Special Programs

UCR has a long history as a distinguished teaching campus and regards teaching assistant (TA) training as a crucial part of graduate instruction. The Teaching Assistant Development Program (TADP) sponsors activities designed to help TAs develop their teaching skills and prepare them to be successful professors. Activities include a fall orientation program, end-of-term student evaluations, annual awards for outstanding TAs, and a mentor program, in which TAs of proven ability have the opportunity to mentor their less experienced colleagues. They also sponsor a language learning lab for international students. Teaching assistants who score low on their student evaluations are required to attend workshops designed to improve their teaching methods and may be assigned a mentor to work with them individually.

GradPREP (www.gradprep.ucr.edu) is a professionalization program that provides graduate students with a plethora of resources to empower their ability to perform as budding professionals. GradPREP encompasses the Graduate Student Resource Center (www.gsrc.ucr.edu); the Teaching Assistant Development Program (www.tadp.ucr.edu); the University Teaching Certificate Program (www.utc.ucr.edu); the English Language Development Program for international TAs (www.eldp.ucr.edu); the Graduate Student Mentoring Program (www.gradmentors.ucr.edu); and the Graduate Writers Resource Center (www.gwrc.ucr.edu).

The Intercampus Exchange Program (ICE) allows students to study for up to three quarters at another UC campus. To be eligible, students must be in good standing with at least one quarter in residence at UCR and demonstrate at least one of the following: the need to take a course or courses not offered at UCR, the need to study with a particular individual, or the need for continuous access to library holdings or other facilities not available at UCR.

The Education Abroad Program (EAP) provides students with the opportunity to study abroad at one of several study centers. To be eligible, students should have completed one year of graduate study, be making acceptable progress toward the degree, and know the language of the host country. Applications and information can be obtained from the International Education Center. Additional information can also be found in the Education Abroad Program sections of this catalog.