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Honors Program |
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| Undergraduate
Associates ... |
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Undergraduate Associates Program gives Miami students
an opportunity to explore careers in academia by
working closely with a faculty member. Typically,
participants in the program will work for a semester
or a year assisting a faculty member with many of
the tasks addressed by academics (e.g. teaching,
grading, attending governance meetings, engaging
in research, etc.), but faculty members may also
propose other creative ways of utilizing Undergraduate
Associates. |
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Eligibility: |
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order to participate in the UA Program, students
must be either sophomores, juniors, or seniors and
have a cumulative grade point average of 3.2 or
higher. These requirements are mandated by University
Senate and cannot be altered. Students must also
APPLY and have their application approved prior
to beginning the associateship. |
| Application: |
Applications
to the Undergraduate Associates Program are accepted
during the first three weeks of each semester. Completed
applications should be returned to the Honors & Scholars Program
Office in 96 Bishop Hall.
Click
here to download an application! *
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| General
Guidelines: |
- In
discharging their UA duties, students should
not have sole responsibility for grading any
assignments or instructing a specific class
without supervision of the instructor.
- A
minimum of 30 hours of work per semester is
expected of any UA.
- The
faculty sponsor and the UA are expected to meet
at least once per month.
- Students
may not serve as UA's for courses in which they
are currently enrolled.
- Students
may not receive an Undergraduate Asscociateship
for doing work for which they are being paid.
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| Receiving
Credit: |
- All
students wishing to receive credit for an Undergraduate
Associateship must turn in a final reflection
paper to the Honors & Scholars Program Office upon completion
of the UA. Along with this reflection paper,
the faculty member should also provide a commentary
(via e-mail or in person) on the student's performance.
Among the issues to be discussed in the reflection
paper should be:
- What
work was done during the UA, and in what
ways did it differ from the original plan?
- What
did the student learn from the experience?
- How
did the experience change the student's
way of thinking?
- Students
may receive one credit hour for Undergraduate
Associate participation through independent
study hours in the appropriate department. The
final grade will be determined by the instructor
on the basis of the student's work and the quality
of the student's final reflection.
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To view the application you will need Adobe
Acrobat Reader. To download a free copy just
click on the Adobe logo to the left. |
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