jose Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 Hello people, I'm new here and have been scouring the forums for info on this, but have yet to find anything. I've recently been offered admission to a program that includes a "25% TA-ship" . . . I was wondering what exactly this means? Does the TA-ship cover 25% of tuition costs? I will ask the university, but was hoping to get some info here if possible. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nutmeg Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 In my experience, a 25% TA gig means you'll be teaching one discussion section per week. Usually, having a TAship grants you some sort of fee waver and even health insurance. It's 25% because they figure you'll be working about 10 hours/week; a 50% TA job usually involves teaching two sections (and thus having that many more exams/papers to grade come midterms and finals). Hope that helps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jose Posted February 3, 2010 Author Share Posted February 3, 2010 Great, thanks for your response! I was a bit confused about the terminology - it makes much more sense now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeanne Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 25% means you'd be working 25% of a 40 hour work week ... theoretically. You probably want to check with specifics at the school because I know some schools pay full tuition at certain percentages. 25% is the lowest I've seen, so you'll probably get that paid for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jose Posted February 4, 2010 Author Share Posted February 4, 2010 Thanks, nutmeg. I'm going to chase down the details - they mentioned a small (very modest) stipend, so hopefully that isn't the entire "salary" for the TA-ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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