Teaching Fellowhips

A Teaching Fellow is a registered graduate student in full-time residence who has Advanced to Candidacy for the doctorate, has at least two years/six quarters of teaching experience (including as a Teaching Assistant in or outside the university) or otherwise has achieved appropriate professional maturity, and who has been chosen because of competence to conduct the entire instruction of a group of students in a course under the general supervision of a regular faculty member.

After an application process, the department nominates Teaching Fellows to the Committee on Education Policy, which must approve all assignments to instruction. 

The Department Manager will send out a call for course proposals in Fall Quarter for Summer Session and Winter Quarter for the following academic year.

Application Packet 

Students are encouraged to consult with their faculty advisor prior to assembling their packet. Please compile a packet consisting of the following: 

Letter of Application 

• Brief description of dissertation research

• Brief description of courses you would like to teach

• Preferred quarter

• Scheduling limitations (ie. Tu/Th schedule for commuters; however, we cannot guarantee preferred schedule)

CV 

• Should include prior teaching experience

• Please include course number & title when listing courses

Syllabus for each course you are proposing

• Learning Outcomes - see Program Learning Outcomes. The course is not expected to meet all learning outcomes, but you should provide a statement on how this course will contribute to program learning outcomes

• A list of discussion topics by week with associated assigned readings 

• Summary of assignments to be completed

• Basis for student evaluation

• If you are proposing an ANTH 110 course, your syllabus should address the questions on the Undergraduate Supplemental Form (including the section for the appropriate GE requirement under Guidelines for General Education Courses.)

The Department office has copies of course syllabi. You are encouraged to consult these resources when preparing your proposal.