US 300 - Preceptor Experience

3 credit(s)
A preceptor is a unique academic leadership position offering outstanding undergraduate students the opportunity to work with a faculty mentor in an introductory or critical gateway course. The work of preceptors varies widely depending on the nature of the course, the needs of the instructor, and the strengths of the individual preceptor, but typically includes attending all class sessions, doing the reading and other work necessary to be prepared for those sessions, meeting weekly with the faculty member to discuss the week’s activities, and completing a short reflective essay about the preceptor experience at term’s end. It might also involve leading discussion, running writing workshops, leading a lab section, overseeing a group project, leading a class on a subject in which the preceptor displays some expertise, running an exam review session, offering the instructor feedback around creating a classroom environment supportive of diversity, equity, and inclusion, and so on. Students invited to participate in this unique in-house internship opportunity are expected to attend mandatory training workshops, and log a minimum of 60 hours of work, including class and workshop attendance, preparation for class, regular meetings with the faculty sponsor, etc. P/NP.
Prerequisite(s): Sophomore, junior or senior standing, invitation by a full-time faculty member or department chair, and approval by the Director of the Tutoring Center.

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