As an Honors Teaching Assistant (TA), you can facilitate HON 102: Freshmen Honors Colloquium sections in the spring semester.
About Honors 102
HON 102: Freshmen Honors Colloquium is a required one-credit course that provides first-year Honors students an opportunity to delve into the city of Buffalo through research, community engagement, and small group projects.
Minimum Qualifications for TAs
- Successful completion of HON 102: Freshmen Honors Colloquium with a P (pass) or an A- if taken when the course was graded.
- Be in good standing in the Honors College.
- Be able to enroll in HON 495 in the fall (one credit) and spring (three credits) semesters.
- Complete at least 60 credit hours by the end of summer before you TA.
- Be available to facilitate one section of HON 102 in the spring semester.
My own first-year colloquium TA was extremely passionate and excited to teach about the city of Buffalo and her problems, and his passion inspired me to do more research and teach a whole new group about the very real issues many people do not realize exist without the colloquium.”
- Noah Bruster
What to Expect as a TA
Responsibilities
As a Teaching Assistant, you may:
- Lead course discussions.
- Facilitate group work.
- Grade assignments.
- Provide feedback and assistance to the course instructor.
- Maintain office hours and serve as a mentor to students.
Benefits
- Earn a total of four academic credits.
- 1.0 credit (P/F) in the fall and 3.0 credits (P/F) in the spring for completing HON 495: Undergraduate Supervised Teaching.
- These credits will be applied toward your Honors College curriculum.
- Develop and strengthen programming experience, demonstrating application of leadership skills.
Responsibilities
Fall Semester
- Participate in the Honors Kickoff Celebration (typically on the Thursday before classes begin).
- Enroll in HON 495: Undergraduate Supervised Teaching course, meeting one hour per week (1.0 P/F credit hour).
Spring Semester
- Participate in one 50-minute weekly HON 495 TA meeting.
- Hold office hours one hour per week in the Honors College office suite.
- Facilitate one 15-week HON 102: Freshmen Honors Colloquium section.
Applications Due March 1 at Noon
Only applications that are submitted in their entirety by the deadline (March 1 by noon) will be considered for this opportunity. For more information, contact the Honors College at honors@buffalo.edu.
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