"This is my 1st semester in college. When your not sure if a professor has a PhD or not, what do you address them as on an email? Will a professor with a PhD be offended if you don't use Dr? And what about TAs, how do you address them? Whats the right thing to do?"I'm glad to hear you are concerned with email etiquette as a first generation and low income college student. A lot of students don't think it matters, but they are wrong about that. Poor email etiquette is one of those things that professors hate.
When addressing professors in email you can use the title Professor and their last name, like Professor Doe. Even using the abbreviation Prof. is okay. Taking this route will usually not offend professors with or without or doctoral degree. Also, generally speaking, professors will let you know if they prefer Dr. or something else, like being called by their first name or whatever.
As for addressing Teaching Assistants (TAs) in emails, you can usually just use their first names without a problem. Just like professors, if TAs have preferred ways to be addressed, they will let you know.
Happy email writing!
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As a TA, I *strongly* recommend that you check with your instructor about preferences. Also, if the instructor has a long or strange or difficult surname, do not decide to abbreviate it just cuz — a lot of us *hate* that (I have a long and apparently difficult surname, so I know).
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