Graduate Assistantship Program

Each year, Kean University offers a limited number of graduate assistantships.

Assistantships draw on a variety of different skills and require service on campus 15-20 hours each week for full time in exchange for full tuition and fees waived, 7.5-10 hours for half time in exchange for half tuition and fees waived and 3.75-5 hours for quarter time in exchange for quarter tuition and fees waived. Providing the best education at an affordable cost to our students is paramount.

Overview

To apply, you must complete the supplemental graduate assistantship page within the online application. PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS FOR NEW APPLICANTS. FOR CURRENT GRADUATE STUDENTS WHO WANT TO BE CONSIDERED FOR A GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIP POSITION, PLEASE CLICK HERE.
Applicants for a graduate assistantship should apply by March 1 for priority consideration for an assistantship.
To be eligible for an assistantship, you must:
- Receive an acceptance to a degree granting graduate program at Kean. This includes master's, professional diploma, and doctoral programs. Students matriculated in certification, online, non-degree, and non-matriculated programs are not eligible for a graduate assistantship.
- Have a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.25 or better.
Prospective faculty seeking graduate assistants will review applications, conduct interviews and hire assistants. As this is a rolling process, you will be contacted before any semester if they wish to interview you for an open position.
Graduate assistantships (GA) begin in the Fall semester of the new academic year and continue through the end of the Spring semester. There is the possibility to work as a student worker during the summer months, however, this is not guaranteed and is at the discretion of your supervisor and budgetary constraints. Summer GA positions do not cover summer tuition and fees.
Doctoral assistantships cover tuition and fees for Fall, Spring and Summer.

Requirements

If you are granted an assistantship, you will work either 7.5-10 or 15-20 hours/week for a department or office, such as the History department.
GA's must register and successfully complete a minimum of nine credits per academic semester. Students are permitted to register for no more than twelve credits unless you are in the DPT, PsyD or Physician’s Assistant programs. In these programs, you can register for up to 18 credits.
If a GA drops or withdraws from a course and falls below nine attempted credits in an academic semester, his/her assistantship will be withdrawn.
Graduate Assistants must maintain a 3.0 GPA during their graduate studies at Kean. Failure to maintain a 3.0 at the end of an academic semester will result in a forfeiture of your graduate assistantship.
GAs must also register for volunteer events as a requirement of the program.

For a full list of graduate assistantship requirements, please view the Graduate Assistantship Manual.

New Hire Procedures - New Graduate Students To Kean University

Upon being selected as a graduate assistant, the following steps are required:

Complete a Graduate Assistant Authorization to Hire form (this should only be completed AFTER you receive an offer. This form is not for candidates, only those selected as a Graduate Assistant.
Upon submission of the form, you will receive a confirmation email. Please follow all email instructions. Please submit the completed forms in person to Human Resources. Please contact Dani Fishbein at ga@kean.edu if you have any questions during this process.
All paperwork for the Fall 2020 semester must be submitted no later than July 3, 2020.
If you are an international student who has received a graduate assistantship, you will be required to provide our office with a copy of your passport, I-20, I-94, and Social Security Card.

Any delay in this process can result in a delay of payment.

Current Graduate Students Interested In Obtaining A Graduate Assistantship

If at the time of admission you did not qualify for a graduate assistantship, you can be considered if the following conditions are met:

Student has completed 15 or more graduate credits at Kean University, and
Student has a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or better at the graduate level at Kean University

If you meet these conditions and want to be considered for an available Graduate Assistantship, please complete the Graduate Assistantship Supplementary Application here. APPLICATIONS ARE ONLY CONSIDERED IF YOU MEET BOTH CONDITIONS. PLEASE ONLY SUBMIT THIS APPLICATION IF YOU CURRENTLY MEET THESE QUALIFICATIONS.

Current Assistantships

The availability is subject to change each semester: (UPDATED LIST)

Arts and Performance Education
Athletics and Recreation
Biological Sciences
Budget
CAS Writing Center
Center for Leadership and Service
Center for Cyber Security
Center for Interdisciplinary Studies
Childcare Center
College of Education
Counselor Education
Communications Disorders
Criminal Justice
Computer Science
Exceptional Educational Opportunities (EEO)
Elementary and Bilingual Education
Exercise Science
Fine Arts
General Education
Health Services
History
Holocaust Resource Center
Human Resources
Human Rights Institute
Institutional Research
International Student Services
Kean Galleries
Kean Ocean
Library
McNair Scholars Program
Media Relations
Miron Student Center
Nursing
Office of the Dean
Occupational Therapy
Office of Community Standards and Conduct
Office of Graduate Admissions
Office of Institutional Advancement
Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
Office of Residential Student Services
Office of the Registrar
Office of Scholarship Services
Office of Student Support Services
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
Physical Education
Public Administration
Psychology
Residential Student Services
School of Communication, Media, and Journalism
School of English Studies
School of Environmental and Sustainability Sciences
School Psychology
Social Work
Special Education
Speech Clinic
Speech-Language Pathology Program
STEM Program
Therapeutic Recreation
University Center
University Relations
Veteran’s Services