Student contract - College of Arts and Sciences

College of Arts and SciencesNUCLEUS PROGRAMwww.cas.udel.edu/nucleusSOPHOMORE STUDENT CONTRACT & CODE OF RESPONSIBILTYI understand that as a member of the NUCLEUS Program I must meet the following program requirements during mysophomore year:1. Be enrolled in a major in the College of Arts and Sciences or, health science, or a related applied health science oragricultural science major. (___)2. Reflect and focus on previous year academic experiences. Make strategic plans for how to become a bettercollege student; take more initiative and responsibility for learning course material. (___)3. Achieve an academic status of “good standing” by successfully completing a minimum of 24 credit hours during theacademic year and by achieving a minimum B overall grade point average. (___)*4. Immediately take advantage of academic support services sponsored/co-soponsored by NUCLEUS, such as:tutoring, group study, peer mentoring and academic workshops and seminard upon discovery of academicchallenges. (___)5. Check your email daily for correspondence from the NUCLEUS program staff. (___)6. Attend and participate in a minimum of three NUCLEUS sponsored/co-sponsored academic/pre-professionalevents each academic semester. (See list of Participation Opportunities on NUCLEUS website) (___)7. Meet a minimum of twice this academic year with NUCLEUS staff for academic monitoring; update academicplan and career development. (___)8. Participate in a minimum of two Career Services sponsored-events this academic year for career development.(___)9. Meet with your faculty advisor a minimum of once this academic year to discuss department/major guidelines.These meetings should serve to keep your advisor informed of your progress, along with getting input and advicefrom him/her regarding departmental requirements or career related activities. (___)10. Meet a minimum of two times with each of your course instructors during office hours or by scheduledappointments. These meetings will serve to assist you in your course work along with help you establish a rapportwith faculty members, discuss topics of interest and develop mentoring relationships. (___)11. Build a rapport with two faculty members each semester and learn how to appropriately ask for letters ofrecommendation by attending the NUCLEUS Recommendation Letter Etiquette Workshop. (___)12. Identify academic opportunities such as undergraduate research, service learning, field experience etc.through the NUCLEUS program or your major department. (___)13. Begin first drafts of personal statement; update resume; begin post baccalaureate planning. (___)14. Learn how to “give back” to NUCLEUS by becoming a peer tutor, peer mentor, participating in studentpanels or by initiating & facilitating group study sessions. (___)*Program minimum GPA requirement is 2.75

15. Participate in at least one outreach program activity. Participation may include tutoring, mentoring withinNUCLEUS, serving on a college or student panel, Discovery Days, Blue and Gold Days or participating in otherNUCLEUS or University outreach programs. (___)16. Identify a student affiliate national organization related to your major, career, or professional interest. (___)17. Open HSAEC file in the department of biological sciences (for pre-med and pre-dental students only). (___)18. For the continual improvement of the NUCLEUS program, participate in and/or complete all evaluationactivities that are sponsored or co-sponsored by NUCLEUS, such as providing feedback on surveys, focusgroups or interview sessions when applicable. (____)I understand that failure to fulfill any of the responsibilities outlined above could be sufficient reason for loss ofprogram benefits/services and terminate my participation in the NUCLEUS Program.Printed Name:_______________________________Student I.D.#__________________________________Signature:___________________________________Date:_________________________________________