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department makes every effort to obtain financial
support for graduate students to the extent that funds
are available. Sources of funds include departmental
teaching assistantships and departmentally arranged
support from outside agencies such as mental health
centers, community or industry research programs,
etc. Graduate assistants are responsible for a 20-hour
work week. Duties may include grading, proctoring,
office hours, acting as a lab assistant or being an
instructor of record. Accepting an assistantship will
not disqualify you for student loans.
Students receiving an assistantship will receive
a stipend (approximately $10,500/year) along with
a full tuition waiver and a $350 credit per fall and
spring semester towards a 12 month health insurance
plan through LSU. A tuition and fee schedule is available
at http://www.bgtplan.lsu.edu/fees.htm.
Additionally, for a subset of promising students,
the Graduate School adds a supplement of approximately
$3000 to the departmental assistantship. To
be considered for these supplements, complete applications
must be received by January 15 (for the following
fall semester) or earlier if possible.
Since sources of funds are becoming more limited,
financial support cannot be guaranteed to all students,
regardless of year in the program or excellence of
performance.
Some entering students may be eligible for federal
work-study stipends and/or loans and are encouraged
to contact the Office of Student Aid & Scholarships,
202 Himes Hall, LSU, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, (225)
578-3103, for more information about this program.
Current fees and tuition at LSU for
full time graduate students range from $2,436 to $2,547
for in state students per semester based upon course
load. For out of state students the range is $6,793
to $6,904 per semester. However, most of the students
currently enrolled in the Psychology program at LSU
have graduate assistantships. Graduate assistantships
include full tuition waivers and waiver of the non-resident
surcharge in addition to their salary. As a result,
students' current real costs for full time attendance
range from $823 to $934 per semester. Over the last
5 years all students in the Ph.D. program in Psychology
have been offered a university funded departmental
assistantship, externship, or grant funded assistantship.
Additionally, assistantships also include access to
medical insurance with the University defraying the
bulk of the costs. Current student contribution to
the medical insurance premium range from $104 per
semester to $206 depending upon the level of coverage
the student elects to have. Participation in the health
insurance program is optional.
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