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   Graduate Psychology - Student Resources

Financial Aid

 
 
Financial assistance is available through teaching assistantships, research assistantships, fellowships, and various forms of grants, loans, or employment.  Students interested in receiving financial aid must make a new application each year by the February 15 deadline. Students interested in teaching assistantships should inform the Teaching Assistantship Coordinator early (Dr. Mike Hurley) in the spring semester for positions beginning the following fall.  Doctoral students are given priority when allocating TA's, RA's, assistantships and grants. For more information on Student Financial Aid, please click here: http://apollo.gmu.edu/finaid/index.html
 
Graduate Teaching and Research Assistantships 

Graduate assistantships consist of 10 or 20 hours of employment per week for a 10-month period (August 16-May 15).  Students holding graduate assistantships may be eligible for a waiver of all or part of their tuition at the in-state rate.  Assignment of teaching assistantships is based on the needs of the department, the skills of the student, and the number of assistantships available.  A student holding an assistantship must be in degree status and, for a 10-hour assistantship, must take at least six (6) hours of graduate credit each semester. 

Although MA students are eligible for teaching assistantships, Ph.D. students are given priority.  See the Teaching Assistantship Coordinator for a list of TA positions with their responsibilities and qualifications. 

Research Assistantships are controlled by individual faculty who has secured funding from the University or outside sources.  Students interested in research assistantships are responsible for making contact with faculty.

 
Teaching Undergraduate Courses 

Graduate students may be eligible to each certain undergraduate psychology courses.  See the Teaching Assistantship Coordinator  for more information.

COURSE

GRADUATE COURSE PREREQ.

211

704

220

508

230

3 I/O courses

231

703

300

previously TA'ed 300

304

701 and previously TA'ed 304

305

701 and previously TA'ed 305

309

766 and previously TA'ed 309

313

704

314

704

320

557 or 631

321

2nd year status in Clinical Doctoral program

322

831

325

616

326

880

330

506 and two clinical courses

372

702 or 558 and 559

373

702 or 558 and 559

 
Payment Options

Payments received by the Cash Office by 4:30 p.m., or via Patriot Web by 11:00 p.m., on any business day will be considered as that day’s business.  Please use Patriot Web Account Summary to confirm receipt of payment and balance due.  Allow ample time for processing payments.  Deferred Payments, Third-Party Billing and Semester Payment Plans are available by contacting The Student Accounts Office.

 
 

  George Mason University

Email: Psycgrad@gmu.edu   
  Graduate Psychology Department Phone: (703) 993-1384   
  4400 University Dr. MSN 3F5 Fax: (703) 993-1359   
  Fairfax, Virginia 22030 Last Updated: 07/10/2007  

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