The Teaching Assistantship (TA/TEPA) Appointment Process and Timelines

There are many steps in the appointment process for teaching assistants. Here is an overview of the entire process and timelines. Important dates for supervisors are indicated in red:

Feb 4 - 15: Instructors notify the ADP office online if they are available to continue to supervise in 2013
Feb 20 - March 15: Students indicate their intent to continue for the following year
Feb 25 - March 22: Instructors apply to post positions on the TA Posting System
Week of March 25: Draft call for TEPA applications to post are sent to Directors
April 1 - 12: Instructors apply to post positions on the TEPA Posting System
April 15 - 26: Directors make decisions about their continuing TEPAs and approve new postings on the TA and TEPA Posting Systems
Week of April 29: ADP office communicates with continuing students who have NOT been matched by Directors and the ADP Office with instructions and timelines for the TA or TEPA Posting System.
May 6 - 10: Continuing students who have not been matched use the TA or TEPA Posting System to find teaching assistantship positions for which they would like to be considered.
May 13 - 17: Instructors consider continuing teaching assistants who have selected their job, possibly interview and rank students.
May 21: Final matches are made available to instructors who have a teaching assistant assigned to their job
May 21 - 29: Instructors complete and submit the DDAH form
May 29 - 31: ADP office reviews and pre-approves DDAH form
June 3: ALL Continuing teaching assistants will be notified by email to visit this site to view their assignment offer for 2013/2014
June 3 - 14: Continuing teaching assistants confirm that they will take the offer online. They may confirm or decline the assignment.
May 21: Approved new jobs are posted for new TA/TEPA positions through the TA and TEPA Posting System
May 21 - July 9: New TA/TEPAs hiring process takes place. Find out more on the TA and TEPA Posting System website.
July 10: Supervisors are notified to go online to view the teaching assistant that is assigned to their position
July 10 - 19: Supervisors of new teaching assistants complete and submit DDAH form online
July 22: New teaching assistants will be notified by email to visit this site to view their assignment offer for 2013/2014
July 22 - August 2: New teaching assistants confirm that they will take the offer online. They may confirm or decline the assignment.
August 6 - 9: All teaching assistants and supervisors sign contracts and DDAH form online through this system
August 9: ADP office pre-approves DDAH form
August 16: ADP approves DDAH form
August 19 - early September: ADP office preapproves students for payment, ADP approves payment, HR processes payment