| Certification
Checklist for International TAs and AIs |
| Step
1 |
The Graduate
Adviser or Departmental Chair of the employing
department will need to register you on the ITA
Program web site. You must be registered in order
to begin the certification process. |
| Step 2 |
If your
native language is not English, you will need to
schedule an appointment to take the Oral English
Proficiency Assessment. Foreign
language TAs are exempt from the English
Proficiency Assessment; however, Foreign language
AIs are not exempt and must thus take the
Assessment.
All
Assessments are conducted by the Texas Intensive
English Program (TIEP). Detailed information
about making appointments is available at their
webpage, http://tiec.org/tiep/ita.htm
(e-mail: ita.test@tiec.org, phone: (512)
477-9283, extension 482).
|
| Step 3 |
If your score
on the Assessment is 230 or higher (or if you are
exempt from the Assessment), you will need to
attend the ITA Workshop, which is held during the
week immediately before the beginning of the
semester (see ITA English Certification Calendar
for dates). **Note: You do not have to attend
the Workshop in the same semester as the
Assessment, but you must take the Assessment
before you can attend the Workshop. |
| Step 4 |
If you have
conditionally passed the Assessment (with a score
of 230-245) and if you will be appointed to a
position with student contact, you must be
enrolled in the ITA course during the semester of
your appointment. |
| Step 5 |
If you did
not pass your initial Assessment, you may
schedule an appointment to take an additional
Assessment the following semester. Students may
take the Assessment only once per semester and
are limited to three attempts per year, with a
maximum of five total Assessments. In order to
receive unconditional English Certification as a
TA or AI with student contact, you need to obtain
a score of 250 or higher on the Assessment and
complete the ITA Workshop. Note that, after the
initial Assessment, the student must pay for all
additional Assessments. You will also be charged
the Assessment fee if you schedule an appointment
but do not show up. |
