University of California, Riverside
Graduate Division

Regulations for Holders of Teaching/Graduate Research Assistantships

All holders of the title Graduate Student Researcher (GSR), Teaching Assistant (TA), Teaching Fellow, and Associate In___ must meet the following requirements:

• TAs, Teaching Fellows, and Associate Ins___ must maintain a 3.00 GPA

• GSRs must maintain a 3.00 GPA

• Must enroll in and complete a full course load (12 graduate units or the equivalent)

• Must have no more than 7 units of Incomplete grades

• Must be advanced to candidacy within 12 quarters after entry if in the Ph.D. program

• Any student whose native language is not English must pass a test of spoken English (TSE, SPEAK or TAST Test) before performing duties as a TA. Students who achieve a conditional pass may serve as Teaching Assistants but must attend ESL classes.

• Must be making acceptable progress toward the degree

• For these purposes, acceptable progress for a Ph.D. student is represented by the normative time to degree for the particular program plus one year

• For most Master's students, acceptable progress is represented by enrollment for not more than two years

• Anyone in a teaching title must attend the TADP's Fall Quarter Orientation program. If their department does not have their own TA training program, the student must participate in the TADP's training program.

• Graduate students may not be employed more than 50 percent time or 20 hours per week during the academic year in any combination of appointments. During quarter breaks and in the summer they may be employed full-time.

• No one may serve in a teaching title for more than 18 quarters of service. No exceptions are made.