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Graduate Teaching Assistanships

CS GTAs support more than 50 courses each semester: leading labs, PSOs, and recitations, holding office hours,grading, and building course materials. This page covers who can apply, how assignments work, what is expectedof you, and how you will be trained, supported, and evaluated.

Step 1, Get Certified

If English is not your first language, earn oral English certification before you apply.
Step 2, Apply in myCS

Applications open mid-semester for the following term. Rank your course preferences broadly
Step 3, Prepare to teach

Complete orientation and required training before your first semester as a GTA.

Open the GTA application

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