Graduate assistants are selected based on the competitive auditions and interviews. Graduate assistants work in carefully selected academic or administrative settings under the supervision of music faculty members.

Graduate assistants in music are given a load assignment of 11 hours per week for a 1/4-time assistantship, 15 hours per week for a 3/8-time assistantship, and 20 hours per week for a 1/2-time assistantship. In return, the University pays a stipend and provides partial to full tuition scholarships for instructional fees and non-resident fees, but not the general fee, applied lesson fee, or the music usage fee.

To be considered for a graduate assistantship, a student should:

1. For current BGSU students – Complete the Application for Graduate Assistantship Form (email jfreela@bgsu.edu to get the form) and return it to the Graduate Secretary. 
   For potential BGSU students – Complete the section of the Graduate College Application concerning assistantships. In the application, the student can schedule a time for a campus audition/interview. Applicants interested in a graduate assistantship through the College of Musical Arts are required to visit Bowling Green. Please note that all assistantships require a live audition and/or interview. The only exception are studio assistantships, which may be awarded based on a recorded audition.
2. When listing assistantship interests, the applicant should take care to list all areas in which they wish to be considered so that all necessary auditions and interviews can be scheduled in a single visit.

For information about open assistantships, audition/interview requirements, and job descriptions, please see Assistantships and Scholarships.

GAs working off campus (lab schools) need to fill out HR telecommuting form every semester:

1. Telecommute Form
2. Student must initiate the form themselves
3. List the Assistant Dean for Graduate Studies as supervisor
4. This work is an approved exception from completing work on campus, because these GA lines are being sponsored by external entities and require you to leave campus to complete the work.