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Psychology 192: Educational Practices in Psychology

Course Description

Psychology 192 is a 4-unit course taken on a P/NP basis that offers undergraduate students the opportunity to serve as a course assistant in a Psychology Department course they have previously taken for credit. 

Students are required to:

  • Work a minimum of 7 hours (unpaid) per week for the 10-week academic quarter or 70 hours total (unpaid) for summer sessions  
  • Attend the course the student is assisting with 
  • Attend a weekly 1-hour seminar, scheduled with your course instructor, to receive training and supervision

Enrollment Instructions

    1. Contact the Psychology Department faculty member teaching the course you would like to serve as a course assistant for. You must have previously taken the course for credit.
    2. Complete the Psychology 192 Learning Contract and obtain the course instructor’s signature.
    3. Submit the completed and signed Psychology 192 Learning Contract to the Psychology Department via MyUCLA Message Center by Friday of Week 1.
    • SUMMER 2026 ENROLLMENT DEADLINES: Students must submit their enrollment forms by Wednesday, June 24, at 4:00 pm for Summer Sessions A6 and A10 2026 and Wednesday, August 5, at 4 pm for Summer Session C6 2026. 
    • Late forms will NOT be accepted
    • Students will be enrolled by Friday of Week 2. Processing may take up to 10 business days after submission. Please do not send multiple messages, as this slows down processing for all students.

    • Psych 192 is a 4-unit course, which can only be taken on a P/NP basis.
    • Sophomore, Junior, or Senior standing is required.
    • Students must do the work in the same quarter that Psych 192 is taken for credit.
    • Only 12 units from any combination of Psychology Department courses numbered 185, 192, 194, 195, 196 may be applied toward an undergraduate degree.
    • Psych 192 does NOT satisfy any major requirement for Psychology, Psychobiology, or Cognitive Science majors.

      • Holding office hours for students to ask questions regarding the course
      • Being a discussion leader for a small number of students who meet each week to discuss special topics related to the course (Student-led discussion sections may NOT substitute the instructor’s scheduled lecture sections or the graduate student Teaching Assistants’ scheduled sections)
      • Helping to proctor exams (Psych 192 students may NOT be the only proctors present at an exam)
      • Assist in preparing course materials and developing programs to complement or enrich course instruction under the supervision of the instructor.

      • Lead or conduct course sections that are regularly scheduled and listed in the Schedule of Classes
      • Grading papers or exams, or serving as a reader
      • Giving lectures to an entire class
      • Design or teach a course or section of a course
      • Select course readings or student assignments
      • Plan examinations
      • Evaluate student performance or determine final course grades
      • Perform clerical work for professors or graduate TAs

      • Training and supervising the student throughout the quarter
      • Leading the required weekly 1-hour seminar
      • Evaluating the student’s performance
      • If a Psych 192 student’s information is listed on the syllabus, please use the title “course assistant,” not “teaching assistant” or “TA”.
      • The instructor must be a regular faculty member in the Psychology Department.
      • Psych 192 course assistants do not substitute graduate TAs and may not perform the functions of a TA.