GSEP Academic Catalog 2006-2007 Full Download - Graduate ...

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teachers or who aspire to careers in the teaching profession. Incoming students
are eligible for this scholarship. Awards are determined by faculty and program
staff upon review of Admission Applications during the admission process.
Recipients will be notified of their awards before the start of their program.
Psy.D. Contribution to Diversity Scholarship—Based on students’ academic
ability, assistance is available to Psy.D. students for tuition expenses through the
Graduate School of Education and Psychology.
Assistantships
Full time students (enrolled in at least six units) may gain valuable work
experience through three types of assistantships. While a student may hold
more than one assistantship, the maximum number of hours a student may
work is 19 3 ⁄4 per week. Master’s degree students earn $11.62 per hour and
doctoral students earn $12.68 per hour.
Graduate Assistantship (GA)—Students are trained to assist staff with
clerical, telephone, and administrative duties related to financial aid, human
resources, marketing, professional development, special events, technology, and
other areas. Interested students may obtain an application through the GSEP
Financial Aid Web page at http://gsep.pepperdine.edu/financialaid or call GSEP
Student Employment at (310) 568-2375 to request an application by mail.
Research Assistantship (RA)—Students assist faculty members by accessing
and summarizing articles; participating in the preparation of presentations; and/
or collecting, scoring, and analyzing data. Interested students should contact
faculty members directly.*
Teaching Assistantship (TA)—Students assist faculty members with tutoring
students, arranging for guest speakers, and other instructional activities.
Interested students should contact faculty members directly.*
* See the Administration and Staff section of the catalog for faculty research and teaching
interests.