1. Students doing an SDI TA must do between 4 and 28 hours of class presentations.  Running review sessions is not counted, as these are optional for students in the class.  

2. Students must complete at least one of their SDI TA assignments by leading a lab section of PSY 310 (Research and Writing in Psychology).  PhD students are expected to do this in the second year of their PhD program. 

3. SDI TAs must be arranged before the start of the semester. Students should reach out to instructors to discuss their SDI interests, create a plan, and then submit an SDI Pre-Approval Form signed by the instructor to the Graduate Office for approval before the start of the semester. This form is required for all SDI's.  

4. Students doing SDIs must be observed by faculty (the course's instructor, another faculty member, or in the case of PSY 310, the student's PI/Academic Advisor) at least once during each SDI, but ideally during two or more presentations. This requirement applies to students who complete their SDI assignments during a summer session or online. With prior approval of the Graduate Director, students may receive feedback on recorded class sessions. 

5. The observing faculty member should both (1) sign the SDI Pre-Approval Form before the beginning of the semester to confirm their commitment to observing the student, and (2) sign and complete the SDI Evaluation Form (along with written comments) by the semester’s end.

6. SDI TAs must also obtain student evaluations on their SDI presentations. If the presentations occur early in the semester, they may choose not to wait until the end of the semester to do this. The evaluations may be obtained electronically or via forms available from the Graduate Office. Evaluations must be conducted anonymously, following University rules.  See the  

7. To teach a course as the primary instructor, prior completion of one SDI experience is necessary (rare exceptions may be granted by the Graduate Program Director).

8. Except for PSY 310 and the graduate statistics courses (PSY 501 and 502), a course should not have more than one SDI TA associated with it.  

9. Students may not do an SDI for a course being taught by another graduate student, unless prior approval is received from the Graduate Office. All SDI observations must be conducted by an appropriate faculty member (or other qualified individual) approved by the Graduate Director.