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Graduate Assistantships

The Barney Barnett School of Business and Free Enterprise offers assistantship opportunities for eligible students enrolled in the Master of Business Administration and Master of Accountancy programs. Graduate Assistantships are an exchange of hours worked for tuition reimbursement. Students work on a part-time basis for tuition reimbursement levels from 25%-100% each academic term.

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MBA Graduate Assistantship Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for the MBA graduate assistantship position, students must have:

  • Already been accepted to the Master of Business Administration
  • Graduate student status (4+1 students are ineligible until bachelors is conferred)
  • Taken the GRE or GMAT (non-negotiable)

MAcc Graduate Assistantship Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for the MAcc graduate assistantship position, students must have:

  • Already been accepted to the Master of Accountancy
  • Graduate student status (4+1 students are ineligible until bachelors is conferred. Early MAcc students are not eligible.)

In addition to these assistantships, student loans may be available for students who complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

Contact the Office of Adult and Graduate Admission if you have any questions by calling 863.680.4205.

Open Graduate Assistantships

The Graduate Assistantship Application must be completed in addition to the admissions application to be considered for this program.

MBA Graduate Assistant Job Description   MAcc Graduate Assistant Job Description

Featured Graduate Assistant
Marissa Mengelkoch, MBA

Marissa Mengelkoch"I became a Graduate Assistant for the Center for Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship (CFEE) in August of 2021. When I was originally offered the position, I thought I was simply going to be managing the social media accounts for the School of Business. However, working under Justin Heacock (the director of the CFEE and our Entrepreneur in Residence), I was able to expand on this opportunity and turn it into more than just marketing experience.

Throughout this past year, Justin emphasized his mentorship role, pushing me to grow individually and professionally. We worked together to establish a new direction for the Center, where I learned and executed agile project management, lean startup, and design thinking skills.

Justin picked up on my interests and passions, specifically those related to the healthcare field. He inspired me to participate in the 2022 Florida Blue Healthcare Innovation Challenge, where I was able to pitch my ideas on how to identify health inequities and improve the health outcomes for those that are disproportionately disconnected from care. Justin helped me create my product Traffick Trigger, an artificial intelligence technology that improves health outcomes for human trafficking victims in emergent care settings. I ended up walking away from the competition as a statewide winner, earning $2,500 in seed funding!"