The Criminology and Criminal Justice Department offers an internal funding option to graduate students in the form of Graduate Assistants (GAs). Additionally, funding through other sources may be available through research assistantships or positions with a community partner. While the number of funded positions varies from year to year, several of our students receive some form of assistance to help offset the costs of their graduate degree.
A GA receives both a tuition remission and a stipend for the 9-month academic year, which may be renewable for a second year based on academic and work performance, and funding availability. Summer work may also be available, but not guaranteed. The tuition remission covers the first 9 credits of tuition and the mandatory university and student fees. GAs are unionized, and their Stipends are determined by their collective bargaining agreement. All GAs must register for and complete at least 9 credit hours per term and remain in good academic standing to retain their funding. The position is renewable for one additional year, contingent on available funding and satisfactory performance.
The department's internal Graduate Assistantship (GA) positions are described below:
- Graduate Teaching Assistantship: GTAs assigned to work in our undergraduate program work as course facilitators. This position primarily involves student support, leading discussion groups, facilitating lab sessions and grading assistance, among other tasks related to course delivery. This position is a .45 FTE, meaning employees work about 19 hours a week, typically allocated to assisting a faculty member in their online course delivery.
The Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice participates in the Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP), and our students are eligible for Federal Financial Aid. Additional information about funding your graduate education can be found at the Office of Graduate Studies.
If you are from Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, or Wyoming, in addition to Oregon residents, you qualify to pay in-state tuition. Please review the program guidelines for consideration.
Prospective students wishing to be considered for the Department’s internally funded positions will notice a section on their graduate application relating to graduate funding through GTA positions. Interested students must answer the following questions and submit them with their online application 1) Why are you interested in an assistantship? 2) What work experience do you have that might be applicable to the graduate program? 3) Do you have any teaching experience (if yes, describe)? 4) Do you have any prior research experience (if yes, describe)?