What are my chances to get a TAship?
Most sociology graduate students depend to a large extent upon Teaching Assistantships for funding, and preference for the department TAships is given to available Sociology graduate students, at least through their fourth year. Beyond the fourth year, the departments current TA policy gives preference to students with fewer than twelve TAships. University of California system-wide policy restricts students to a maximum total of eighteen TA quarters. During spring quarter each year, continuing students submit their preferences for the following years TAships, and the TA offers are usually made in early summer. If applicable, a new student is assigned the number of TAships given in the offer letter, however, new students do not have a choice of TA assignments in their first year. During the TA application process, students also have some opportunities to apply for available TAships in other departments. Sociology graduate students are frequently selected for TAships by other departments
Most sociology graduate students depend to a large extent upon Teaching Assistantships for funding, and preference for the department TAships is given to available Sociology graduate students, at least through their fourth year. Beyond the fourth year, the departments current TA policy gives preference to students with fewer than twelve TAships. University of California system-wide policy restricts students to a maximum total of eighteen TA quarters. During spring quarter each year, continuing students submit their preferences for the following years TAships, and the TA offers are usually made in early summer. If applicable, a new student is assigned the number of TAships given in the offer letter, however, new students do not have a choice of TA assignments in their first year. During the TA application process, students also have some opportunities to apply for available TAships in other departments. Sociology graduate students are frequently selected for TAships by other departments
