Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
The Mason Gross School of the Arts
 
About the University
About the School
Admission
University Policies and Procedures
Graduate Programs in Music
Graduate Programs in Theater Arts
Graduate Programs in Visual Arts
Members of the Faculty
Admission
Information and Regulations for All Graduate Visual Arts Students
Scholarships and Teaching Assistantships
Studios
Fire Regulations
Master of Fine Arts Program
Graduate Courses
Faculty and Administration
Divisions of the University
Camden Newark New Brunswick/Piscataway
Catalogs
  Mason Gross School of the Arts 2011–2013 Graduate Programs in Visual Arts Information and Regulations for All Graduate Visual Arts Students Scholarships and Teaching Assistantships  

Scholarships and Teaching Assistantships


Not all students receive scholarships or teaching assistantships. Several scholarships are divided among first-year students. Those who receive scholarships will have the money credited through their financial aid packets.

The department grants a limited number of teaching assistantships on the basis of artistic merit. Accomplishments in one's specialty, previous experience, teaching effectiveness, and other relevant skills will be considered. Students are not required to hold teaching assistantships in order to graduate, and not every student is granted one. Teaching assistantships serve the needs of the department and not student preferences. Unexpected circumstances may require modification of assignments.

Each teaching assistantship offers tuition remission, as well as a stipend. Teaching assistants are eligible for health care and certain other benefits.

University regulations require that teaching assistants shall have no more than one grade of incomplete in his or her coursework while enrolled at Mason Gross and must be a full-time student in good standing by maintaining a semester Grade Point Average of 3.0 or better, in satisfactory artistic standing, and fulfill the responsibilities of the assigned teaching assistantship. An assistantship requires a minimum 15 hours per week of work, including teaching. If these conditions are not fulfilled, the appointment will be terminated. A teaching assistantship is a one-year offer, however it is often for two years. After the first year, students are reviewed and decisions are made accordingly.

A graduate student receiving a teaching assistantship registers for Teaching Assistantship  08:081:877 for 3 credits; however, these credits are not counted toward the 60 credits required for graduation.
 
For additional information, contact RU-info at 732-445-info (4636) or colonel.henry@rutgers.edu.
Comments and corrections to: Campus Information Services.

© 2012 Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. All rights reserved.