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For graduate application information, visit: usm.edu/graduatestudies

Applicants are required to submit the following materials:

  • Application fee ($30)
  • Official GRE scores
  • Official transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Statement of qualifications and resume
  • Immunization Compliance [PDF form]

Workforce Training and Development | Prospective Student | Graduate Assistantship

Be a graduate assistant and...

Gain experience while you earn a stipend and have your tuition paid!

Financial assistance is available to graduate students on a competitive basis. Financial assistance may be in the form of a research assistantship or a student job. The amount of money available for research assistantships varies each year. Further information may be obtained from the WTD director. Both in-state and out-of-state tuition is waived for students on assistantships. Graduate assistants work a total of 20 hours per week and must carry a full-time load of graduate classes in the Workforce Training and Development master's program.

Application for assistantships must be made to:

The University of Southern Mississippi
Jack and Patti Phillips Workplace Learning and Performance Institute
WTD Master's Program
730 East Beach Blvd.
Long Beach, MS 39560
(228) 214-3344

Criteria for WTD Graduate Assistants:

  • Bachelor's degree (BS) or equivalent
  • Enrollment in WTD master's program
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Available for at least two semesters of employment
  • Previous WTD students must have demonstrated excellent performance in coursework and the program to be considered
  • Proficiency in computer skills (such as use of Microsoft Office)
  • Proficiency in research skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Must be enrolled in at least 12 hours during the fall and spring semesters
  • Must be enrolled in at least 9 hours during the summer semester
  • Must maintain a 3.0 grade point average in the WTD program
  • Employment Eligibility Verification

 

For more information regarding graduate assistantship opportunities, please contact the Workplace Learning and Performance Institute.

 

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