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Virtual Information Sessions

Want to learn more about our program? Join us at an information session! You can also connect with us individually at apply2saa@uwlax.edu.

M.S.Ed. (master's program) Virtual Information Sessions: Click here

  • Thursday, December 12 at 12:00 p.m. (CST)

Ed.D. (doctoral program) Virtual Information Sessions:

  • 2025 Dates TBD

Students in the M.S.Ed. program gain experience in higher education and student affairs through graduate assistantship or internship positions, full-time positions, and practicum placements. Without this essential practical experience, students would miss out on the opportunity to apply what they are learning in the classroom. 

Applicants who are not already working in higher education or student affairs as a bachelor-level professional must be hired into a 20-hr/week assistantship or internship at UW La Crosse, one of our partner institutions, or another institution of higher education. Per UWL Graduate Studies policy, incoming students must have a minimum 2.85 GPA to be eligible to apply for a GA position at UWL. And international student visa restrictions limit them to 20 hour/week positions at UWL; positions at other campuses are not an option.

The admissions process includes interviews for both the academic program and graduate student internship/assistantship roles, and students will be asked to identify the offices with which they would like to interview. We encourage students to review the job descriptions below very carefully, as compensation, benefits, dates, and duties vary widely.

2024-25 Positions

Prospective students communicate their general campus/position interest on the program application, and if selected to move forward in the selection process, are scheduled for both academic program interviews and Graduate Assistant/Student Intern interviews. No additional applications are needed.

We provide multiple graduate assistantship opportunities - both through UWL and our partner institutions. Early in February, we will begin posting positions below.

UW La Crosse Assistantships

 

Office/Department Position Title Status
Residence Life Graduate Assistant - Operations FILLED
University Centers Graduate Assistant - Campus Activities Board  FILLED
Center for Transformative Justice  Graduate Assistant – Center for Transformative Justice (CTJ)  FILLED
Pride Center Graduate Assistant-Pride FILLED
College of Science & Health (CSH) Graduate Assistant - CSH FILLED
UW Eau Claire Assistantships

 

Office/Department Position Title Status
Risk Management, Safety, and
Sustainability, Finance and Administration
Graduate Assistant-Sustainability Projects  OPEN
Student Health Service and
Health Promotion
Graduate Assistant-Health Promotion FILLED
Center for International Education Cultural Programming Graduate Assistantship OPEN
Viterbo (in La Crosse) Internships