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Student appointments as TAs, AIs, or GRAs may not exceed 20 hours per week during the first two long semesters ("long semester" = Spring /or Fall) semesters of of graduate study (or for international students in any semester) at UT Austin. Appointments may not exceed 30 hours per week during subsequent long semesters. Exceptions to this policy require approval of the Graduate Adviser and Graduate Dean. Summer session TA/AI appointments are commensurate with the level of assigned duties and may be up to full-time.
TAs, AIs, & GRAs may not be appointed for more than fourteen long semesters at any one of these graduate student employee titles or combination of titles. Graduate student employees must also be registered for at least 9 semester graduate hours during each the semester of employment for a long semester, and for at least three 3 semester graduate hours during any a summer term employment.
The Department hires 40-50 Teaching Assistants per year. For 2016-2017, a 10-hour Teaching Assistant appointment yields a salary of $3,237 for one long semester ($719/month). The Department hires approximately 12 Assistant Instructors per year. A 10-hour Assistant Instructor position yields a salary of $3,578 for one long semester ($795/month). Appointments are always for one semester at a time. In addition to appointments available in our department, EDP students have found employment all over the UT campusin other UT departments. Note that appointment as an AI requires that students have completed the course 398T College Teaching Methodology (in Educational Psychology or in another department).
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In addition to these campus wide regulations, Educational Psychology requirements also include:
- EDP AI and TAs must complete the EDP Student Employee Orientation.
- To be eligible for an AI or a TA position in a particular course, the student must have taken the course or an approved equivalent, and be recommended by the course instructor.
- In the appointment of TA's for ALD classes, preference is given to students who have teaching experience at the elementary or secondary level.
- Appointment as an AI requires that students have completed the course 398T College Teaching Methodology (in Educational Psychology or in another department).
Application Process
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Appointment information for Spring 2017 is now available.Appointment information for Summer 2017 will 2018 will be available a few weeks before the beginning of the semester.