TA Policy

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The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) helps support the teaching development of graduate students across campus. Before your teaching assistantship begins, we will provide you with training and support resources to effectively engage with students. We will also help you meet UGA’s Graduate Teaching Assistant (TA) Policy requirements, which are set by the Office of Instruction in collaboration with the Graduate School. Full details regarding UGA’s Graduate TA Policy can be found at the UGA Policy Library link above. For your convenience, we have provided a summary of the three requirements here:

Complete the CTL’s TA Orientation training modules.
Successfully complete GRSC 7770 (Intro to College Teaching) or an approved departmental equivalent.
Demonstrate English language proficiency (for international students).

The full UGA TA Policy statement, which also includes requirements and guidelines for Instructor of Record credentialing, is now housed in UGA’s Policy Library. See the Graduate TA Policy entry for more details.

TA Orientation

This interdisciplinary orientation provides general preparation for graduate students with instructional responsibilities, including an overview of policies and procedures pertinent to the TA role, an introduction to effective teaching strategies and practices, and exposure to services and resources available across campus that offer support for individuals engaged in teaching and learning endeavors at UGA.

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GRSC 7770

GRSC 7770 is a 1 to 3 credit course providing TAs with knowledge of pedagogical approaches, relevant UGA policies, and available support systems. As per 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.
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Language Proficiency

To hold a TAship at UGA, international students must follow country-specific requirements as determined by the Graduate School to demonstrate English proficiency. More details about UGA’s English language proficiency requirements for graduate TAs can be found in UGA’s policy library entry on the Graduate TA Policy.

Need help in determining your next steps in demonstrating English language proficiency? You may find this tool helpful: Language Proficiency Requirements Guide.

Graduate Students as IoRs

In order for graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) or graduate laboratory assistants (GLAs) to teach as Instructors of Record, they must both fulfill UGA’s TA policy requirements and adhere to UGA’s Instructor of Record credentialing policy. With the exception of GRSC 7770 and approved equivalents (LLED 7768, WIP 7001, and PHYS 7111/2-L), GTAs and GLAs are not approved to be instructors of record or grade assignments for graduate course sections, including course sections that are split-level with an undergraduate course.
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As a trusted partner, we can help answer almost any question you have about TA Policy or will connect you to the unit on campus that can.

Please contact us via gradteach@uga.edu.