Evaluates language so that we can place students in the appropriate ICC programs, and suggest the most realistic date to try the ITA test (if applicable). Students and departments receive copies of interview results.

Note: students who plan to work as TAs are strongly advised to have an interview at the start of their first semester on campus
 

International Teaching Assistant (ITA) Test

Each test takes 30 minutes with four instructor/raters, followed by a 30 minute feedback appointment with one instructor.

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 registration.

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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