TO: All Applicants for Appointment as a Math Grader
FROM: Efraim P. Armendariz, Chairman
SUBJECT: Policy for Hiring Graders
DATE: March 29, 2002
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Friday, June 14, 2002
1. The following priority has been established for
the selection of graders:
A. Undergraduate students previously employed as
Math graders who have received excellent ratings
for their work.
B. Undergraduate Math majors.
C. Undergraduate Natural Science majors.
D. Math graduate students.
E. Math TAs (hired for honors, upper-division and
graduate courses only).
F. All others (graduate students from other departments
will be hired only if there is no qualified undergraduate applicant
available).
Eligibility Considerations/Requirements
A. Evidence of outstanding scholarship.
B. Undergraduate assistants must be working toward
their first degree.
C. Graduate student graders must be registered for
9 hours.
D. Students on Scholastic Probation can not be hired,
regardless of having high grades in mathematics.
E. Special students are not eligible.
F. Students who have been held in violation of University
Standards of Conduct may not be eligible.
2. Each student selected as a grader in the Mathematics
Department may be asked to take a short test to determine his/her
proficiency in the course to be graded.
3. All new graders must present proof of eligibility
for employment by completing a Verification of Identity and
United States Employment Authorization for All Employees
form. Forms will be given to you upon acceptance of employment.
4. Graders will be appointed for different numbers
of hours per week depending on such factors as class size, frequency
and amount of homework, etc.
5. A list of people selected to be graders will be posted outside the Math Department (RLM 8.1OO) sometime during the first week of class. Those people chosen to be graders must attend an orientation meeting, which will be announced along with the grader list, or the job will be offered to someone else. The orientation meeting will be held during the first week of class. Graders are responsible for advising us immediately of any change of address or phone number. Please contact Ben Garcia at 475-8138 if you have any questions regarding this application.