Grader Guidelines

Undergraduate paper graders make an important contribution to the educational process. Their efforts allow mathematics students practice key skills through extensive homework problem sets, and to receive prompt feedback about their level of understanding.

This document sets out important information about the duties of undergraduate graders who work for the Mathematics Department, and of the instructors for whom they grade. It does not determine departmental policy respecting the allocation of graders to courses; that is the responsibility of the department chair.

Graders and Instructors should read both sections of this document. The first section describes what instructors may expect from their graders, and the second describes what graders may expect from the instructors who supervise them.

To Apply:

You must complete BOTH the Department Application and the PSU.jobs Application to apply to be an undergraduate grader.  Note: Please only apply for the current semester, as we will not process any applications for future semesters.

1) Department Application Instructions: 

Please click the first link at the top right of this page which says, "Go to the Department Application." Fill in all of the boxes.  Regarding the two questions at the bottom:  A full time student is one that has enrolled in 12 credits or more.  After that is a question about the I-9 form.  The I-9 form is the Employment Eligibility Verification Form from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services form. All students must fill out this form when they are hired. Here is a link to the I-9 form.

2) PSU.jobs Application Instructions: 

Please click the link above which says, "Go to the PSU.jobs Application."  Under Keywords type Grader, then enter.  Look for Grader-Mathematics.  (Make sure it is for the current year and University Park.)  Choose "Apply to this job" below.  When applying, please use your PSU email address.  Be sure to apply to BOTH applications or you will not be considered.