Selection Process

Applicants to the Graduate Teaching Assistant Program must complete the standard application requirements for the Limited-Residency Master of Arts Program and submit a letter of intent based on the GTA position description to the Prescott College Admissions Office.  

Complete application packets are forwarded to the appropriate Limited-Residency Master of Arts departmental Chair and the GTAP Director for evaluation.  If the applicant is deemed admissible to the master’s program, then the file is evaluated by the appropriate Program Coordinator from the On-Campus Undergraduate Program. The Program Coordinator will determine, along with the GTAP Director, if the applicant will be granted a Graduate Teaching Assistantship by the College.

The Selection Committee considers all applications and provides the Director of Admissions with a ranked list of all applicants deemed eligible and qualified for a GTA.  The Director of Admissions will make the GTA offers to the admitted applicants in the order of committee ranking.  If an applicant denies the offer or otherwise does not meet the Tuition Deposit or other deadlines set by the Admissions Office, the Director of Admissions will offer the GTA to the next applicant on the list of qualified and eligible applicants.  If the ranked list is exhausted, the Director of Admissions will proceed with offering the remaining GTA awards to other applicants on the ranked list after consulting with the GTAP Director and relevant Program Coordinator to assure course placement availability.