| Certification
Checklist for International TAs and AIs |
| Step
1 |
The Graduate
Adviser or Graduate Coordinator 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 145).
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| Step 3 |
If your score
on the Assessment is 230 or higher, you will need to
complete the ITA Workshop, which is offered online. **Note: You do not have to complete
the Workshop in the same semester as the
Assessment, but you must take the Assessment
before you can complete 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, ESL 389T, during the semester of
your appointment. |
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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. |
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