One way to help cover the cost of your graduate degree is to work as a teaching assistant (TA) or reader during your time at UC Davis. Graduate teaching assistant and reader positions offer students reduced tuition and monthly or hourly stipends. Teaching assistants must be currently enrolled students registered in a minimum of 12 units if full-time or 6 units if part-time, and have a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher. No student may serve as a teaching assistant in a course in which they are enrolled.
Teaching assistant positions in our department are limited and competitive. Graduate School of Management TA assignments are made based on the following priority: first, GSM graduate-level students; second, graduate students from other majors. TA positions are open to all graduate students but are subject to the rules and selection procedure outlined in the Graduate Studies guidelines.
What does a teaching assistant do?
Teaching assistants are responsible for course preparation, individual and or group tutoring, conducting discussion sections, holding office hours and grading homework. A TA is responsible for participating in regular class, as well as instructing the discussion section. As a TA, you will be asked to administer midterms and finals for lectures, and be asked to hold extra office hours during midterms and finals.
What does it mean to be a reader?
The title “reader” is given to a student employee who provides various services as a course assistant, such as grading student papers and examinations. A reader does not have the same responsibilities as a teaching assistant. A reader will not be assigned the responsibilities of leading discussion or laboratory sections. A student may not serve as a reader in a course in which they are enrolled.
Teaching assistant appointments of 25% or higher receive a partial fee remission,* except for courses taken in Summer Sessions/quarter.**
Teaching assistants appointed to Summer Sessions are appointed by the Office of Summer Sessions. There is no fee remission offered to any academic student appointment during the summer.
*Fee remission includes education and registration fees as well as health insurance.
**The salary and fee remission amounts are subject to change without notice.
Example
A full-time graduate student enrolled at the Graduate School of Management with a 25% TA appointment can expect to receive the following:
Salary: $5,893.35 per quarter
Fee remission: $5,128.40 per quarter
Health: $2,732.13 ($68.13 if waiving out of health insurance) per quarter
