Learning Assistant Program
The Spring 2026 LA Application is available now! Please apply!
For full consideration, everyone who hopes to work as an LA must fill out this form during the priority window. This form is for both:
- Current/past LAs who are interested in working again in Spring 2026, and
- Students who are interested in becoming LAs for the first time in Spring 2026.
The priority window for applications ends October 19, 2025. Everyone who applies before this date will receive full consideration. Your prompt attention is important, but hiring will NOT be “first come, first served” as long as you apply within the priority window.
Here are the minimum requirements to apply to be an LA
- Maintain a minimum 3.0 overall GPA
- Earn a B or higher in the subject area course for which you wish to serve as an LA
- Be available to attend all required responsibilities on a weekly basis, including:
- Class sessions, recitation, and/or lab as assigned by your LA Faculty member
- Weekly Meetings with your instructional team
- Review sessions, office hours, etc. as needed
- SLS3717 LA Seminar (new LAs only; required 75 minute class meets once weekly; registration by permission only, after selection)
- Complete the Application Form for each semester in which you would like to LA
What are LA responsibilities?
- Attend LA orientation, do required trainings, and if you are a new LA, take LA Seminar (SLS 3717).
- Attend all sessions of class and/or recitation as assigned by your LA Faculty member, and take an active role in helping students learn.
- Attend all weekly LA meetings with your instructional team.
- Work outside of class doing prep for class, holding review sessions, communicating with students, etc. as needed.
- Log work hours in OMNI every week. This is a paid position, and LAs are expected to work 10 hours/week.
- Behave professionally and responsibly – this is a job after all!
Some intangible benefits of working as an LA
- Besides helping fellow students learn better and succeed in the present course, you also act as mentors to them (e.g., by sharing how you applied to med school, or how you managed challenging situations).
- Helping faculty and being the bridge between faculty and students helps you be better prepared for any relevant teaching/educating/mentoring/advising aspect of your career later in life. It helps you understand different points of view.
- An “LA” badge on your resume is seen as a good thing in the education world.
- You get to team up with new and interesting people, enriching your views and expanding your perspectives.
- Pure joy when you witness the “A-ha!” moment in students!
Questions?
If you have additional questions about the LA Program, please contact us at laprogram@fsu.edu.
