Graduate teaching assistants may:

Teach a Section
- The GTA is assigned to teach their own class (under the supervision of a faculty of record). In some departments, GTAs are responsible for their own syllabi, course requirements, midterms, and final exams. In other departments, GTAs are provided with standardized syllabi and exams, and the GTA is responsible for covering the necessary material.
Lead a Recitation
- The GTA is responsible for leading a recitation section within a large lecture course. The lecture is usually given by a faculty member and may have an enrollment of up to 500 or 600 students. The class is split into small recitation sections of 20 to 30 students which meet weekly to clarify course context or go over homework problems.
Work as a Help Room Tutor
- The GTA is required to spend designated hours in a “help room” that exists to support students outside regularly scheduled classes. Was assess student stumbling blocks and work with them to master the material.
Run a Lab
- The GTA is responsible for a laboratory section of class. The TA assists students with experiments and other “hands on” assignments. Lab sections are common in Chemistry, Computer Science, and other technically oriented courses.
Serve as a Grader
- The GTA is assigned to one or more professors to grade papers, midterm examinations, final examinations, and other assignments.

Graduate Teaching Assistantships