Advanced students also have the opportunity to serve as Teaching
Assistants. TAs typically are students who have taken a course, done well in it, and been invited by the faculty menber to serve as a teaching assistant for the course in a subsequent semester. TAs work with the course instructor to help in the classroom, help prepare materials for class, and offer out-of-class assistance to students in the course through through tutoring, group study sessions, or examination review sessions.
Serving as a teaching assistant can be a very valuable educational experience. Becoming a TA allows you to work closely with an individual faculty member, enhancea your knowledge of the subject, and lets you see the educational process from a different perspective. Students who serve as TAs receive course credit. Serving as a TA can enhance your credentials when it comes time to apply for a job or apply for graduate school.
Interested students are encouraged to talk to professors about the possiblity of serving as a teaching assistant. Before doing so, please read the college-wide requirements for serving as a teaching assistant and be sure you meet the prerequisites.
Registering
Students serving as a TA register for the course PSYC 295: Teaching Assistantship in Psychology. This course normally is taken for 3 credits, but in special circumstances may be taken for a reduced number of credits; it may be taken more than once. For course prerequisites, see the College Catalog. Also carefully read the prerequisites listed in the college Teaching Assistantship application form that must be completed to register for the course.
College application forms are not available on line. They may
be picked up at the Department Office or at the Registrar's Office.
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