Graduate Teaching Assistants
Join us for an In-Person Orientation on Monday, August 11 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Student Activities Center (SAC) Multipurpose Room on the Belknap Campus.
Welcome to a community of Graduate Teaching Assistants! Whether you're new to teaching or have significant experience, teaching is a skill we continually develop throughout our careers. While it can be demanding, the good news is that we are all lifelong learners, constantly improving.
The University of Louisville and the Graduate School require certain preparation and training in order to serve as a GTA. Additionally, you can find a number of programs and resources to support you in your GTA role and teaching development. We’ve happy to be a part of your journey!
2025-2026 Required Training
All new Fall 2025 Graduate Teaching Assistants are required to complete the Fall 2025 New Graduate Teaching Assistant Orientation Module. In this module, you’ll find the materials you’ll be required to know and some immediate resources. Please complete the module before the first day of classes, and ideally prior to the required in-person component of Fall 2025 New Graduate Teaching Assistant Orientation.
Fall 2025 New GTA Orientation Online Module
Please sign in with your UofL credentials.
All new Fall 2025 Graduate Teaching Assistants are required to attend an in-person orientation on Monday, August 11, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Student Activities Center (SAC) Multipurpose Room on the Belknap Campus.
The in-person component of the New GTA Orientation will include opportunities for question and answer, advice and suggestions from experienced GTAs, select topics of interest, lunch and prizes. If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Michelle Rodems, Director of Professional Development, Retention and Success at michelle.rodems@louisville.edu.
*New Graduate Teaching Assistants who have attended a GTA Orientation at UofL within the last three years do not need to complete it again.
This may not be added to your blackboard shell until a few weeks into the semester in which you are teaching. If by the end of August, it's still not there, please reach out to michelle.rodems@louisville.edu to let us know.
- Visit http://blackboard.louisville.edu,
- Find "My Organizations Plus" on your dashboard
- Go to "Organizations in which you are participating"
- Click on "PS Ferpa organization"
- Complete the FERPA review and statement of responsibility, which will prompt the availability of the "FERPA Quiz"
- Complete the "FERPA Quiz"
Your information will be sent to your department and they will confirm that you have passed your quiz in order to teach at UofL.
- Complete the Sexual and Discriminatory Harassment Training Module
- Complete the Title IX Mandatory Training Module
- Complete the Online Training Certificate of Completion Form
- You must complete this after you complete steps 1 & 2
Pursuant to Kentucky law* Non-native speakers of English who wish to serve as a graduate teaching assistant, with the exception of those teaching a foreign language, must provide evidence of spoken English language proficiency.
International graduate students who receive graduate teaching assistantships from their departments will be contacted to provide evidence of spoken English language proficiency.
If you are a new Graduate Teaching Assistant who will not be able to complete training during the fall, please contact Michelle Rodems about how to complete your required training.