From fidel.rivas at ucr.edu  Mon Jan  5 08:29:05 2026
From: fidel.rivas at ucr.edu (Fidel Rivas)
Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2026 08:29:05 -0800
Subject: [Bphyfaculty] Fwd: Spring 2026 TA Applications Are Open
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Good morning everyone,



The message below went to selected students in CNAS today.  Major
Professors will start to receive notifications as their students apply and
can either approve them immediately or wait until the application closes on
1/16/2026.



   - Major Professors will have an additional week through 1/23/2026 to
   review and approve applications.
   - Applications without Major Professor approval will not be visible to
   instructors when they review applications in February.
   - TA Applications are only open for Spring 2026. We will be opening TA
   applications one quarter at a time for the 2025/2026 Academic Year.



You are welcome to forward the TA application open message to your students
in other majors.


Sincerely,


*Fidel Rivas*

*Interim Director of Graduate Student Advising*

*Employment and Scholarship Manager*

CNAS Graduate Student Affairs Center

1140 Batchelor Hall

*fidelr at ucr.edu* <fidelr at ucr.edu>* | (951) 827-5688*

*On campus* Wednesday and Thursday from 8:00am ? 4:30pm

*Remote *Monday, Tuesday, and Friday from 8:00am ? 4:30pm

*Book An Appointment Here
<https://doodle.com/bp/fidelrivas1/book-an-appointment-here>*




---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Fidel Rivas <fidel.rivas at ucr.edu>
Date: Mon, Jan 5, 2026 at 8:23?AM
Subject: Spring 2026 TA Applications Are Open
To: <bcmbstudent at lists.ucr.edu>, <cmdbstudent at lists.ucr.edu>, <
ggbstudent at lists.ucr.edu>, <egsa at lists.ucr.edu>, <nrscstudent at lists.ucr.edu>,
<entxstudent at lists.ucr.edu>, <eeobstudent at lists.ucr.edu>, <
mcblstudent at lists.ucr.edu>, <plblstudent at lists.ucr.edu>, <
plpastudent at lists.ucr.edu>, <bphystudent at lists.ucr.edu>


Dear CNAS Life Sciences Graduate Students,



Spring 2026 TA applications for courses in the life sciences (BCH, BIOL,
BPSC/GBNT, CBNS, ENTM,MCBL) are now available! The deadline to apply
is *Friday,
January 16th, 2026.  *The system will shut down at 11:59pm on 1/16/26 and *will
only reopen if we need additional applicants later in the appointment
process.*



Please login to http://taonline.ucr.edu to submit your application as soon
as possible. *Even if you submitted an application for a previous term, you
are still required to log in each quarter, review or edit your course
requests, and Confirm/Submit your application in order to be considered for
the next term.*



   - Please discuss TAing with your Major Professor and *only apply if you
   want to TA in Spring 2026*



   - Masters Students are *encouraged* to apply



   - If you cannot find your Major Professor on the drop-down please let me
   or your Student Services Advisor know and we will get them added
   immediately so you can complete your application



   - If you do not request any classes for Spring 2026, you *will not* appear
   on the list of potential TAs for the class.  Neither the instructors nor
   the TAAC members can see your application and you are unlikely to be
   appointed.  It is important to request all classes for which you are
   qualified when completing your application. This ensures that you appear
   for consideration to many instructors/departments.



   - We are also concerned that students do not list all relevant previous
   coursework.  The committee uses previous coursework information to
   determine suitability to TA a particular course.  In some cases, although
   you did not request a specific course on your list, they will consider
   appointing you if you have an appropriate background.  Failure to list all
   prior relevant coursework can reduce your chances of appointment.



   - The TA Online Manual has a list of materials to gather before you
   apply for the first time.  It is available via link from the front page of
   http://taonline.ucr.edu



If you have any trouble with the application or have questions, please let
me know right away and I will be happy to help.


Sincerely,


*Fidel Rivas*

*Interim Director of Graduate Student Advising*

*Employment and Scholarship Manager*

CNAS Graduate Student Affairs Center

1140 Batchelor Hall

*fidelr at ucr.edu* <fidelr at ucr.edu>* | (951) 827-5688*

*On campus* Wednesday and Thursday from 8:00am ? 4:30pm

*Remote *Monday, Tuesday, and Friday from 8:00am ? 4:30pm

*Book An Appointment Here
<https://doodle.com/bp/fidelrivas1/book-an-appointment-here>*
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