Graduate Assistantships Resource Center
International Teaching Assistant Handbook
International Teaching Assistants (ITAs) are teaching assistants seeking employment in the 9550/9183/9184 job codes at USF who are from countries which are not predominantly English-speaking (). In order to teach, these international students must be able to show documented evidence of the state-mandated level of proficiency in speaking English.
This proficiency level has been established by the Florida Board of Governors (BOG) as a minimum score of 26 on the spoken portion of the Test of English as a Foreign Language, Internet-based Test (TOEFL iBT) or 160 on the spoken portion of the Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC). The Office of Graduate Studies will consider these scores valid for up to 5 years after administration, so long as the student has dated supporting/official documentation.
ITAs who cannot show documented evidence that they meet these requirements should not be assigned a TA position where the is to assist or teach in university classes at USF. However, ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏdoes provide an ITA Language Assessment of their oral proficiency which is accepted as