Graduate Assistantships for Ph.D. Students in Sociology

Ph.D. Graduate Assistantships carry a stipend of around $15,000 per year (two semesters) and a tuition waiver (not including student fees) for 9 hours each semester.

Students with assistantships:

must successfully complete nine hours of course work each semester of the

assistantship;

will be assigned (a) full responsibility to teach an undergraduate class in

Sociology and/or (b) serve as a teaching assistant for particular faculty
members. Assignments will depend on department needs and on student skills
and interests;

should attend workshops offered by the Center for Teaching Excellence

(www.c21te.usf.edu) ;

are expected to be active members of the Sociology department graduate

student community;

Note: Assistantships awarded to students entering the Ph.D. program from outside the state of Florida require that students apply at the Office of the Registrar for Florida residency immediately after entering the program.

Applying for an assistantship:

Send with the application for admission a description of:
        formal teaching experience (as instructor of record for a class)
        informal or formal teaching assistant experience
        informal or formal teaching training
        particular teaching skills/talents

Attach to the application:
        curriculum vita
        copies of syllabi for any courses taught previously
        any other documentation of teacher training and/or teaching abilities

Criteria for awarding continuing assistantships:

Decisions about renewing Ph.D. assistantships for a second and third year will be made by the Graduate Committee the end of March. Barring budgetary shortfalls, continuing assistantships will be awarded providing there is

adequate progress being made through the program, and
evidence of responsibility in the current year of assistantship