College of Education Graduate Assistant Application - Department of Counseling and Special Education (CSE)

Graduate assistantships (GA) are fully in-person, on-campus opportunities for qualified students (Master’s and Doctoral) to work closely with College of Education (COE) faculty, staff, and students to support ongoing research efforts, operations of the college, to engage in ongoing conversations regarding educational issues and research with faculty, staff, and other student colleagues, and assist with other duties as assigned by their hiring unit.

The COE offers graduate assistantships, each of which provides up to a full, one academic year, tuition waiver of six graduate-level 4-credit hour courses required for the degree (excludes all fees) and an annual academic year stipend of up to $8,280.00. In addition, DePaul offers student health insurance and various types of leave.​

You must apply separately to each department/program you are interested in working with. Graduate Assistant applicants are interviewed and appointed directly by each individual hiring area in the College of Education. Applicants are typically contacted for follow-up mid-May to mid-June. Official offers extended in August.

Please note that COE GA spots can be for full-time or part-time positions.
Typical full-time hours requirements are 15.75 hours/week Fall through Spring quarters, including student/course break periods when university offices are still open.
Typical part-time hours requirements are 7.75 hours/week Fall through Spring quarters, including student/course break periods when university offices are still open.

If you wish to know more about this position including quarterly hour requirements and remuneration, please communicate with the application contact for this posting as listed on the COE website: https://education.depaul.edu/student-resources/employment-career/Pages/student-employment.aspx

If you have general inquiries, not department or program specific, please contact: Maya Muschitz at mmuschit@depaul.edu
If you have* Department of Counseling and Special Education-specific questions*, please contact Krisana Holt at kholt5@depaul.edu

Award
Varies
Deadline
04/15/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. What courses have you taken that can make you an asset as a graduate assistant? (Please list course titles, date or quarter/semester taken, final grade and institution)
  2. Please list any computer experience you have, e.g. PC/MAC, software, hardware, networking, etc.
  3. What work experience, internships, etc., do you have that would make you an asset as a graduate assistant?
  4. General Research Projects
    • If you have ever worked on a research project(s), list the title(s), briefly explain the nature of the project(s) and what you were responsible for toward its completion.
    • Project #2
    • Project #3
    • Project #4
    • Project #5
    • Project #6
  5. Briefly describe your professional plans for the future and what you hope to gain by being a graduate assistant.
  6. Give a candid evaluation of yourself as a person; include those characteristics that you feel are your strengths and those that you feel are your challenges.
  7. Submit your current resume.
  8. If there is anything that does not appear on your resume but you feel is relevant, please add it here.
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