Hiring TAs and Readers
Teaching Assistants (TAs)
Procedure:
- Summer Session sums all enrollments per department/college, divides by 44, then allocates that number of TAships. The department/college selects the individual who will hold each TAship, and which class they will be placed with, Summer Session hires all TAs.
- Requests for TAs should be made to your Department Manager.
- TAs can work a total of 2 TAships (200 hours max) per summer.
- TAs are appointed $3,223 for 100 hours for a 5-credit course.
Timing:
- Details coming winter 2019.
- See Department and Divisional from 2012-present for reference.
TA Mandatory Activities
| Reading required texts for class | Attending class |
| Preparing for section or lab | Teaching section or lab |
| Holding office hours | Cleaning up lab |
| Evaluating student work |
TA Optional Activities
| Preparing Assignments | Consulting with instructor |
| Running course-related errands (such as photocopying) | Previewing films |
| Interviewing guest speakers | Grading exams |
Resource: See the Graduate Division's TA Handbook for more information.
Readers
New Reader Hour Allocation process rolling out winter 2019.
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