Honors Colloquium Teaching Assistant (TA) Application

HON 102: Freshmen Honors Colloquium is a required one-credit course that provides first-year Honors students an opportunity to delve into the city of Buffalo through research, community engagement, and small group projects.

• Successful completion of HON 102: Freshmen Honors Colloquium with an A- or better.
• Be in good standing in the Honors College.
• Be able to enroll in HON 495 in the fall (one credit) and spring (three credits) semesters.
• Complete at least 60 credit hours by the end of summer before you TA.
• Be available to facilitate one section of HON 102 in the spring semester.

As a Teaching Assistant, you may:

• Lead course discussions.
• Facilitate group work.
• Grade assignments.
• Provide feedback and assistance to the course instructor.
• Maintain office hours and serve as a mentor to students.

• Earn a total of four academic credits.
  • 1.0 credit (P/F) in the fall and 3.0 credits (P/F) in the spring for completing HON 495: Undergraduate Supervised Teaching.
  • These credits will be applied toward your Honors College curriculum.
• First-time TAs earn a Community Engagement digital badge while completing HON 495 in the fall semester, counting for one additional Honors College experience credit.
• Develop and strengthen programming experience, demonstrating application of leadership skills.

• Participate in the Honors Kickoff Celebration (typically on the Thursday before classes begin).
• Enroll in HON 495: Undergraduate Supervised Teaching course, meeting one hour per week (1.0 P/F credit hour).

• Participate in one 50-minute weekly HON 495 TA meeting.
  
• Hold office hours one hour per week in the Honors College office suite.
• Facilitate one 15-week HON 102: Freshmen Honors Colloquium section.

Only applications that are submitted in their entirety by the deadline (March 1 by noon) will be considered for this opportunity. For more information, contact the Honors College at honors@buffalo.edu.