Graduate Assistantships
M.S. in CFS • Ph.D. in CFS • Applications • Assistantships • Graduate Courses • Graduate Handbook
Child and Family Studies offers financial support to graduate students in a variety of ways. All assistantships include fee waivers for each semester, as long as the student is enrolled in at least 6 credit hours of coursework, and health insurance for U.S. students. Most assistantships are half-time, requiring 20 hours or work per week, and provide a yearly stipend that varies between $10,000 and $12,500, depending on the type of program (MS, Ph.D.). Departmental assistantships are competitive and last for a period of 2 years if the student is in the Masters program, and 3 years if the student is in the Ph.D. program.
The Graduate Committee is responsible for recommending students for assistantship positions and the Department Head makes the final decision to award an assistantship, based largely on the students professional goals and faculty needs. Most students who are supported by a departmental assistantship are assigned to faculty who are conducting research and teaching courses. Consequently, every effort is made to place students with faculty whose research and teaching activities are related in some way to a student's professional goals. Once an assignment is made, it is up to individual faculty to discuss with student assistants how best to allocate their time and evaluate their performance.
Types of Assistantships
Contact the Department of Child and Family Studies
1215 W. Cumberland Avenue
115 Jessie Harris Building
Knoxville, TN
37996-1912
Phone: 865-974-5316
Fax: 865-974-2742