete an application for a U.S. social security number. An on-line application for a social security card is available at http://www.ssa.gov/online/ss-5.pdf. More information about applying for a U.S. social security card as an international student is available on-line at http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10181.html.
Student Fees
RCB graduate assistants receive tuition waivers, however, they must still pay for items such as registration fees, mandatory student fees and health insurance fees. Nonpayment of applicable fees will result in cancellation of course registrations, and loss of assistantship and tuition waiver. For a complete breakdown of costs please visit the student accounts website at http://www.gsu.edu/studentaccounts/tuition_and_fees.html
Cohort/Premium Programs
Premium program students who receive tuition waivers from a graduate assistantship are still responsible for the rest of the program tuition and program fees for those premium programs. Note: Increases in mandatory student fees generally occur in fall semester. After receiving a tuition waiver for a graduate assistantship, students should check with the office of “Student Accounts” or log into their student accounts to inquire about the out-of-pocket fees due for the semester.
Tuition Waivers
Georgia State University awards tuition waivers based on the total amount earned on assistantships per semester, not on the amount that is paid for each appointment. Under the University’s guidelines, graduate assistants will receive tuition waivers as follows:
Student’s total semester earnings(sum of all assistantship appointments) / Tuition waiver GSU
will award that student
Fall & Spring Semesters / Summer Semester
$2,000 or more / $1,000 or more / Full tuition waiver
$1,000 to $1,999 / $500 - $999 / Partial (50%) tuition waiver
Less than $1,000 / Less than $500 / No waiver
Many departments offer GA appointments of $1,000 for the fall and/or spring semester and/or $500 for the May/Summer semester resulting in a ½ waiver for the student. Students will often seek out additional/multiple appointments to increase their semester stipend resulting in a full waiver. This can be done by simultaneously engaging in various assistantship appointments within other departments of the Robinson College of Business, or with other departments across the University.
Health Insurance
Graduate Assistants receiving full tuition waivers are required to have full health insurance coverage. The University System of Georgia contracts with 3rd parties to provide student health insurance at a reduced premium. For premium costs please visit: http://www.gsu.edu/studentaccounts/tuition_and_fees.html.
The health insurance premium paid during spring semester covers January 1st – July 31st; it covers graduate assistants for Spring and May/Summer semesters. Students who receive their first graduate assistantship during May/Summer semester will be charged a pro-rated (reduced) health insurance premium for that period. There is usually an increase in health insurance premium each fall semester.
You have the option to purchase health insurance from an outside agency. If you are already covered under another health insurance plan, you may waive out of the plan that will be automatically assigned to you once your full tuition waiver is applied, by going to the following GSU Student Accounts website: http://sfs.gsu.edu/tuition-fees/student-health-insurance/
Graduate Assistant Stipends
Each semester, graduate assistants receive a flat rate stipend for each appointment they receive. Each appointment is equivalent to eight hours of work per week.
Graduate assistant stipends are paid in four equal installments during the semester:
Semester Pay Dates – LAST BUSINESS DAY OF EACH MONTH
• Fall Last Business Day of September, October, November, and December
• Spring Last Business Day of January, February, March, April
• Summer May-Mester: Last Business Day of May
Six and Seven Week Summer Session: Last Business Day of June and July
Within three days of receiving notification of appointment, students must immediately complete the Graduate Assistant Hiring Packet in the GSU Office of Human Resources (3rd floor, One Park Place South). Failure to do so will delay stipend payments. No special check runs will be initiated for payments due to late submission of hire packet.
Note: Not completing your hiring packet within the Office of Human Resources (HR) may result in loss of pay and a possible loss of assistantship(s) for the semester. Retroactive payments may not be issued for a month or semester in which the hiring packet was not completed on time within HR.
Average stipend ranges per appointment, per term are as follows:
Levels of Graduate Assistantships / Fall & SpringSemesters / 3 Wk May-Mester / 6/7 Wk Summer Semester / BOTH 3 Wk MayMester
& 6/7 Wk Summer Semesters
Master Students
GRAI & GLAI
GRAII & GLA II
Doctoral Students
GRAIII & GLAIII
GTAIII / Master Students
$1,000 - $2,000
$1,200 - $3,000
Doctoral Students
$2,000 - $5,000
$3,100 per course / Master Students
$250 - $500
$300 - $750
Doctoral Students
$500 - $1,260
$3,100 per course / Master Students
$500 - $1,000
$600 - $1,500
Doctoral Students
$1,000 - $2,520
$3,100 per course / Master Students
$750 - $1,500
$900 - $2,250
Doctoral Students
$1,500 - $3,780
$3,100 per course
Maximum Wk Hrs
per Appointment / Avg. of 136 work hours per appt. / Avg. of 40 work
hours per appt. / Avg. of 72 work
hours per appt. / Avg. of 112 work
hours per appt.
Total stipends for graduate assistants should not exceed
$12,000 per semester and cannot exceed $36,000 per academic year.
Graduate Assistant Evaluations
Graduate assistants who are students within the Robinson College of Business and receive full-tuition waivers are registered for the college-wide Graduate Assistantship evaluation courses BA 8510 and/or BA 9510. The RCB College Graduate Assistantship Coordinator will apply appropriate evaluation credit hours to the student’s registration. Since the students receive full-tuition waivers, they will not be charged for these evaluation hours. These credit hours should not be deleted, nor should the student withdraw from the course. The credit hours may be adjusted to accommodate additional course registration by sending an email to “Reduce the hours listed for BA 8510/9510” to .
To be rehired as a Graduate Assistant, an overall satisfactory evaluation is required. The faculty member for whom the student worked for during the semester submits a grade of either “S” for satisfactory or “U” for unsatisfactory. Future hire is prohibited for students who receive an unsatisfactory evaluation for two consecutive semesters.
Responsible Conduct of Research
Georgia State University abides by the Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) requirements. All RCB graduate students and post-doctoral fellows engaged in empirical research activities at GSU are required to undertake RCR training as part of their requirement for graduation and employment. Research activities may include research that leads to contributions to knowledge that will be disseminated to scientific and artistic communities through publicly-accessible formats such as journals, books, magazines, working papers, etc. Graduate Assistants who have not previously completed RCR requirements, will need to take the Responsible Conduct in Research (RCR) training in order to be in compliance with the University’s regulations.
How to Obtain RCR Training
There are two steps that must be fulfilled:
1. CITI training: Students must take the online basic level of training and submit the completion form to the PhD Program Office (room 831). Students should include their Panther I.D. number on the completion form. More information about this training is available at http://ursa.research.gsu.edu/ursa/compliance/human-subjects/required-education-and-training/
2. RCR training: Students must take a five-hour mandatory discussion session. In order to register, students must email to be added to the list. For additional information about the RCR training, please visit
For more information contact: Adenike Brewington at
Departments with a Master’s Level Budget
for Graduate Assistantships
Your Graduate Research Assistantship Application will be accessible by the following departments in the Robinson College of Business:
Department / Contact Person / E-MailAccountancy / Carla Hines /
Center for Ethics &
Corporate Responsibility / Molly Nuttall /
Center for Process Innovation / Vanessa Browne /
Computer Information Systems / Denise Wilson /
Economic Forecasting Center / Courtney Raines /
Executive MBA Program / Yessenia Calle /
Finance / Christine Brown /
Global Partners MBA Program / Charlene Jefferson /
Hospitality Administration / Esther Yi /
International Business / Paula Huntley /
Managerial Sciences / Annie Dillard /
Marketing / Karen Galanski /
Professional MBA Program / Charlene Jefferson /
Career Advancement Center / Veda Jackson /
Real Estate / Christine Brown / [email protected]
Risk Management and
Insurance / Carmen Brown /
After completion of your GRA application, please send it (as an e-mail attachment) to .
Any questions regarding appointments with specific departments should be directed to the appropriate representative above.
Application for Graduate Assistantships
Applications may be considered only after acceptance to a master’s program has been granted.
Date: / Georgia Residency Status: Resident Non-ResidentName: / Date of Birth:
Country of Birth: / Country of Citizenship:
GSU Panther ID #: / GSU Employee ID #:
Mailing Address: / E-Mail Address:
Home Phone #: / Other Phone #:
Non-U.S. Citizens Only (indicate your visa status):
Admission Test Scores: GMAT or GRE
Degree program in which you are (or will be) enrolled: College:
· Program of Study: Major of Concentration:
Semester/Year for which you are applying:
Colleges/Universities Attended
Name of Institution / Location: City, State / Degree / Date ReceivedEmployment History at GSU
College/Department / Dates of Employment / Supervisor/Phone #From: To:
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List below any special research skills you have (such as knowledge of a computer programming language or statistical package, grant writing experience, editing experience, etc.):
By typing your name in the box below, you agree that upon acceptance of any graduate assistant position(s) offered within the J. Mack Robinson College of Business, you may not engage in any outside employment during such assistantship(s), and although you may be granted permission to hold multiple assistantships, you may not work over a combined total of 20 hours per week.
Please e-mail your completed application and resume to us at .
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