Residential Life
Graduate Student Opportunities
The Graduate RA (GRA) application for the 2024-25 academic year is live. Please review the information below for details on various role responsibilities. Additional details in regards to the recruitment and selection timeline can be found on the Student Leadership Opportunities page.
Graduate Resident Assistant (GRA)
We are so excited that you are interested in serving our USD community as a Graduate Resident Assistant! As a member of the Residential Life Team, a Graduate Resident Assistant (GRA) helps to establish and maintain a positive and inclusive living environment that supports students of diverse backgrounds, fosters student growth and development, and promotes academic and co-curricular success.
GRAs are tasked with building a strong sense of community by knowing each resident on a personal basis and facilitating engagement with each other through informal and formal interactions. This position is responsible for playing a major role in the implementation of programs, policies, and services within the Residence Halls.
GRA Position Information
For more information on the role requirements and responsibilities, please review the Grad RA Agreement and Grad RA Application
- Graduate RA Agreement
- Application
Below are some highlights of the Graduate Resident Assistant role. For more detailed information. including responsibilities, standards, and important dates, please review the full Graduate RA agreement.
Live In Staff
Graduate RAs are able to serve and live in upper-division areas that house primarily Junior & Senior
undergraduate residents (Manchester Village, University Terrace Apartments (UTAs), and Presidio Terrace Apartments (PTAs)).
Basic Requirements
- Must be enrolled as a full-time student. Exceptions may be made, on a case-by-case basis, for a student if it is their final semester at the University of San Diego.
- Must successfully complete a background check.
- Must not be on a “leave of absence” for any reason at time of interview.
- Must be in good academic standing and maintain a cumulative and semester grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or above.
- Must be in good disciplinary standing.
- Must be able to commit an average of 15 hours per week to the Graduate RA role. Time
commitment expectations will be higher during move-in and move-out periods, as well as during training. - Must be available for weekly 2-hour RA team meetings s during the academic year, to be scheduled based on the collective availability of the staff.
- All other major time commitments, such as co-curricular activities, internships, and/or outside
employment must be approved by the supervising Community Director (CD).- Additional commitments (outside the RA role and classes) should not exceed a total of 20
hours. - While Graduate Resident Assistants serve in their role, they cannot simultaneously hold an Associated Student Government Executive Board Member role.
- Additional commitments (outside the RA role and classes) should not exceed a total of 20
- Demonstrate a commitment to USD’s Mission and Core Values.
- Demonstrate the ability to work and communicate well with both individuals and groups.