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Graduate Teaching and Research Assistantships
Students will usually begin their graduate career as Teaching Assistants. When the student begins research in earnest, a research assistantship will usually be offered, however, when this is not available, the teaching assistantship may be extended. Financial stipends are provided for both teaching and research assistants. The current stipend is $19,500 per year. In addition, a Master’s student who is either a teaching or research assistant is allowed 40 graduate-level hours without paying tuition. For the Ph.D student who is either a teaching or research assistant, 80 hours are allowed.
Teaching assistants will lead laboratory/activity classes in the 1000- and 2000-level introductory physics courses. In addition to helping the Department discharge it's vital teaching mission, the experience is invaluable for the student, both in assisting in the mastering of the concepts of basic physics and in preparing for future employment.
You can apply for admission and a teaching assistantship by completing the following steps:
1) Send the following information directly to the Physics Department, i.e.,
Physics Department
Attn: Graduate Applications
206 Allison Lab
Auburn University
Auburn, AL 66849
a) undergraduate or graduate transcripts
b) 3 letters of recommendation. There is no form for these letters. We will
also accept them via email to
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2) Have GRE scores sent to Auburn University.
3) Complete our on-line application.
It is not necessary to apply directly to the Graduate School on the Auburn University web site. We will do that for you and pay the application fee.
Once we have received your application material, we will invite qualified domestic students to visit our campus at our expense.
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