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Department of Health and Human Performance

Graduate Teaching Assistantship Application Procedures

Minimum Qualifications

  • Be unconditionally admitted to the College of Graduate Studies
  • Be unconditionally admitted to a Department of Health & Human Performance (HHP) Graduate Program
  • Have an overall Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher, whether undergraduate or graduate. Currently enrolled doctoral students seeking an assistantship must have a 3.25 GPA.

Apply

  1. Go to the Affording Graduate School website
  2. Click Graduate Assistantship
  3. Click Student Application

Required Documents

Submit all documents to hhpdept@mtsu.edu:

  • HHP GTA Assignment Request Forms:
  • One letter of recommendation that addresses your potential to teach undergraduate courses and your academic capability to do graduate-level coursework
  • Copies of certifications (i.e., WSI, First Aid, CPR, ACSM, Athletic Training, etc.)
  • Current curriculum vita

Deadlines

  • Fall Admission: February 1
  • Spring Admission: October 1

Applicants are encouraged to have all required application documents to the HHP Graduate Program Office well in advance of the application deadlines.

Contact the HHP Graduate Program Office