Seminar Instructor Application Process

Graduate Assistants, Staff, and Adjunct Faculty

Prospective University Seminar instructors must meet the following requirements:

To be hired as a Graduate Assistant (GA) and be listed as instructor of record, you must be officially admitted to a University graduate program, have 18 graduate hours completed prior to the semester of application, have at least a 3.0 GPA, and be a student in good standing;
To be hired as an Adjunct, you must have completed your masters degree (or a higher degree) from an accredited institution prior to the start of the first semester of teaching.

Conditions of Employment

An appointment as a Seminar instructor is per semester and pending enrollments and evaluations of performance.
GA and adjunct faculty will be evaluated during each academic year of their employment, and continued employment will depend on teaching evaluations, participation in program duties and activities (such as instructor meetings and weekly meetings with teammates).

University Seminar Instructor Duties and Responsibilities

GAs are hired to teach one course per semester. Adjuncts may be hired to teach up to two courses, depending on availability of courses. Full-time Faculty may teach the up to two courses as an overload.

University Seminar instructors are responsible for:

fulfilling University Seminar and First-Year program goals, objectives, and expectations;
following a common Seminar syllabus;
using assignments and activities appropriate for program goals and consistent with first-year learning plans and agreements;
communicating (via email and in-person) when applicable;
contributing the assessment of USSE 1201; and
participate in departmental professional development opportunities.

Teaching University Seminar requires a commitment of 3-6 hours weekly for each section, which includes:

scheduling one office hour per assigned section,
attending University Seminar lectures,
grading assignments and building course material when applicable and,
participating in professional development opportunities.

Finally, you must attend an initial training with the Director of University Seminar and Retention to review course material and prep your course prior to teaching for the first time.

Supervision of Seminar Instructors

The Director of University Seminar & Retention will mentor and supervise GA and adjunct Seminar faculty in best practices related to teaching first-year students in University Seminar.

Selection of Seminar Instructors

University Seminar instructors are hired annually (and sometimes mid-year) by the Director of University Seminar and Retention, with assistance from the Associate Vice President for Student Success.

Decisions about re-appointment will be made by the Director of University Seminar and Retention, and will depend on enrollments, funding, and performance as an instructor and team member.

Seminar Instructor Application Materials and Deadlines

To apply to teach University Seminar as an adjunct or GA, email our Director of University Seminar and Retention, Brittany Salinas (universityseminar@tamucc.edu), the following materials:

Curriculum Vitae
Copies of unofficial transcripts for all degrees

Once submitted, application materials will be reviewed by the Director of University Seminar and Retention. Priority will be given to applicants who submit applications for the fall semester by April 1. You will be notified by email if you are selected to teach a section of university seminar.