ASISSTANTSHIP OPPORTUNITIES:
The faculty of the department award graduate assistantships in the following areas:
When you are accepted into the graduate program, your acceptance letter will inform you of which faculty member has been assigned as your academic advisor. If you are interested in a graduate assistantship, you must contact your advisor. Advisors are asked for a priority listing of those students whom he/she feels are eligible to receive an assistantship. Recipients will be notified no later than April 15th
QUALIFICATIONS:
Selection for assistantship assignments is based upon teaching or research ability, experience and special expertise.
REQUIREMENTS:
To be considered for an assistantship, students must meet the requirements and be admitted as a graduate degree seeking student in the department. (Students from non-English speaking countries must pass the Test of Spoken English to be eligible for a teaching assistantship.) To maintain the assistantship a 3.0 or better grade point average must be maintained each semester. Students also must meet minimum course registration requirements for each semester they are appointed. (Students on .25 - .74 time appointments must be enrolled in 9 credit hours of course work during the fall and spring terms).
FEE WAIVER:
In-state and out-of-state tuition waivers may be granted to cover part of the required credits of course work. All graduate students admitted as non-Florida or Resident Alien U.S. Citizens who receive tuition waivers must apply to the Registrar’s Office for Florida Resident Classification within 12 months of residing in the state.
APPLICATION:
Applications should be forwarded to:
Graduate Coordinator
Department of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology
PO Box 118205
Florida Gym, Rm 100
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611
Contact Mrs. Susie Weldon at sweldon@hhp.ufl.edu for more information
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Room 100, FLG, PO Box 118205, Gainesville, FL 32611; Phone: (352) 392-0584; Fax: (352) 392-5262
Updated: April 3, 2008