A graduate student must submit a written request to the Graduate Committee to be considered for a Teaching Assistantship. Graduate students on academic probation or suspension will not be awarded or allowed to continue a teaching assistantship. Requests for an Assistantship should be sent to the Graduate Committee by July 15 for the Fall Semester and by November 15 for the Spring Semester. If possible, a class schedule for the succeeding semester should accompany the request. All appointments for Assistantships are made by the Department Head upon recommendation of the Graduate Committee.
All appointments are for one semester only and are subject to renewal.
A student's Assistantship may be terminated by recommendation of the Graduate Committee. All Teaching Assistants are required to attend orientation meetings and additional periodic meetings during the semester with the appropriate laboratory coordinator, as outlined in the McNeese Faculty Handbook, Minimum Standards for Supervising Graduate Teaching Assistants. Some Teaching Assistants are required to assist the laboratory coordinator in the preparation of laboratory materials as part of their employment. Teaching Assistants are representatives of the University in the laboratory or classroom and are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner in dress and behavior. Relationships with students should be as instructor and staff member, not as fellow student.