Eligibility
Master's students must meet the following academic eligibility requirements to hold an assistantship:
- Must be in academic good standing.
- Making satisfactory progress toward a graduate degree and meeting all milestones.
- Maintain a minimum overall GPA of 3.0.
- Minimum enrollment of 6 hours in long semester (fall and spring) and 1 hour in a summer semester to be appointed for up to 19 hours a week.
- With prior approval, funded master's students in their final semester (i.e., semester in which they will be awarded their master's degree and graduate)
- Graduate students enrolled for less than 6 hours in the long semesters and less than 1 hour in the summer are ineligible for any graduate assistantship appointment.
Please note, TA status does not change resident status for tuition purposes.
Please visit The Graduate School website for more information about Assistantships: https://graduateschool.utsa.edu/tuition-funding/assistantships/
Deadlines
Completed applications for the Spring semester are due by November 14th. Completed applications for the Fall semester are due by July 15th.
A completed applications form should include the following:
- Your TOEFL scores (for international students only).
- Any other information pertinent to your education and experience.
- Current, dated Curriculum Vitae or Resume.
Only complete applications will be considered.
Selection Process
It is to your advantage to submit your information as soon as possible. By The University of Texas at San Antonio regulations, graduate students eligible for teaching assistantships require a GPA of 3.0 or greater for the last 60 credit hours of undergraduate work; students without this requisite are conditionally accepted into graduate programs and are ineligible for TA positions.
Candidates for TA positions will be required to complete an interview process. This will include a skills test which covers content through Calculus II including the concepts of limit, continuity and derivative, applications of derivatives, the fundamental theorem of calculus, methods of integration, and applications of the integral. The assistantships will be granted based on performance in the test and recommendation of the committee. Once the selections have been made, you will be notified by email.
Note: Priority selection will be given to Master's students currently enrolled in a M.S. in Mathematics degree program.
Graduate Teaching Assistant Duties
Prior to the start of each long semester, Graduate Teaching Assistants are required to attend and participate in Collaborative Training. This takes place the week prior to classes starting, and it is mandatory to be eligible to work.
This is a salary position that requires 19 hours of work per week. All Graduate Teaching Assistants can expect to be required to work a minimum of 15 hours in person on campus in the Math Gym or assigned lecture. There will be required in-person weekly Professional Development meetings which typically take place on Friday afternoons. Additionally, Graduate Teaching Assistants will be assigned weekly grading duties. Depending on the needs of the department, a Graduate Teaching Assistant may be assigned additional duties.
For Further Details Please Contact
Supervisor, Professor Matthew Schurmann
Matthew.Schurmann@utsa.edu
