Ph.D. in ECE
Teaching internship
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.
Ph.D. Teaching Internship (TI)
- Students enrolled in the ECE Ph.D. program are required to complete two semesters of a Teaching Internship.
- Students should discuss the appropriate time to apply for and fulfill their TI requirement with their advisor.
- TIs need to register for 18-991 (12 units) in the Fall or 18-992 (12 units) in the Spring to receive credit for their assignment.
- TIs are graded; a grade of "B" or better is needed to successfully complete the TI requirement.
- TIs are expected to work approximately 10 hours per week.
- Teaching Internships are nonpaid assignments.
- M.S. students who intend to pursue a Ph.D. are eligible to complete a Teaching Internship during their MS studies.
Ph.D. Teaching Assistant
- Ph.D. students who have completed two semesters of a teaching internship are eligible to apply for a teaching assistant assignment.
- Ph.D. students applying for a teaching assistant assignment must obtain their advisors approval before submitting an application.
- Ph.D. teaching assistants are expected to work approximately 10 hours per week and are paid $18/hours per hour in addition to their normal stipend.
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.
Ph.D. level International Students working as a Teaching Intern/Teaching Assistant Exam
- Need to register for and take the ITA test before working as a TA/TI.
- Ph.D. level students do not need a confirmed assigned before registering for the ITA test.
- 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 a TA/TI
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.