Teaching Associateship Program
Positions are available on semester-to-semester basis to teach English 5A/5B and English 10. TA's in good standing are selected to teach undergraduate courses in English 41, 43, or 44.
Overview
How many candidates are given a teaching
associateship?
The number of TA’ships are given based on qualified
applications, not by quantity of MFA or MA candidates received.
What is the criteria for selecting people for
teaching?
This may best be explained in the Department application
(see website below).
What is the ball-park figure a TA makes?
Although the formula is technical in data; the beginning
salary range for TA’s (1) teaching 3-units is approximately
$420 per/month, or $2,500 per semester; (2) teaching 6-units
(maximum units a TA can teach in a semester) is approximately $840
per/month, or $5,000 per semester. The exact amounts are provided
on the TA contract.
How often does the TA get paid?
Pay is once a month based on the payroll schedule, normally the
last day of the month.
Does the teaching associateship comes with a tuition waiver
and/or health coverage?
TA’ship does not come with a tuition waiver. There is
no health coverage in connection with the TA’ship. Students
may receive health care from the Health Center. Students pay
“into this” with admissions fee.
I am a fluent Spanish speaker and a credentialed Spanish
teacher in California, is it possible to apply for teaching
associateships in other departments?
Unfortunately, the California State University is very clear
that students can only be assigned a TA position in the department
in which they are seeking their degree.
If possible, I would like to start the application process.
Is there an online application?
Information for online and department application can be
found on our department website at here.
The Bargaining Unit 11 represents the classifications of Teaching Associates, Graduate Assistants and Student Instructional Assistants.
For more information on the Student Employee Bargaining Unit,
click
here.
