Master of Science in ECE
Teaching program
All students who are teaching must submit a Teaching Preference Form. For further details, please review the information below. If you have questions about the ECE TA program, please contact Leona Kass.
Spring 2012 TA Meeting
Slides from the meeting are available here.
Professional Master Level Teaching Assistants (MSTAs)
- MSTAs are paid an hourly rate of $15 per hour.
- MSTAs can expect to work approximately 10 hours per week.
- MSTAs need to complete bi-weekly timecards to receive compensation for their assignment.
Integrated Master Bachelor Level Teaching Assistants with MS and Full Time Status (MSIMB Teaching Assistants)
- Fulltime IMB Students with graduate standing can apply for an MSIMB teaching assistant assignment.
- MSIMB TAs need to register for 18-983 (0 units) in the Fall or 18-984 (0 units) in the Spring to receive credit for their assignment.
- MSIMB TAs are expected to work approximately 10 hours per week.
- MSIMB TAs receive a scholarship equal to 1/3 of their tuition. The stipend is deposited directly into their student account during the third week of classes.
- MSIMB TAs must register for and maintain 36 or more course units during the entire semester they are working as an MSIMB TA.
Integrated Master Bachelor (IMB) Level Teaching Assistants with MS and Part-time Status (MSIMB Hourly Teaching Assistants)
- MSIMB hourly TAs who are enrolled in less than 36 course units can apply for an MSIMB hourly TA position .
- MSIMB hourly TAs are paid an hourly rate of $15 per hour.
- MSIMB hourly TAs need to complete bi-weekly timecards to receive compensation for their assignment.
Non-native English Speakers
Non-native English speakers are international or domestic students whose native language (first language/mother tongue) is not English.
This can include:
- Newly arrived international students
- Students who attended all or part of high school or college in the US
- Students who attended an English speaking high school in another country
- Students who are speakers of another variety of English (e.g. from India, Singapore, Hong Kong)
- All new ECE international students should check-in with the ICC upon arrival to campus.
MS level International Students working as a Teaching Intern/Teaching Assistant Exam
- Need to register for the ITA test after they receive a confirmed assignment and before they begin working as a TA.
- Category 1 or 2 is needed to TA/TI.
- Students who have not received a category 1 must participate in 15 hours of language training during the semester they are working as a TA.
For more information about the ITA score and what it means please visit the ICC's test scoring guide.
For more information on the ECE TA program please contact Leona Kass.