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Financial Aid Opportunities in the MSJ Program

Graduate Assistantships
Approximately five graduate assistantships and/or internships are available in and through the School of Journalism each semester. Graduate assistants teach laboratories and assist professors with their courses. Interns work in mass communication-related jobs on campus to obtain solid professional experience.

Although sometimes renewed for a second or third semester, assistantships and internships are granted for one academic semester. Graduate assistants and interns work an average of 20 hours per week during the academic year.

Persons who want to be considered for assistantships or internships should have their applications on file with the director of graduate studies in the School of Journalism before March 1.

Tuition Waivers
Students may apply for stipends for the academic semester and for tuition remission for the entire year.

Maintenance of Scholarship
All students are expected to maintain satisfactory progress toward their degree. A student's graduate record begins with the first course attempted as a graduate student and includes all subsequent courses. All students must maintain a grade point average of at least 3.0 and complete all requirements within four years. Students who fail to meet this standard will be dropped from the program.

Each student working toward the M.S.J. degree must register for at least one semester hour each regular (fall and spring) semester. This enrollment may be in course work or in Journalism 497 Research.

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	Financial Aid Opportunities in the MSJ Program Graduate Assistantships Approximately five graduate assistantships and/or internships are available in and through the School of Journalism each semester. Graduate assistants teach laboratories and assist professors with their courses. Interns work in mass communication-related jobs on campus to obtain solid professional experience. Although sometimes renewed for a second or third semester, assistantships and internships are granted for one academic semester. Graduate assistants and interns work an average of 20 hours per week during the academic year. Persons who want to be considered for assistantships or internships should have their applications on file with the director of graduate studies in the School of Journalism before March 1. Tuition Waivers Students may apply for stipends for the academic semester and for tuition remission for the entire year. Maintenance of Scholarship All students are expected to maintain satisfactory progress toward their degree. A student's graduate record begins with the first course attempted as a graduate student and includes all subsequent courses. All students must maintain a grade point average of at least 3.0 and complete all requirements within four years. Students who fail to meet this standard will be dropped from the program. Each student working toward the M.S.J. degree must register for at least one semester hour each regular (fall and spring) semester. This enrollment may be in course work or in Journalism 497 Research.