Application for Graduate Teaching Assistantship
Department of Mathematics
College of Arts and Sciences
Western Michigan University

Note: Special application forms for Fellowships or Doctoral Associateships can be obtained from the Graduate College. The deadline is February 15.

Application for admission to the University - when applying for an assistantship:

1. Each applicant, who is not an international student, must apply to the Graduate College for admission to the desired graduate program.
2. In the case of international students, they must apply to the Office of International Student Services.

Typically, all teaching assistants have a 20 hour per week workload assignment. In addition, they carry 6 - 9 hours of coursework per semester.

General Information:

 First Name:    Middle Initial:
Last Name: 
Present Address:   
Address continued:   
City: State: Zip: Country:

E-mail:
Home Phone:    Office Phone:
Permanent Address (if different):   
City: State: Zip: Country:
Date of Birth:
Are you a Michigan Resident? yes no
Citizenship:
Social Security Number:
Semester and year you are interested in enrolling at WMU:    
Which level are you interested in?     Masters   Doctoral
Graduate Program that you expect to enter:
MA - Mathematics Ph.D. - Mathematics
MA - Mathematics Education Ph.D. - Mathematics Education
MS - Applied and Computational Mathematics Ph.D. - Concentration in Collegiate Mathematics Educ.


Background Information

Institutions and Degrees
Institutions..........................................Dates.......................Subject/Degree.......................

List the Five Most Advanced Mathematics Courses Taken
Title.................................................Year.......................Grade.........................................

Honors, Scholarships or Fellowships received:


Please ask three persons who are familiar with your academic achievement and personal qualities to send letters of recommendation. At least two of these people should be familiar with your work in mathematics, mathematics education or statistics. If your interest is in pursuing the Ph.D. degree, your letters of recommendation should include a statement related to your ability and intent to complete the doctoral degree.
Name.....................................Address...........................Phone......................e-mail...........

Employment Record:
Employer.....................................Dates.......................Job Description...............................

Please write a statement about your reasons for desiring this graduate degree.

Additional Items:

1. Please have transcripts sent from all institutions that you have attended.
2. Have 3 letters of reference sent.
3. If your native language is not English, in addition to the TOEFL scores required by the International Student Services Office, this department requests a letter verifying your proficiency in English written by a representative of a language agency or an advisor whose native language is English.
4. Application to the University for admission to the desired graduate program. United States students apply to the Graduate College, International students to the Office of International Students Services.
5. Ph.D. students need to have their GRE results sent.

 

Last modified: November 20, 2009