TA Selection Process

TA positions will be assigned by early summer for the upcoming fall semesters and late Fall (November) for upcoming spring semesters. 

• All graduate students who have not completed their TA obligation will complete a survey of courses they prefer to TA. 

• The Graduate Program Administrator will send out the survey and a spreadsheet of remaining TA hours.

• The Graduate Advisor will email faculty that are teaching courses for the upcoming semester and inquire of TA preferences.  

• The students should prepare these preferences in consultation with their supervisors so that students can request TA assignments with their supervising professor, if desired, and manage their research obligations. 

• Students who have already met their TA obligation may also complete the survey. 

• After students have submitted their list of preferred courses, the departmental graduate advisor and associate chair will make the TA assignments. 

• Faculty requesting one or more of their students to TA their course will be given top priority, although TA appointments are always assigned based on the needs of the department.

• The Graduate Program Administrator will notify students of the course they will be TA-ing and copy the faculty on the email. 

Any questions on the TA process, please contact chemegrad@utexas.edu 

Summer & Maymester TAs

• Summer  TAs are appointed on an ad-hoc basis by faculty.

• Summer TAs are 20-hour assignments during that summer session (1.5 months). Students will get 7 hours credited towards their departmental requirements for their 20 hour summer TA appointment. 

• The Graduate Office is not responsible for selecting summer TAs.