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International
Teaching Assistant (ITA) Test
Each test takes 30 minutes with four instructor/raters,
followed by a 30 minute feedback appointment with one instructor.
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Required by Carnegie
Mellon policy and state law before nonnative English speakers (NNES),
both graduate and undergraduate, can work as teaching assistants. The test is required for TAs
on both the Pittsburgh and Doha campuses.
Offered three times a year: November, April,
August (incoming students only). For a $100 fee, departments
can request the test at other times (depending on rater availability).
See current dates for testing, preparation, and
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Evaluates whether students have the robust academic fluency
to communicate effectively in the U.S. classroom. The test is a teaching
simulation in front of a jury of raters, and is a rigorous test
given that the level of fluency needed to teach students is much
higher than that needed to be a student or to give prepared talks.
Given the resources required, only students who have a definite chance of
getting a TA job should take the test (Masters students should check with their
departments to determine eligibility for test) .
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