Graduate Program - Assistantships

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General Information Regarding Teaching Assistantships

To be an applicant for a Teaching Assistantship, you must either have English as your native language or have a TOEFL score of 600. Criteria used in making awards include academic records, letters of reference, and demonstrated ability in English, as measured by the TOEFL test. We like international students to take the TSE test if possible, however it is not absolutely necessary. All international students who are awarded a Teaching Assistantship must take the Arizona State University administered SPEAK test after arriving on campus. This test is similar to the TSE test. The results will determine the duties of the Teaching Assistant, either grading, tutoring, or teaching.

Teaching Assistantships in the Department of Mathematics are awarded the first of April of each year for the following academic year (fall and spring semesters). Some years it is even later. It is not until we know how many assistantships we will have available. Usually we are able to write by mid-April to inform you as to whether or not you have been awarded an assistantship. These positions are highly competitive, with many more applicants than there are assistantships available.

Applicants will not be considered for an assistantship until they have been admitted to the graduate program in mathematics. The application fee for admission must be paid to the Graduate College Admission office and cannot be waived. The student file will not be sent to the department for review until this fee has been paid and the file is complete.

You can download the TA application form in both Microsoft Word form and PDF form by clicking on the following

Graduate Assistantship Stipends

Differential stipends are employed to reward and encourage students as they progress through their degree programs. The base stipends for Masters and Doctoral students are fixed at the levels set by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Graduate assistants teaching their own section of a class receive a $500 teaching stipend per section ($1,000 for the academic year).

The four progression levels are awarded to students as follows:

Progression Level	Base Stipend for Academic Year-50%	Per Pay Amount for 50% (stipend divided by 18 pays)	50% Stipend with $1,000 AY teaching stipend ($500 per semester)	Per Pay Amount for 50% TA with teaching stipend
Level 1 - all students in the doctoral program who have successfully completed all written examinations at the doctoral level and are enrolled in 9 credit hours per semester.	$18,816	$1,045.3333	$19,816	$1,100.8889
Level 2 - all students in the doctoral program who have successfully passed two written examinations at the doctoral level and are enrolled in 9 credit hours per semester.	$18,009	$1,000.5000	$19,009	$1,056.0556
Level 3 - all doctoral students who are not at level 2 or level 3.	$17,201	$955.6111	$18,201	$1,011.1667
Level 4 - all other students. These students receive the base master's stipend.	$15,988	$888.2222	$16,988	$943.7778

For administrative purposes, a student's level in any given semester is based on their status at the end of the previous semester.

Summer support is available upon request in the form of teaching or assisting positions during the 5-week and 8-week summer sessions pending budgetary approval.