In accepting a graduate teaching assistant appointment, students agree to fulfill the following responsibilities. Failure to do so may jeopardize students’ current or future GTA appointment. 

1. Register as a full-time student as defined by the Graduate School; 

2. Beginning on the appointment start date, be available to assist the course instructor, which may require meeting on campus; 

3. Report to the ECE GSO for TA Check-in and Orientation; 

4. Contact the course instructor immediately upon receiving the TA course assignment; 

5. If assigned as a TA for lab sections(s), complete the requisite training before the first lab; 

6. If an international student, satisfy all requirements related to the Maryland English Institute International Teaching Assistant requirements (MEI ITA); 

7. Attend lectures, if required by the course instructor of the assigned course(s) throughout the semester; 

8. Meet with the course instructor at least three times during the semester to discuss progress as a TA; 

9. Conduct mid-semester evaluations, meet with TA Training and Development mentor to discuss evaluations (new TAs only), and submit a self-evaluation; 

10. Remind students of end-of-semester online evaluations (CourseEvalUM); 

11. Prepare and appear for all scheduled recitations/labs for the entire semester; 

12. Request permission for emergency absences in advance or as soon as possible and notify all pertinent parties; 

13. Fulfill end-of-semester TA duties related to the course after the final exam is given; 

14. Return all loaned books/materials in excellent condition upon completion of the term; 

15. Read and adhere to emails from the GSO and announcements posted to ece-tas@umd.edu;

16. Comply with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). See https://umd-registrar.catalog.instructure.com/courses/umd-ferpa-tutorial for an explanation and tutorial. 

17. Review and comply with university’s Sexual Misconduct, Non-Discrimination, and Disability & Accessibility Policies located here: https://ocrsm.umd.edu/;

18. Complete the ECE TA Training and Development Program: 

    1.  Attend TLTC Campus-wide TA Orientation if never attended before; 

    2. Attend two TA Training and Development Program workshops per semester.