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Financing the AEE Grad
Program
Getting a
graduate degree does cost money. Unfortunately, there are not a lot of
sources for financing graduate education. Individuals and companies
often donate money to the university to fund undergraduate students,
but don't do so for graduate students. Some of the different approaches
to funding graduate education follow:
1. Apply for financial aid - Once you are accepted
into a degree program, you can apply for financial aid through the NCSU
Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid. Typically, various loans are
available but very few scholarships. The URL for the Financial Aid
office ishttp://www7.acs.ncsu.edu/financial_aid/
2. Apply for an
assistantship -
The Department of Agricultural and Extension Education typically has
5-7 graduate assistants employed every year. These graduate
assistants help teach classes, grade papers, maintain web sites, and
help professors conduct research. These assistantships can be renewed.
Typically 2-3 assistantships become available every year. Students
receive a stipend (Masters students receive $12,000 per academic year,
doctoral students get $15,000). Tuition is also covered as is health
insurance. Students are expected to work 20 hours a week and
carry a full class load (which is at least 9 hours). However, these
assistantships are available only for full-time graduate students who
reside on campus. To apply for an assistantship, contact Gary Moore atgary_moore@ncsu.edu.
3. Use tuition waivers - State employees,
including extension agents, can take three courses a year using tuition
waivers. The tuition waiver form and information about applying for a
waiver can be found at http://www.fis.ncsu.edu/cashier/staff/waiver.asp.
It
does
take time to get all the signatures and approvals for using a
tuition waiver, so one needs to start early. And one must remember that
applying for a tuition waiver is not the same as registering for a
class.
4. Seek help from school
system - If you
are a teacher, your school system may provide tuition support for
taking graduate courses. The policy varies from school system to school
system. This is something that you should inquire about if you are
teaching.
Other information - If you move to North
Carolina to teach school and have a professional improvement plan that
is being followed to obtain permanent teacher certification in North
Carolina, you are not required to pay out of state tuition. You qualify
for in-state tuition. Military personnel also pay in-state tuition.
Information about current costs for taking a course can be found athttp://distance.ncsu.edu/tuition/index.html for distance education
students and athttp://www.fis.ncsu.edu/cashier/tuition/ for on-campus students.
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