Many HIED students gain valuable work experience and receive help to finance their education through graduate assistantships at colleges and universities throughout northeast Ohio. Students admitted to the M.Ed. program for fall 2024 or later are not required to be placed in a graduate assistantship for admission to the program. However, we strongly recommend that all M.Ed. students who are not already working full-time in higher education seek placement in a graduate assistantship to realize the full benefits of our program’s theory-to-practice emphasis. Graduates of the M.Ed. program consistently point to the importance of the experience and networks gained through their assistantship and internships for securing a professional position in the field after completing the degree. Assistantships include assignments in various functional areas of student affairs, such as residence life, student leadership development, international student services, multicultural student services, parent and family programs, fraternity and sorority advising, career services, and academic advising. (The specific assistantship employers participating will vary from year to year.) Students admitted to the MEd program will have the opportunity to come to campus for GA Days in early spring, during which they learn more about the program, interact with faculty and current students, and interview for assistantships.
Applicants to the Ed.S. and Ph.D. programs who are interested in obtaining an assistantship should apply by December 1, and notify the program coordinator of their interest in order to be considered for participation in GA Days.
To be eligible for a graduate assistantship (GAship), you will be required to complete the GA Application; the link to this application will be provided to you upon your admission to the program.