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Teaching/Research
Assistantships
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Teaching
Assistantships:
The Department of Biology at UNC Charlotte has
Teaching Assistantships (TAs) available for full-time students in good standing in the
Masters program. A full TA is a competitive award.
For entering Masters students, TA awards are based on rankings determined through a combination of GPA and GRE
scores. For continuing Masters students, TA awards are based on
evaluations of teaching performance and
satisfactory progress in the program.
A full TA award consists of a total of $11,678
for a two-semester period and normally involves a work load equivalent to the
teaching of two labs per week, with associated duties. The student must maintain
a GPA of at least 3.0 and carry at least six hours of course work per
semester to qualify for a TA. Preference is given to students in the
first two years of the program. Students who need fewer than six hours to
complete their course requirements may sign up for the remaining number of
credit hours to maintain a TA position. Students who have completed all course
requirements need enroll in only one hour of BIOL7999 to maintain a TA position.
Several Teaching Assistantships are
available for summer sessions (summer TAs), and students may apply for
these by contacting the Biology Graduate Coordinator. Salary for summer TAs is
awarded in addition to the amount awarded for the fall and spring semesters.
Summer TAs do not require that the student be enrolled in summer courses.
To Apply:
Applicants are assumed to desire a teaching assistantship. To ensure
consideration, check the Assistantship request box on the first page of the
application-for-admission form. A full TA position is awarded on a semester
basis for the fall and spring semesters; summer TA positions are awarded
separately. Renewal of a TA position is contingent upon satisfactory
evaluations of teaching performance and satisfactory progression through the
program. To be considered for financial aid
for the fall semester, all application materials should be received by the
Graduate School by no later than May 15 (Nov. 1 for spring semester).
Applications received after that deadline will still be considered for financial
aid if funds are available.
Research
Assistantships:
Research Assistantships (RAs) may be available
to Masters students depending upon the funding of research grants by their
Thesis advisor. Most research assistantships are at least $12,000/yr and are filled
by the faculty member holding the grant.
The student must maintain a GPA of at least 3.0 and carry at least six hours of course work per
semester to qualify for a RA.
Please contact individual
faculty for available RA positions.
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