Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Teaching Assistant Application - Spring 2011

Application deadline is February 28th

Please return completed form to the EECS Graduate Office

2201 Engineering Hall

Faxes are accepted – (949) 824-1853



Name __________________________________Student ID Number _________________

        (Please Print – First Name then Last Name)



E-mail Address ____________________________ GPA (as of Fall 2010) _______________



(GPA Must be at least 3.1, if you are a MS student, or 3.5 if you are a PhD student).

                                                                                     

Your Degree Program:  MS ____Ph.D. ____Your Area of Research _____________________



Graduate Advisor, if applicable _________________



Have you received any fellowship or a GSR for Academic Year 2010-2011?

If so, please indicate what you received, including name of fellowship and dollar amount:

Name of Award  ________________________________________________

Amount of Award $______________



Have you served as a TA previously? If so, please list the name of the class and the quarter of your appointment _________________________________________________________

and give your employee number _____________.



If you have been a TA for EECS in past quarters, you may skip the following requirement



TOEFL, TOEP, TSE, or SPEAK (Foreign Students) _______

(Must be at least 5, 50 or 26.  You are not eligible if you have not received your scores by the due date of this application.  A copy of score must be attached.)



Please keep in mind, not ALL classes will be assigned a TA.  Some classes may have already been assigned a teaching assistant by their advisor.   Please indicate your first 3 choices below.



EECS 40 - OBJ ORIENT SYS&PROG

EECS 123 - INTR REAL-TIME PROG       

EECS 70A - NETWORK ANALYSIS I (Capolino)

EECS 141B - COMMUNCTN SYSTMS II (Ayanoglu)                 

EECS 70B/LB - NEWTORK ANALYSIS II (H. Lee)

EECS 148 - INTRO COMP NETWORKS (Markopoulou)                  

EECS 113 - PROCESR HW/SW INTER (Kurdahi)

EECS 150B - DISCR-TM SIGS/SYSTM Healey)

EECS 116 - INTRO TO DATA MGMT (Mehrotra)

EECS 170C/LC - ELECTRONICS III/LAB (Green)             

                                     

REQUIREMENT: Remember you must have taken the course you are applying for or its equivalent.  If you have not taken the specific course, please attach a course syllabus for its equivalent.



Please note: Submission of this form does not guarantee you a TA position.



PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TA RULES AND REGULATIONS.



The following rules apply:



1.) You are not allowed to have an “U”, “NP”, or failing grades for the past 3 quarters.  Your eligibility for employment is contingent upon you satisfying the following standard appointment criteria: (a) enrollment of a minimum of 12 units including at least 6 units of directed research course each quarter; (b) a GPA of at least 3.1 if you are a Master’s Degree student, or a 3.5 if you are a PhD student during each quarter and at least at the A- level for the research course; (c) no more than two Incomplete's (I) and one No Report (NR) grades during the three preceding quarters, and at least a B+ for the course you are interested in TAing.



We reserve the right to terminate your appointment at any time for unsatisfactory performance, unsatisfactory progress toward your degree objective or academic dishonesty.



If you are chosen as a TA, you may not receive any other financial support other than non-resident tuition and un-reimbursed portion of your fees that are paid by your advisor.



Application deadline is February 28th.



Please Note:  TA appointments depend solely on the class enrollment.  Because of this reason, some appointments may not be made before the March 15th tuition and fee payment deadline.  Even though you have applied for a TA position, it is YOUR responsibility to pay your fees and tuition on time.  If you are chosen as a TA, you will be reimbursed for your fees. The TAship does not pay the non-resident tuition.  You will be responsible for any and all late fees.



Please be aware that TA appointments available in Winter, 2011, are very limited.





____ Please check if you have read and understand your responsibilities.





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