Introduction

Application Process

• Requirements
• How to apply
• Deadlines
• Frequently asked Questions

International Students

• ELI / ITA
• Visa issues

Overview of Degree Programs

• PhD
• MS
• MS non-thesis
• General rules
• Complete rules

Financial Support

• Conditions
• TA and Instructor positions
• Support Guidelines

Graduate Student Resources

• Courses
• UD Handbooks and Catalog
• Campus "life"
• International student info
• Careers

Graduate Student Travel Grants

• Application Form

Graduate Student Awards

• Daicar Bata Awards
• TA Awards

Teaching Assistantships and Instructorships

TA training:

First-time recipients of Teaching Assistantships in the DPA are required to attend the Annual Conference for Graduate Teaching Assistants offered by the Center for Teaching Effectiveness. They are required also to participate in a one-credit pass/fail course, PHYS 601 Introduction to Teaching Physics and Astronomy. International TAs must also attend the ELI/ITA training program and meet the SPEAK/UDIA score requirements to be eligible for a TA appointment

Teaching in winter session:

Students supported as TAs in Winter Session will have a teaching assignment amounting to one section. Provided their (research) advisor approves, both TAs and RAs may request to be TA for one (additional) section, for which the student will be paid an additional stipend. Past teaching effectiveness will be used to determine the allocation of these sections. RAs may not be assigned more than one section.

Instructorships:

Some students may be offered positions as lecturers in Summer or Winter Sessions. In order to lecture, a student must have passed the written and oral parts of the candidacy exam, or have obtained a Master's degree, or have shown other convincing evidence of competence. In addition, lecturers will be expected to have shown high teaching ability, using student evaluations and classroom visits by DPA faculty members as evidence. Research Assistants may not spend more than 20 hours per week teaching in Winter Session and therefore may not hold instructorships.