A small number of competitive graduate assistantships are available each year for full-time students. These assistantships pay for 30 quarter hours of courses per year beginning in the fourth (usually senior) year. If acceptable progress is being made, the assistantship may be continued into the fifth year. In addition, assistantships pay a $9,000 annual stipend.
Recipients of graduate assistantships are required to work 20 hours per week for the chemistry department during autumn, winter and spring quarters. Duties include serving as a teaching assistant in lab, grading and tutoring undergraduates in chemistry.
Recipient decisions are made no later than April 1 for autumn of the following school year and renewed on a quarter-by-quarter basis thereafter. Recipients must make satisfactory progress in both departmental work assignments and coursework to be considered for renewal.
Any student interested in an assistantship must complete and submit an
application to the
graduate program director prior to March 1 to be considered. The general GRE test is required for all international students who wish to be considered for a graduate assistantship.