Graduate Assistantship Requirements and Assignments

If you complete the Graduate Assistantship Application you will be considered for a Graduate Assistantship in the School of HMSLS. Annually the School has between 14-18 assistantships. To be considered for a graduate assistantship there is a Graduate College requirement that your undergraduate GPA is 3.0 or above. It is an extremely competitive process and in making our decisions to award graduate assistantships we consider very carefully your Personal Statement, Resume, GRE scores, 3 Letters of Recommendation,  your commitment to graduate study and the skills and abilities that you can bring to the position.

Graduate Assistants can perform various duties assigned to a student may include teaching physical activity classes to the general student population, assisting faculty in lab sections, assisting faculty as teaching assistants for academic courses, and assisting faculty in research assignments and special projects.

Students interested in being considered for a graduate assistantship should complete the regular admission process and complete the School of HMSLS Graduate Assistantship forms.  All credentials should be completed by January 15th of the academic year prior to entry. Decisions on awarding of assistantships are made early April of each year.

Other Funding Sources for Graduate Assistantships

Graduate students are encouraged to consider other sources of graduate assistantship support. At BGSU other graduate assistantships are available on campus from the other agencies such as BGSU Department of Athletics, BGSU Campus Recreation, and other student organizations based in the Bowen-Thompson Student Union.