LOE from a TA

[qwewq1]

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Hi,

I know that the 4 LOEs are supposed to be from 2/3 science professor, 1 dentist, and 1 non-science professor. I have 2 from science professor and 1 from dentist and was planning on getting the last one from my composition professor who came out to be a TA when I asked for LOE. He taught a composition class by himself and he is more than willing to write a letter for me. Should I get it from him? Or should I find another professor for me?

(a TA is not a faculty member, usually a graduate student or someone hired to teach a small-sized class)

help me out!

 

[UndergradGuy7]

I got a professor from an english class that was taught by a graduate student. But it was only him teaching it.

I don't know if its ok. Never thought about it, assumed it was.

Technically he was the "course professor" he just doesn't have a PhD. Not everyone of your professors has a PhD either. I remember some of my general biology professors had only a masters, but were still the professor.

In the LOR, he probably wrote about you and wrote that he taught the course and signed it as xxxx, MS. So I doubt they will even think he is a TA?

 

[qwewq1]

Yeah thet won't know he's a TA but I remember that the LOEs should be written by a faculty member of college so I was jsut wondering if there would be any problem with it..

 

[godipial]

what you could do is have the TA write the LOE and ask if the course professor could co-sign the letter.

 

[qwewq1]

what you could do is have the TA write the LOE and ask if the course professor could co-sign the letter.

I was just thinking about it and I will probably ask him that. But I was just wondering does LOE have to come from professor? And Actually I'm not even sure there would be a course professor b/c I know there was a staff who was instructing the TAs..

 

[onetoomany]

TA's and other people who aren't classified as a Professor are called "Instructors" of a class, so I don't think it would be the same. That's how it usually was where I went. I'd go with the co-signing from a TA and a legitimate Professor.

There are Assistant Professors, but I'm not sure if they are technically supposed to be labeled as Professors.