Graduate Assistantships
We provide competitive assistantships for qualified candidates in our thesis-based master and doctoral programs.
- M.S.: $13,500 (tuition, health insurance and stipend. Total yearly support (including summer supplement): $18,000.
- Ph.D.: $15,000 (tuition, health and stipend). Total yearly support (including summer supplement): $20,000.
Students on assistantship are also eligible for the Graduate Student Support Plan (GSSP). Benefits include:
- Waiver of in- and out-of-state tuition for:
- Four semesters (two years) for M.S. students
- Eight semesters (four years) for Ph.D. students who hold an M.S. degree at the time of admission to the doctoral program
- 10 semesters (five years) for students going either directly from a B.S. to a Ph.D. degree or progressing from the M.S. to the Ph.D. program
- Health insurance coverage
Students interested in a departmental assistantship should submit an application by the January 31 early application deadline for the fall semester and by November 15 for the spring semester.
Teaching Requirements
Develop teaching skills during your program
As part of their degree program, graduate students are required to assist in the departmental teaching program, regardless of their sources of financial support.
Graduate students mentored by graduate faculty members must teach a minimum of one semester during their M.S. and Ph.D. programs. Graduate students on assistantships must serve as a teaching assistant in one course from the Department of Animal Science or Agricultural Institute every semester they receive a stipend.
A departmental teaching/research assistantship requires students to work a total of 20 hours per week, with 10 hours per week dedicated to teaching.
Teaching assignments usually consist of assisting in an undergraduate course under the supervision of the faculty member in charge. Students can register for the following courses for additional credits toward their degrees:
- ANS 685 (M.S. Supervised College Teaching) – up to 3 credits toward M.S.
- ANS 885 (Ph.D. Supervised College Teaching) – additional credits toward Ph.D.
