Graduate Program: Financial Assistance
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The College of Graduate Studies financially supports its graduate students through three different types of assistantships: the Graduate Assistantship (only for Saudi M.S. students), the Research Assistantship (for M.S. students), and the Lectureship for (Ph.D. students). The holder of any assistantship is expected to perform certain duties related to teaching and/or research assignments and tasks approved by the department. The graduate student’s continued employment is subject to his satisfactory performance which among others, the following aspects of his performance are evaluated:
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Credits/Semester |
Minimum credits |
Maximum period for |
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| Min. |
Max. |
per year |
graduation |
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| Graduate Assistants (M.S.) |
6 |
12 |
12 |
3 years |
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| Research Assistants (M.S.) |
6 |
9 |
12 |
3 years |
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| Full-time M.S. students |
9 |
12 |
18 |
3 years |
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| Part-time M.S. students |
3 |
6 |
6 |
5 years |
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| Full-time Ph.D. students |
6 |
12 |
12 |
6 years |
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Application Form can be obtained from : Graduate Studies |