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1730. Holster Research Proposal Development
1.00 credits
Prerequisites: None.
Grading Basis: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Developing research ideas into fundable, discipline-appropriate research applications. Topics may include drafting and revision of statements; meeting compliance requirements; budgeting; completing a literature review; creating a timeline; and practicing interview skills. Culminates in proposal for Holster Scholars Program. Students taking this course will be assigned a final grade of S (satisfactory) or U (unsatisfactory).
View Classes »1784. First-Year Honors Seminar
1.00 credits
Prerequisites: Open only to Honors students. Must be a First-year student.
Grading Basis: Honors Credit
An overview of some aspects of university education. Designed to help students set learning goals to be achieved during the baccalaureate experience.
View Classes »1800. FYE University Learning Skills
1.00 credits
Prerequisites: Open to First-Year or Sophomore students only.
Grading Basis: Graded
An overview of the university experience with a focus on acquiring learning skills and understanding resources available for academic success.
View Classes »1810. FYE Learning Community Seminar
1.00 credits | May be repeated for a total of 3 credits.
Prerequisites: Open to First-Year or Sophomore students only.
Grading Basis: Graded
An overview of topics relevant to the theme of the Learning Community.
View Classes »1820. First Year Seminar
1.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites: Open to First-Year or Sophomore students only.
Grading Basis: Graded
Guided research or reading, discussion, and writing on topics of professional interest to the instructor. Course materials promote independent learning and active engagement in the academic life of the university. May be repeated for credit with a change in content.
View Classes »1840. Learning Community Service-Learning
1.00 credits | May be repeated for a total of 4 credits.
Prerequisites: None.
Grading Basis: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Activities, discussions, and critical reflections related to service-learning, community engagement, and/or experiential learning activities specific to the theme of a learning community. Students taking this course will be assigned a final grade of S (satisfactory) or U (unsatisfactory). This course may be repeated for a total of four semesters with change of activity and/or skill level.
View Classes »1881. Supervised Internship Experience
1.00 credits | May be repeated for a total of 2 credits.
Prerequisites: Open to matriculated undergraduates only, students must have a minimum GPA of 2.0. Students must secure a satisfactory internship position prior to the end of the second week of the semester of enrollment in this course. May be repeated one time, with permission. Open to matriculated undergraduates only, students must have a minimum GPA of 2.0. Students must secure a satisfactory internship position prior to the end of the second week of the semester of enrollment in this course.
Grading Basis: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Supervised fieldwork of six to eight hours per week (for a minimum of 80 hours) for 8-10 weeks, relevant to major and/or career goals. Mid semester and final evaluations are prepared by the field supervisor and the course instructor. This course does not fill any general education or major requirements. Formerly offered as UNIV 1991.
View Classes »1981. Documented Internship Experience
Zero credits
Prerequisites: None.
Grading Basis: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Supervised fieldwork of 8-10 hours per week for 8-12 weeks for a minimum of 80 hours at the internship site. Evaluations by the field supervisor and the course instructor. Students must have a minimum GPA of 2.0. Students must secure a satisfactory internship position prior to the end of the second week of the semester. May be repeated one time, with permission. Students taking this course will be assigned a final grade of S (satisfactory) or U (unsatisfactory).
View Classes »1983. International Study
1.00 - 17.00 credits | May be repeated for a total of 17 credits.
Prerequisites: None.
Grading Basis: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Course work undertaken within approved Education Abroad programs. Students taking this course will be assigned a final grade of S (satisfactory) or U (unsatisfactory).
View Classes »1985. Special Topics
1.00 - 6.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites: None.
Grading Basis: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Students taking this course will be assigned a final grade of S (satisfactory) or U (unsatisfactory).
View Classes »1993. International Study
1.00 - 17.00 credits | May be repeated for a total of 17 credits.
Prerequisites: None.
Grading Basis: Graded
Course work undertaken within approved Study Abroad programs. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 17 credits.
View Classes »1995. Special Topics
1.00 - 6.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites: None.
Grading Basis: Graded
May be repeated with a change in topic.
View Classes »1999. Independent Study
1.00 - 6.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites: Open to First-Year or Sophomore students only.
Grading Basis: Graded
2100. Preparation for STEM Academic Research
1.00 credits
Prerequisites: None.
Grading Basis: Graded
Preparation for STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) undergraduate research projects and academic research assignments to prepare for graduate school.
View Classes »2230. The BLACC Program, Black Leadership and Community Cultivation
1.00 credits | May be repeated for a total of 4 credits.
Prerequisites: Open to sophomores or higher.
Grading Basis: Graded
Successful mentoring strategies and strategies for effective communication and discourse. Students will learn about and recognize the consequences of stereotype threat and will develop proficiency in mentoring African American college students to become lifelong learners.
View Classes »2300. Tutoring Principles for Quantitative Learning
1.00 credits
Prerequisites: None.
Grading Basis: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
An interdisciplinary introduction to peer-to-peer tutoring in quantitative courses. Readings on individualized learning assistance and adapting instruction to different learning styles. Training in techniques to guide peers towards becoming independent learners with higher levels of reasoning and assessment of knowledge in quantitative disciplines. Students taking this course will be assigned a final grade of S (satisfactory) or U (unsatisfactory).
View Classes »2500. Gender, Sexuality and Community
3.00 credits
Prerequisites: Open to sophomores or higher.
Grading Basis: Graded
Weekly lecture and discussion series with guest scholars, community activists, and educators from assorted disciplines. Critical investigation and exploration of interrelationships of gender, sexuality and community.
View Classes »2600. Individualized Study Across Academic Disciplines
1.00 credits
Prerequisites: None.
Grading Basis: Graded
Introduction to disciplinarity, multidisciplinarity, and interdisciplinarity. Recommended for students exploring an application to the Individualized Major Program.
View Classes »2983. International Study
1.00 - 17.00 credits | May be repeated for a total of 17 credits.
Prerequisites: None.
Grading Basis: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Course work undertaken within approved Education Abroad programs. Students taking this course will be assigned a final grade of S (satisfactory) or U (unsatisfactory).
View Classes »2993. International Study
1.00 - 17.00 credits | May be repeated for a total of 17 credits.
Prerequisites: None.
Grading Basis: Graded
Course work undertaken within approved Education Abroad programs.
View Classes »3080. Peer Mentor Leadership Development Course
3.00 credits | May be repeated for a total of 6 credits.
Prerequisites: Open only with consent of instructor, open to sophomores or higher.
Grading Basis: Graded
Focus on personal growth and leadership development to foster empowerment of self and others through peer mentoring. Students will explore social, cultural, personal, and academic issues that affect first-year students, in particular first-generation college students from underrepresented populations. Some topics covered are empathy, MBTI, effective communications, the transition to college, growth mindset, cultural diversity, and self-awareness.
View Classes »3088. Variable Topics
1.00 - 6.00 credits | May be repeated for a total of 6 credits.
Prerequisites: None.
Grading Basis: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Current and emerging local/global topics of general interest to the university community. Open to all students. May be repeated for credit with a change in topic. Students taking this course will be assigned a final grade of S (satisfactory) or U (unsatisfactory).
View Classes »3098. Variable Topics
1.00 - 6.00 credits | May be repeated for a total of 6 credits.
Prerequisites: None.
Grading Basis: Graded
Current and emerging local/global topics of general interest to the university community. Open to all students.
View Classes »3294. Entrepreneurial Approaches to Community-Centered Innovation
2.00 credits | May be repeated for a total of 6 credits.
Prerequisites: Instructor consent; enrollment in this course is through application and is open to undergraduate students of any major at UConn.
Grading Basis: Graded
Foundational knowledge necessary for involvement in multi-semester experiential learning programs on current/emerging topics of general interest to the University community. Open to all students following a successful application. May be repeated for credit with a change in topic, up to a total of six credits.
View Classes »3784. Interdisciplinary Honors Seminar
3.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites: None.
Grading Basis: Honors Credit
An interdisciplinary seminar designed for honors students and open to other qualified students. Topics vary from semester to semester. May be repeated for credit with change of topic. Sponsored by the Honors Program.
View Classes »3792. International Healthcare Practicum
1.00 credits
Prerequisites: PNB 3278 or equivalent clinical experience, instructor consent required. Not open for credit to students who have passed UNIV 3995 when taught as "Health Care Internship with Atlantis Project."
Grading Basis: Honors Credit
Supervised clinical observation in a variety of healthcare specialties, with additional academic work in international and global health. Part of Education Abroad program. Location varies.
View Classes »3820. Learning Community Advanced Seminar
1.00 credits | May be repeated for a total of 3 credits.
Prerequisites: Open to sophomores, juniors, or seniors in learning communities.
Grading Basis: Graded
A variable topics course designed to help students engage with the advanced academic and enrichment opportunities unique to their learning community. This course is only open to sophomores, juniors, or seniors in learning communities.
View Classes »3985. Special Topics
1.00 - 6.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites: None.
Grading Basis: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Students taking this course will be assigned a final grade of S (satisfactory) or U (unsatisfactory).
View Classes »3991. Interdisciplinary Internship Field Experience
1.00 - 6.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites: None.
Grading Basis: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Repeatable to a maximum of 12 credits. Students taking this course will be assigned a final grade of S (satisfactory) or U (unsatisfactory).
View Classes »3993. International Study
1.00 - 17.00 credits | May be repeated for a total of 17 credits.
Prerequisites: None.
Grading Basis: Graded
Course work undertaken within approved Study Abroad programs. May be repeated for credit (to a maximum of 17).
View Classes »3995. Special Topics
1.00 - 6.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites: None.
Grading Basis: Graded
With a change in topic; may be repeated for credit.
View Classes »3999. Independent Study
1.00 - 6.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites: None.
Grading Basis: Graded
May be repeated for credit.
View Classes »4600W. Capstone Course
3.00 credits
Prerequisites: Consent required by instructor and the Individualized Major Program Director; ENGL 1007 or 1010 or 1011 or 2011; senior standing with an approved individualized major plan of study; and an approved placement, research or project.
Grading Basis: Graded
All students with an approved individualized major plan of study who are not earning a double major nor have another capstone course on their plan of study must register for this course during their last academic year. Students will integrate their interdisciplinary major through a capstone paper.
View Classes »4697W. Senior Thesis
3.00 - 6.00 credits
Prerequisites: ENGL 1007 or 1010 or 1011 or 2011; senior standing with an approved individualized major plan of study; consent required by instructor and the Individualized Major Program director.
Grading Basis: Honors Credit
All honors students writing a thesis for their individualized major plan of study must register for this course during their last academic year. Students must present their thesis to the Individualized Major Program. Students must have obtained a thesis advisor and have an approved thesis topic before registration.
View Classes »4800. Senior Year Experience
1.00 credits
Prerequisites: Open to seniors only.
Grading Basis: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
An overview of the transition to life beyond the University with a focus on life skill awareness and development including financial literacy, career readiness, and reflection on the meaning and value of the undergraduate experience. Students taking this course will be assigned a final grade of S (satisfactory) or U (unsatisfactory).
View Classes »4820. SYE Seminars
1.00 credits
Prerequisites: Open only to seniors; instructor consent required.
Grading Basis: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
An overview of the transition to life beyond the University with a focus on life skill awareness and development including financial literacy, career readiness, and reflection on the meaning and value of the undergraduate experience. Each section will be open to select populations based on major or other affiliation and will have unique elements within assignments or in-class activities that are related to the specific entity. Students taking this course will be assigned a final grade of S (satisfactory) or U (unsatisfactory).
View Classes »4840. Senior Year Experience
1.00 credits
Prerequisites: Open only to seniors.
Grading Basis: Graded
An overview of the transition to life beyond the University with a focus on life skill awareness and development including financial literacy, career readiness, and reflection on the meaning and value of the undergraduate experience. Each section will be open to select populations based on major or other affiliation and will have unique elements within assignments or in-class activities that are related to the specific entity. Assignments will be graded with a rubric for a letter grade.
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