Teaching assistantships
Serving as a teaching assistant at ÍøºìºÚÁÏ is a valuable opportunity to develop your instructional skills, deepen your subject knowledge, and support student learning in a meaningful way. This section outlines the roles, responsibilities, and benefits of becoming a teaching assistant, along with guidance on how to get involved.
About the TA requirement
All MSc graduate students must complete a teaching assistantship in at least one half-credit course and PhD students must complete two half-credit courses. If you have TA’d, or taught, the equivalent of two half-credit courses previously you can apply to the graduate coordinator (in writing) to be excused from the TA requirement.
Compensation
Students will be paid for being a TA according to the CUPE TA salary scales. Students receive some financial support for each TA position. Â
How to become a TA
Contact the TA coordinator in your department, look at the advertisements for positions on campus, or contact department administrators or instructors. You can TA more than two courses, but those who have not fulfilled their requirement have higher priority.