Graduate Financial Support
Limited financial support is available from the department for positions as Graduate Assistants, Graduate Teaching Assistants, or Graduate Research Assistants. The available positions are filled on a competitive basis, and students with a proven record in the Department of Industrial and Information Engineering are normally selected. A description of policies that apply to all graduate assistantships is provided in the graduate catalog in the section titled, Policy for the Administration of Graduate Assistantships. This discussion covers topics such as the rights, responsibilities, evaluation, supervision, training, and work assignments of graduate assistants. The number of assistantships available varies from year to year as the research and other needs of the department and the operating budget changes. Students should make known their financial need and desire to compete for financial support to their major professor or to the Department Head. The major professor may or may not have support available for his or her students. The final decision on the award of an assistantship to any student is made by the Department Head.