Eligibility
To be eligible for a Graduate Research Assistantship, a student must have
1) completed the requirements for an undergraduate degree,
2) applied for and been fully accepted to a graduate degree program of study, and
3) maintained a 3.0 grade point average in any previous graduate course work.

Term of Appointment
One-semester assistantships will be awarded to qualified full-time graduate students (6 credit hours/semester minimum) for 13 hours of work per week. Students must take a minimum of 6 hours of graduate coursework and a maximum of 9 hours during the term in which he/she is a GRA. Coursework overloads for more than 9 hours for Graduate Research Assistants are rarely granted and only after approval by the graduate program director and the Dean of Graduate Studies.

Fees
Each GRA will receive a stipend of $2,000 per semester ($500 monthly). Graduate Research Assistants pay a special tuition rate of $25 per semester, as well as all student fees. All other tuition (in- and out-of-state) is waived.

A mandatory insurance plan is in effect for Graduate Research Assistants. Students will be billed at the time of registration. The fee for the 2006-2007 academic year is $405 per semester, fall and spring.

A waiver of the health insurance fee may be applied for directly with the insurer. This plan is optional for all other students.

Applying for a Graduate Research Assistantship
Students should contact the Director of the Master of Applied Statistics program, Dr. Lewis VanBrackle (lvanbrac@kennesaw.edu) for application instructions.

Information on Graduate Research Assistantships can be found at http://www.kennesaw.edu/graduate/research.html.