Graduate Assistantships

Longwood University offers two categories of assistantships - Teaching Assistant and Academic/Research Assistant.

Categories

Academic/Research Assistant

A graduate student with limited responsibility for the administrative and/or applied professional practice within an academic department or a University administrative unit. These positions may also include significant student or client interaction, collaborative research with faculty, and project planning and implementation.

Teaching Assistant

A graduate student who assists a faculty member who is the instructor of record for a course. The duties of such an appointment may include work in the classroom, in recitation sections, in laboratories, in online learning management systems, or in other learning settings. The Teaching Assistant (TA) may or may not be responsible for grading student assignments and for maintaining office hours.

Types

Standard Full-Time Assistantship

• Student works 300 hours a semester (hours distributed over 15-20 weeks)
• Student receives $3,000 in tuition coverage and a $4,500 stipend

Standard Part-Time Assistantship

• Student works 150 hours a semester (hours distributed over 15-20 weeks)
• Student receives $1,500 in tuition coverage and a $2,250 stipend

Non-Standard Assistantship

• Work hours and hourly funding is determined by Department/Program and does not fall into one of the two categories above