GSI
Education & Academia abbreviation · Academic
| Stands for | Graduate student instructor |
|---|---|
| Categories | Education & Academia |
GSI stands for Graduate student instructor, an academic abbreviation.
Title used by the University of California, Berkeley, the University of Michigan and a few other universities for graduate students who teach sections or courses, equivalent to a teaching assistant elsewhere.
Example: Section times and the GSI's office hours are posted on the course website.
Usage notes
The title emphasizes that these graduate students often teach rather than merely assist. GSIs at the University of California are represented by a union, UAW Local 4811, which also covers other academic student employees. Elsewhere, the same role is called a TA or GTA.
Related abbreviations
More academic abbreviations
- FSEOG – Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant
- FTE – Full-time equivalent
- FWS – Federal Work-Study
- GA – Graduate assistant
- GE – General education
- GPA – Grade point average
- GTA – Graduate teaching assistant
- HBCU – Historically Black college or university
- HE – Higher education
- HEI – Higher education institution
- HLC – Higher Learning Commission
- HSI – Hispanic-Serving Institution