Undergraduate Teaching Assistantship
CORE 3001: Undergraduate Teaching Assistantship
Undergraduate teaching assistantship (UTA), is 3 credit hour course designed for upper-level students, either a sophomore, junior, or senior, to gain experience assisting a college professor with a specific class for a semester.
Prerequisite: Students must have completed with a grade of “B” or higher the course for which they wish to serve as a UTA.
The Undergraduate Teaching Assistantship Provides students with opportunity to acquire experience in hands-on teaching and course development through a partnership with a faculty member. Students are expected to meet once a week with the UTA course instructor and to attend the classes for the course in which they are the assigned UTA.
UTAs have a wide variety of responsibilities, but it really depends on the professor they are a TA for.
Duties may include:
Attending the assigned class on a regular basis
Helping lead class group discussions or in class activities
Tutoring students outside of class
Holding study sessions with students prior to a quiz or test
Delivering short lectures under the advisement of your professor (each student should give two lectures during the course of the semester)
Helping the professor prepare for class
Please note: UTAs are not able to grade assignments but might assist with other types of student feedback.
Benefits to being a UTA
Improve professional communication and presentation skills
Improve leadership skills
Improve time management skills
Increase knowledge of course development
Increase in knowledge and understanding of topics in your major or future career field
Establish a relationship with a professor/mentor who can help you when applying to graduate school or jobs after college
How to apply to be a UTA
Reach out to a faculty member you would like to work with. Please note, you must have taken that particular class with that professor and passed the class with a B or higher.
If the faculty is open to the idea of having a UTA for that course complete the application. Click here to access the application.
Once you have received notification that your application was accepted, register for CORE 3001.
