Graduate Assistantships
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The primary purpose of our graduate assistantships is to provide opportunities to gain professional experience and academic training and to help relieve some of the financial burdens of graduate school.
Assistantships are offered in both academic and administrative roles. Responsibilities and eligibility for assistantships may vary among departments.
Graduate assistantships pay a stipend of $9,657 for the academic year and cover the tuition for up to 9 credits of graduate-level coursework in both the fall and spring semesters and up to 6 credits during the summer semester.
The full Graduate Assistant Handbook can be found on the mySEMO portal.
GA Handbook Summary
Southeast has three primary types of assistantships - Teaching, Instructional Support, and Administrative.
Teaching. The graduate teaching assistant is expected to participate directly in the teaching and/or tutoring of a course. A teaching assistant may also fulfill teaching support duties assigned to specific course sections. A teaching assistant should be listed as the instructor of record for the classes or labs they teach. It is intended that the assistantship will be a learning experience that fosters an understanding of pedagogy and content in the student's academic discipline.
Instructional Support. The graduate instructional support assistant is expected to be primarily responsible for assisting faculty with instructional-related work. Responsibilities may include laboratory or clinical preparation, grading, tutoring, or library research to help prepare class presentations, etc. An instructional support assistant should not be responsible for the direct teaching of a course.
Administrative. The graduate administrative assistant is expected to develop competencies and assist in the daily operations of a university administrative unit. The graduate administrative assistant should be allowed to learn the functions of the office as well as educational management procedures. The appointment should not be viewed as the equivalent of a full-time staff or clerical level appointment with its related responsibilities. It is expected that the graduate administrative assistant will provide more than routine student clerical support that would typically be performed by student workers on campus.
GAs are required to complete a minimum of six (6) hours of graduate-level work per semester. However, to meet full-time graduate enrollment for FAFSA, SEVIS, or other purposes, a minimum of nine (9) hours is required. The fee waiver included in the assistantship covers up to nine (9) graduate hours of coursework applicable to the student’s degree program per semester for the fall and spring semesters, and up to six (6) hours of graduate coursework during the summer semester.
Graduate Assistant Forms
- Used when a new Graduate Assistants is hired
- Used when a Graduate Assistant is going to continue to work the next academic year
Approval to Work Additional On-Campus
- Used if a Graduate Assistant will be working during Winter/ Summer Break
- Used to obtain approval from the Graduate Studies Department
- Used to evaluate Graduate Assistants. This form is to be submitted by the Assistantship Supervisor each semester before finals week
- Used to evaluate the Assistantship. This form is to be submitted by the Graduate Assistant each year after working as a GA
- Used when the Graduate Assistant contract expires. Completion of this form is required to receive full clearance from the University.
Academic Year 2025-2026 Allocations and Openings
Listed below are the allocations funded by Graduate Studies. Departments may have additional assistantships funded through other sources, such as operations budgets or grant funding.
Academic Departments
| Department | No. of Graduate Assistant Allocated | Graduate Assistant Availability |
Department contact's Name and Email |
Application |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health, Kinesiology, and Sport Sciences | 5 |
0
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Monica Kearney |
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| Biology | 11 | 0 | Dustin Siegel dsiegel@semo.edu |
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| Chemistry and Physics | 4 | 0 | Phil Crawford pcrawford@semo.edu |
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| COE - Leadership, Middle, and Secondary Education | 1 | 0 |
Shannon Clapsaddle |
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| COE - Counselor Education Training Clinic | 1 | 0 |
Kirsten LaMantia |
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| COE - Educator Preparation | 1 | 0 |
Buddy Alberson |
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| COE - The Edvolution® Center | 1 | 0 | Jana Gerard jgerard@semo.edu |
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| COE - The University School for Young Children | 3 | 0 | Jennie Webb jwebb@semo.edu |
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| Communication Disorders | 4 | 0 | Susan Fulton sfulton@semo.edu |
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| Computer Science | 12 | 0 | Reshmi Mitra CSgradprograms@semo.edu |
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| Criminal Justice, Social Work, and Sociology | 1 | 0 | Kristen Sobba ksobba@semo.edu |
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| Engineering and Technology | 6 | 0 | Brad Deken bdeken@semo.edu |
Application Form (Information about positions) |
| English and TESOL | 8 | 0 |
Eric Sentell |
Application Form |
| Environmental Science | 2 | 0 | John Kraemer jkraemer@semo.edu |
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| Graduate Business Studies | 6 | 0 | Gillian Nicholls gnicholls@semo.edu |
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| History and Anthropology | 3 | 0 | Adam Criblez acriblez@semo.edu |
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| Nursing | 2 | 1.5 | Gina Koch glkoch@semo.edu |
Must have BSN with Missouri RN Licensure |
| Political Science, Philosophy, and Religion | 1 | 0 | Jeremy Walling jwalling@semo.edu |
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| Psychology and Counseling | 2 | 0 | Tony Faber afaber@semo.edu |
Non-academic Departments
| Department | No. of Graduate Assistant Funded by Grad Studies | Graduate Assistant Availability |
Department Contact | Application |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admissions-Graduate | 1 | 0 | Alisa McFerron amcferron@semo.edu |
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| Admissions-Special Events | 1 | 0 | Liz Jeffries eajeffries@semo.edu |
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| Admissions-Tours | 1 | 0 | Liz Jeffries eajeffries@semo.edu |
See SEMO Handshake for application information. |
| Athletics | 14 | 0 |
Betsy Wilcox |
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| Campus Life/Event Services | 1 | 0 | Michele Irby mirby@semo.edu |
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| Career Services | 3 | 0 | Dan Presson dpresson@semo.edu |
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| Center for Academic Advising | 2 | 0 | Amanda Eller advising@semo.edu |
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| Center for Behavioral Health and Accessibility | 1 | 0 | Dinia Jenkins djenkins@semo.edu |
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| Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) | 1 | 0 | Mary Talbut mhtalbut@semo.edu |
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| Center for Writing Excellence | 1 | 0 | Jennifer Weiss jlweiss@semo.edu |
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| Dean of Students - Case Management | 1 | 0 | Trae Mitten lmitten@semo.edu |
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| Educational Access Programs | 1 | 0 | Charles Blackmon cablackmon@semo.edu |
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| Office of International Education and Services | 1 | 0 | Paliza Shrestha pshrestha@semo.edu |
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| Jane Stephens Honors Program | 1 | 0 | Scott Brandhorst sbrandhorst@semo.edu |
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| Kent Library/Special Collections | 1 | 0 | Tyson Koeing tmkoenig@semo.edu |
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| Learning Assistance Programs | 3 | 0 | Jennifer Weiss jlweiss@semo.edu |
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| Marketing and Communications | 1 | 0 | Tonya Wells twells@semo.edu |
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| McNair Scholarship Programs | 1 | 0 | Anoja Kuruppu akuruppu@semo.edu |
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| Military and Veteran Services | 1 | 0 | Amanda Woods awoods@semo.edu |
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| New Student Programs | 2 | 0 | Katie Krodinger kkrodinger@semo.edu |
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| Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life | 0 | 0 | Bruce Skinner bskinner@semo.edu |
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| Office of Student Conduct | 1 | 0 | Randy Carter lrcarter@semo.edu |
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| Office of the President | 2 | 0 | Chris Martin cmartin@semo.edu |
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| Office of the Provost | 1 | 0 | Melissa Odegard modegard@semo.edu |
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| SEMO Online | 3 | 0 | Leah Michel lmichel@semo.edu |
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| Office of Residence Life | 0 | 0 |
Kendra Skinner |
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| Student Government Association | 0 | 0 | Michele Irby mirby@semo.edu |
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