GRSC 7770
GRSC 7770 is a 1-3 credit course providing TAs with knowledge of pedagogical approaches, relevant UGA policies, and available support systems. As per Graduate TA Policy, all graduate students with instructional duties must complete GRSC 7770 (or an approved departmental equivalent) prior to or concurrently with their first TAship at UGA. To hold an Instructor of Record (IoR) position, students must complete GRSC 7770 (or an approved departmental equivalent) prior to the start of their work as an IoR. LLED 7769 is considered an acceptable substitute for GRSC 7770, for those required to take it as part of their demonstration of English language proficiency.
Students who do not successfully complete GRSC 7770 (or an equivalent) are limited in their eligibility for TAships until they have successfully completed the course. This includes students with an Incomplete or failing grade assigned for the course. More details about UGA’s GRSC 7770 requirements for graduate TAs can be found in UGA’s policy library entry on the Graduate TA Policy.
CTL maintains a list of fully and partially interdisciplinary GRSC 7770 sections available each semester. Visit the Current GRSC 7770 sections link for more details.
Graduate students may forgo taking GRSC 7770 (or an approved departmental equivalent) if they can provide documentation of one of the following:
- Prior IoR experience at the college-level in the United States, at institutions other than UGA,
- Completion of a course comparable to GRSC 7770 at an institution in the United States
Departments seeking to exempt TAs from taking GRSC 7770 must submit a waiver to the Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning for approval at least one week prior to the beginning of the semester to which the TA is assigned the teaching responsibility.
The following courses are currently approved as GRSC 7770 equivalents:
- ALDR 7770E: Teaching in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
- COMM 6010: Seminar in Teaching, Introduction to Public Speaking
- COMM 6011: Seminar in Teaching, Interpersonal Communication
- ECHD 9070: Preparing Students to Teach
- ECOL 7770: University Teaching in Ecology
- EDIT 7770: Graduate Teaching in LDT Seminar
- EMAT 9700: Learning to Teach Undergraduate Mathematics Education Courses
- ENED 7010: Preparing to be an Engineering Educator
- ENGL 6911: Apprenticeships in College English
- ENGL 6912S: Writing Center Theory and Practice
- EPSY 8750: Practicum in College Teaching
- ESCI 9700: Learning to Teach Undergraduate Science Education Courses
- ESOC 9700: Seminar in Social Studies Teacher Education
- ETAP 9005: Equity-Oriented Teacher Education in Educational Theory and Practice
- FANR 8900: University Teaching in Forestry and Natural Resources
- GEOL 6920: Seminar for Geology Teaching Assistants
- GRMN 7500: Teaching College German
- JURI 7771: Graduate Teaching Assistant Seminar
- KINS 7770: Graduate Teaching in Kinesiology Seminar
- LATN 7770: Latin Teaching Methods
- LLED 7769: International Graduate Internship II
- PHIL 7010: Teaching Philosophy
- POLS 7770: Graduate Teaching Seminar
- RELI 7771: Teaching Religious Studies
- ROML 7700: Romance Languages Pedagogy
- SOWK 8315: Social Work Education Practicum
- VPHY 7770E: Science Teaching for Scientists
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WIPP 7001: Pedagogy of Writing in the Disciplines
To add a course to this list of approved GRSC 7770 equivalents, instructors or Graduate Coordinators may send a copy of their course syllabus to gradteach@uga.edu.
For questions about GRSC 7770, please contact us via gradteach@uga.edu.