Teaching Opportunities for Undergraduates

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

Students can gain valuable teaching experience by becoming Undergraduate Teaching Assistants (UGTAs) for specific courses. To qualify, you must enroll in IPHY 3010: Teaching in Integrative Physiology and have earned at least a B- in the course you wish to teach.

The following courses may use UGTA's:

  • IPHY 1030: Introduction to the Health Professions
  • IPHY 2030: Preparing for a Career in the Health Professions
  • IPHY 2400: Introduction to Medical Terminology for Future Health Professionals
  • IPHY 2420: Introduction to Nutrition
  • IPHY 2692: Foundations in Public Health
  • IPHY 3280: Intro to Data Science and Biostatistics
  • IPHY 3410: Human Anatomy
  • IPHY 3415: Human Anatomy Lab
  • IPHY 3430: Human Physiology
  • IPHY 3435: Human Physiology Lab
  • IPHY 3440: Clinical Nutrition
  • IPHY 3490: Introduction to Epidemiology
  • IPHY 4060: Cell Physiology
  • IPHY 4200: Physiological Genetics and Genomics
  • IPHY 4300: Pathophysiology of Disease
  • IPHY 4420: Nutrition and Human Performance
  • IPHY 4440: Endocrinology
  • IPHY 4540: Biomechanics
  • IPHY 4580: Sleep Physiology
  • IPHY 4600: Immunology
  • IPHY 4650: Exercise Physiology
  • IPHY 4720: Neurophysiology

Enrollment in IPHY 3010 (Teaching in Integrative Physiology)

Contact the instructor well in advance, typically early in the semester before you wish to teach. Block off the class period in your schedule and be prepared to attend a required TA review meeting in addition to the class. Once approved, provide your Student ID Number and CU email address to the instructor, who will forward the information to the office staff. After the office staff receives your information, they will enroll you in IPHY 3010 and send a confirmation email. This email will remind you of any tuition/course fees and request that you verify your enrollment.

Learning Assistant

Consider joining the Learning Assistant Program to gain teaching experience by helping with science and/or math courses on the CU campus. For more details, visit /program/learningassistant/.

CU Teach

If you're interested in teaching science at the high school or middle school level, the CU Teach program is ideal. The IPHY major is excellent preparation for this path. Visit for more information and check out teaching licensure details at /education/academics/teacher-licensure/secondary-science.

Tutoring

Tutors are often needed, especially for larger IPHY courses. If you have course experience, tutoring can help a fellow student while enhancing your teaching skills. For more details, see /iphy/undergrad/tutoring-iphy-courses.