HONR 310: Highly Selective Application Springboard

This course prepares students to apply for undergraduate research experiences (REUs), highly competitive (i.e., acceptance rates ≅ 10-20% or less) fellowships or scholarships (e.g., Goldwater, Truman, NSF/NIH, Fulbright, etc.), and highly selective graduate programs (especially, but not only, MD, JD, & PhD programs, particularly at universities in the top 10-20). The course will cover program identification and selection, the application process, core competencies, and principal application elements (in particular, personal/research statements and academic writing/research samples), among other topics. Non-Honors College students may enroll with permission of the Honors College Dean. It is highly recommended that enrolled students have a cumulative g.p.a. of at least 3.2.