Important Assistantship Information
The I-O program
currently has access to a limited number of assistantships
that are awarded
to students in our graduate
programs each year. Some of these
assistantships are competitive and students
from every
ASU graduate program in
Psychology
(I-O, General and Counseling) are eligible to apply.
These can take the
forms of
graduate assistantships or research
assistantships. Both
types pay an hourly
wage ($13.50 as of September 2008).
These are defined below:
Graduate
assistantships involve a 17.5
hour per week commitment to work in the
department
(this is a maximum).
Some of these hours are spent staffing the
Tutoring and Testing labs, while
others are spent assisting specific
faculty with
courses. Grading, test preparation, and tutoring
are typical
task functions.
Research assistantships
involve a 19.5 hour per week commitment to support
faculty research
(this is
a maximum).
These hours must be spent in research-
oriented duties (data collection,
experiment design, writing, data analysis, etc.).
As of 2011, all assistantships carry an in-state
tuition waiver.
This means that
out-of-state students will
be charged in-state tuition rates for that year.
If you are interested in applying for one of these positions, follow the steps below:
On your
application
you must check the box about graduate assistantships located
on EACH
recommendation form.
Students are automatically considered for both
types of assistantships,
so
there is no need to indicate a preference on
the application
form.
Ask your references to directly mention the assistantship in their letters.
In your personal statement,
please spend some time commenting on your research
background,
experience
that you have
in psychological research, etc. Also, do not
be surprised if someone
phones
you for a quick interview. We use a
broad-spectrum
analysis of your qualifications, not
just test scores or
GPAs.
THE EARLIER THE
BETTER! The faculty may award these assistantships (especially
the research
type) as early as
February. If you wait, there may not be any left to offer
you, regardless
of your
qualifications.
For further information on the assistantships - E-mail Dr. Schell