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      • Buda, Liz
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      • Adams, Nick
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Teaching Assistantships (TAs)

1st years cannot apply for a TA position within TFT, but you may apply to ​TA in other departments (English, Humanities, etc.).
A few teaching assistant positions are offered to Screenwriting students.

Since events like Showcase are student-driven, the faculty also seems likely to reward those who rank among the most active. TAs are not only paid a salary, but, as university employees, also benefit from registration fee waivers and paid medical insurance.

Furthermore, unlike Work Study, administered by the Financial Aid office, Teaching Assistantships offer academic experience specific to our field of interest, rather than clerical or service work elsewhere in the university.

TIP: Depending on your undergraduate work, language skills, etc., you might consider looking elsewhere in the university, like the Classics or English departments, for a TA position. A number of Screenwriters have been successful in doing so.

If you want to TA in the English Department, specifically Composition (a required freshman course), there are several positions and they frequently accept non-English Department grad students. HOWEVER, you must take the class "495: Teaching Composition" before becoming a TA for the English Department. That class is generally offered in the Fall and Spring quarters. You will have to email the department and ask for a PTE number.

TAs need to be aware of the 12 units needed to receive financial aid. A 50% TAship translates into 4 units, but there are others that fall below that percentage and only count for 2 units.
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  • Quotes and Advice
    • Class Advice
    • Five Pointers
    • Got a Family? Read This!
    • “Incoming”
    • Specific Writing Tips
    • Questions People Ask in June: Answered
  • Incoming Students
    • Do Now
    • Listservs
    • Enrollment
    • International Students >
      • Before You Arrive
      • After You Arrive
    • Bureaucracy Stuff
    • First Quarter Info
    • California Residency
    • Money and Working >
      • Internships
      • Scholarships, Fellowships, Grants
      • Teaching Assistantship
  • Screenwriters Showcase
    • Showcase Info
    • 2017 Showcase Winners
    • Previous Winners
  • Life
    • Living in LA
    • Driving in LA
    • Health Insurance
    • Food on Campus
    • UCLA Calendar
    • Westwood
    • 21 Things
  • Resources
    • Black List scripts
    • Campus Info
    • International Screenwriters Association >
      • ISA Emerging Screenwriters Screenplay Competition
      • ISA FastTrack Fellowship
      • ISA Table Read My Screenplay
    • Nerative (script reading service)
    • Screenwriting Resources
    • Writing Contests
    • Writers' Lounge
    • Survival Guide (PDF)
  • Creative Directory
    • Class of 2018 >
      • Buda, Liz
      • Whang, Laura
      • Wolter, Kimberly-Rose
    • Class of 2017 >
      • Adams, Nick
      • Atrach, Dana
      • Carnie, Karolyn
      • Elbogen, Eli
      • Giles Dunn, Raeann
      • Jahagirdar, Mitali
      • Jones, Ryan Jennifer
      • Mejia, Natalia
      • Scott, Jeff
      • White, Lynelle
      • Zhu, Yijun
    • Class of 2016 >
      • Adeeb, Mouhamed
      • Christensen, Jeremy
      • Donovan, Christian
      • Karch, Kevin
      • Sachi, Shoshana
    • Additional Alumni >
      • Horton, Aubrey
    • Alumni in the News
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