Instructor TA request form

Please complete the following form if you have any special requests for TAs or have specific TA duties/expectations for the undergraduate courses you will be teaching next term. For example, if you are teaching a 300- or a 400-level CS course that requires TAs with a specific background in the course topic area.

• If you are teaching an ISG-supported course, then please inform your ISC if you have requests for Instructional Apprentices (IAs).
• If you are teaching a graduate level course, that is not cross-listed with a 400-level course (e.g. CS634, CS798), please contact the CS Graduate Studies Director for TA approval.

To have your TA requests considered during the Winter 2027 TA assignment process, submit this form by Sunday, November 15, 2026. Submissions made later may be considered lower priority or may not be accommodated as easily.

As the University of Waterloo transitions to a unionized environment for Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) and Graduate Research Assistant (GRA) positions, some employment processes will change. The CS TA Assignment Team cannot guarantee any requests or accommodations that are in conflict with the collective agreement between the University of Waterloo and CUPE Local 5524.01. In general, we may only assign CS graduate students with guaranteed TA appointments in the given term.

If you have questions, run into technical issues with this form, or would prefer to submit TA requests over email, please contact the CS TA Assignment Team at CS-TA@uwaterloo.ca.