{"id":124,"date":"2018-08-19T03:07:40","date_gmt":"2018-08-19T10:07:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/math\/graduate-teaching-assistantship\/"},"modified":"2025-10-03T19:41:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T19:41:47","slug":"become-a-graduate-teaching-assistant","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-mathematics-statistics\/masters-degrees\/become-a-graduate-teaching-assistant\/","title":{"rendered":"Become a graduate teaching assistant"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Become an NAU graduate teaching assistant<\/h1>\n<h2>Join the mathematics and statistics department at Northern Arizona University<\/h2>\n<p>Each year, the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Northern Arizona University awards up to 20 half-time graduate teaching assistant (GTA) positions to students in the MS and MAT programs. About half of these positions are awarded to new students and about half go to returning students.<\/p>\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <a class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Benefits_0\" href=\"#\">\n      <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n          <h4>Benefits <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n          <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\"><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\">\n        <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body>\n<h5>Appointed GTAs will receive:<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>a competitive stipend ($17,000 for the 2024-2025 academic year)<\/li>\n<li>a waiver of the non-resident portion of tuition and a waiver of 100 percent of resident tuition for each semester of the appointment<\/li>\n<li>a waiver of the student health insurance premium<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <a class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Details_0\" href=\"#\">\n      <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n          <h4>Details <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n          <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\"><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\">\n        <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body>\n<h5>GTA Responsibilities:<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>teach two sections (per semester) of either MAT 108 (Algebra for Pre-Calculus), MAT 125 (Pre-Calculus), MAT 114 (Quantitative Reasoning) or a similar course<\/li>\n<li>serve as a proctor in the Lumberjack Mathematics Center (LMC) Testing Room and as a tutor in the LMC Lab<\/li>\n<li>participate in a GTA training program (4-6 hours per week)<\/li>\n<li>complete a 9-credit hour course load (per semester) in chosen program<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">*MAT 108 and MAT 125 may be co-taught with another GTA.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">*GTAs pursuing the MS in Statistics may teach STA 270 (Applied Statistics) in their second year. Occasionally, first year GTAs may assume this role.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <a class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Teaching Details_0\" href=\"#\">\n      <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n          <h4>Teaching Details <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n          <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\"><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\">\n        <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body>\n<ul>\n<li>prepare lectures<\/li>\n<li>hold regular office hours or tutoring hours in the LMC<\/li>\n<li>assign and grade assignments, including, but not limited to, homework, quizzes and tests<\/li>\n<li>assign course grades<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">*GTAs assigned to teach STA 270 will also write their own exams.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">*GTAs assigned to teach STA 270 do not work in the LMC lab.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>For more detailed information regarding GTA positions, see the Department of Mathematics and Statistics\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-mathematics-statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/377\/DoMS-GTA-Handbook-2024-25.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Graduate Student Handbook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!--script class=\"ektron-script\"&gt; if ($(\".catalog_script_placeholder\")[0]) { var scriptsLoaded = 0; $.getScript( \"\/\/catalog.nau.edu\/Catalog\/resources\/js\/jquery.catalogFrames.js\").done(function() { $.getScript( \"\/\/catalog.nau.edu\/Catalog\/resources\/js\/easyXDM.min.js\").done(function() { var placeholder = $(\".catalog_script_placeholder\"); var divId = placeholder.attr('divId'); var Program = placeholder.attr('Program'); var catalogFrameDisplayData = {}; catalogFrameDisplayData[placeholder.attr('DisplayType')] = true; var catalogFrameData = {}; catalogFrameData[\"display\"] = catalogFrameDisplayData; catalogFrameData[\"url\"] = \"https:\/\/catalog.nau.edu\"; catalogFrameData[\"plan\"] = Program; $(function setupCatalogWidget() { $(\"#\" + divId).catalogFrames(catalogFrameData); console.log(catalogFrameData); }); }); }); } &lt;\/script--><!-- shortcode-right-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-right-column\" >\n    <div class=\"shortcode-right-column__container\">\n<!-- shortcode-contact -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-contact\">\n    <div class=\"contact-header\">\n        <h3>Contact the Graduate Coordinator<\/h3>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"contact-body\">\n                <a href=\"mailto:math.grad@nau.edu\" aria-label=\"Contact the Graduate Coordinator: Email Address\" title=\"Email Address\">\n            <div class=\"contact-icon-container\">\n                <i class=\"fas fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n                <span class=\"sr-only\">Email:<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"contact-email\">math.grad&#8203;@nau.edu<\/div>\n        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h4>Helpful Documents<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-mathematics-statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/377\/Grad-Program-FAQs-2.pdf\">Grad Program FAQs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-mathematics-statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/377\/DoMS-GTA-Handbook-2024-25.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GTA Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-mathematics-statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/377\/DoMS-Graduate-Handbook-24-25.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Graduate Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Become an NAU graduate teaching assistant Join the mathematics and statistics department at Northern Arizona University Each year, the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Northern Arizona University awards up to 20 half-time graduate teaching assistant (GTA) positions to students in the MS and MAT programs. 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