TRIO McNair - Graduate & Professional Preparation

Catalog description

Here is the course description for IDS 360 : The Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program is a comprehensive program structured to prepare undergraduates for successful careers as graduate students, professors, and professional researchers. The program is an educational opportunity program funded under the Higher Education Act of 1965 collectively known as TRIO Programs. This course expands upon what was started in IDS 340 - Introduction to Research & Methods in the spring and IDS 350 - Summer Research Experience in the summer. This is the third and culminating course of the TRIO McNair Scholars experience. Students must have successfully completed IDS 340 and IDS 350 to be enrolled. Scholars will prepare effective personal statements, C.V./resumes, and other application materials/statements for graduate school applications. In addition, scholars will be exposed to career prep, financial literacy, how to distribute their research through presentation and/or publication, graduate application processes including funding options and interviews, and networking, collaborating, confidence, and cultural competency.