Teaching Assistant Requirements

Teaching Assistants in the Department of Chemistry must meet the requirements listed below. (NOTE: Only current MSU Graduate Students and Undergraduate Chemistry Majors are eligible for a Teaching Assistantship.)

Be a student in the Chemistry Graduate Program or possess a B.S. or B.A. degree in Chemistry (a copy of the degree granting transcript must be provided upon request) or be a senior undergraduate major in the Chemistry Department, with a minimum of:
1. one year of General Chemistry Courses
2. one year of Organic Chemistry Courses with labs
3. one semester of Physical Chemistry with lab
4. one course in Inorganic Chemistry
5. one course in Analytical Chemistry/Instrumental Methods
Prospective TAs must have at least a 3.0 grade point average.
International students must have passed the MSU SPEAK Test with a score of 50 or show proof that a TSE (i.e., Test of Spoken English) score of 50 has been attained.

Teaching Assistant Applications should be completed and submitted electronically at the following URL: http://www.chemistry.msu.edu/Graduate/grad_teach_appl.asp. Questions regarding Teaching Assistantships in the Chemistry Department should be addressed to Lisa Dillingham (lisad@chemistry.msu.edu) or Dr. Gary Blanchard (blanchard@chemistry.msu.edu). Applications will be kept on file for one calendar year from the application date listed and will be reviewed when open positions are available.