Students must meet all of the following academic criteria to be eligible for TA appointment during Spring 2018. Please indicate your understanding of these conditions of employment by checking the boxes below, then use the submit button to access the Spring TA application.

	1. I understand that I am applying for a 50% time TA appointment, involving a commitment of 220 hours of assigned workload during the 11-week academic term, including Finals Week and subsequent grading. I understand that I will not be eligible for additional on-campus employment while employed as a TA. I realize my assignment will require me to be on campus on multiple days each week during the appointment quarter.
	2. I understand that TA appointments are contingent on: a) satisfactory student academic progress; b) good standing in my home department/program, as determined by the faculty, and at School-level in the Graduate Affairs Office; and c) adherence to the campus code of student conduct: www.gradstudies.socsci.uci.edu/index.php.
	3. I understand that Teaching Assistants must be enrolled in at least 12 units of course work, research or University Teaching while employed, and pay student fees/tuition not later than Thursday, March 15, 2018 for the Spring 2018 academic term. I may be responsible for paying a portion of my in-state tuition fees myself; it is my responsibility to check that my fees are paid in full before the registration deadline each quarter. Fees that remain unpaid, in full or in part after the payment deadline, may accrue late charges that cannot be waived in the School's Graduate Office or elsewhere on campus.
	4. I understand that at least 12 units of graduate-level course or research credit must have been completed during each of the last three quarters of enrollment (except in cases of approved part-time study or filing fee status).
	5. I understand that enrollment in SocSci 399 *University Teaching* is a requirement for Social Science TAs during every appointment quarter in the School. I agree to include SocSci 399 (72790) in my Spring 2018 study schedule: www.gradstudies.socsci.uci.edu/ta/info.php.
	6. I understand that letter grades of S, or B or better are required in all courses and research sections--including Soc Sci 399 *University Teaching*-- completed during the last three quarters of enrollment. An Unsatisfactory (U) grade, or letter grade below B on the transcript may make me ineligible for TA appointment in the quarter immediately following, or later in my program. (http://www.gradstudies.socsci.uci.edu/admissions/2017-18%20TA%20appointment%20criteria.pdf)
	7. I understand that UCI Teaching Assistants must maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.1, and an equivalent minimum GPA in each of the last three quarters of enrollment.
	8. I understand that Teaching Assistants may not have more than two Incomplete (I) grades on the transcript during the three most recent enrollment quarters.
	9. I understand that graduate students who have not advanced to candidacy for the PhD may not be employed for more than 12 quarters as a Teaching Assistant or Teaching Associate. Upon advancement, the student is eligible for additional appointments until the 18-quarter TA limit is reached. (In no case will TA employment be approved beyond 18 quarters.)
	10. I understand that I will be ineligible for a TA appointment if I do not meet the above conditions of employment before Thursday, March 15, 2018, the Spring quarter 2018 registration deadline. If I have not met the above conditions on Wednesday March 28, 2018 (the first day of the Spring 2018 quarter), my appointment in the campus payroll/personnel system will be cancelled, and I will be responsible for having my in-state tuition fees paid through alternative funding sources.
	11. I understand that every effort will be made to place me in one of my 10 preferred course selections in the Spring 2018 quarter. I also understand that the instructional needs of the School and the departments are such that I cannot be guaranteed a specific TA assignment; and I may be assigned to a course that is not on my top-10 preferences list this quarter. I realize that to accomplish this, a) my application data and course preferences may be shared with faculty in my home department; b) I may be required to adjust my Spring 2018 study schedule following the Thursday, March 15, 2018 registration deadline; and c) my initial TA assignment may be changed with that of another assigned TA before or during Week 1.
	12. I understand and accept the conditions of employment listed above; I am in compliance academically and otherwise for TA appointment in the Spring 2018 quarter.