Another way to get elective unit credit is by being a teaching assistant for one of the Ph.D. star courses. We call such elective credit a ``Fahlman Unit,'' named after its proposer. To qualify, a student must have already taken and passed the course for which he or she plans to be a teaching assistant. Again, in the spirit of the educational objectives of coursework, doing a Fahlman Unit should broaden the student's education. Students who wish to do a Fahlman Unit should contact the Associate Department Heads who coordinate with the student's advisor and course's instructor in approving the credit.
The two teaching assistant (TA) requirements (see below) are completely separate from Fahlman Units. A student may not use one course to satisfy simultaneously elective units and a TA requirement.