If you need assistance in arranging a URA, please make an appointment with Dean Lewis to explore your qualifications and interests. The Honors College maintains a list of faculty who are willing to mentor URAs. Consult the URA directory at the Honors College or search the URA Faculty Directory on line.

Undergraduate Research Assistants are expected to put in at least six hours a week on a project that is part of, or relevant to, the faculty member's research. The faculty member will explain how the work done by the student fits into the larger project, and will make sure that the activity, whatever it is, has educational benefit for the student.

To enroll as a URA, the student should complete the new URA application form which briefly describes the project and the student's participation. The URA application form must be signed by the faculty directing the project and submitted to the Honors College (Dean Lewis) before the end of the second week of classes. Upon Honors College approval of the URA, the Honors College will enroll the student in HONORS 225 (Undergraduate Research, 0 hours, S/U/DF ). At the end of the semester, the faculty will sign the URA completion form to verify satisfactory performance.

Students and faculty are encouraged to work together for several semesters. Each year the Honors College will select several outstanding URAs for the Kabbes URA awards to continue work as a URA.

Summary:

1. If you need assistance in arranging a URA for the current or future semester:
   • Consult the URA directory at the Honors College or search the URA Faculty Directory on line.
   • Submit the Honors College URA Preliminary Application For additional assistance, please make an appointment to see Dean Lewis.
   • You may contact the researcher directly. You should prepare a brief resume which outlines your interests and qualifications for the project.
2. If you are currently working with UIC faculty on a research project (or have arranged to do so for the current semester):
   • Fill out the URA Application for students currently participating in Faculty Research. Turn in a signed copy of the URA application before the end of the second week requesting participation in the URA program and enrollment in HONORS 225. No appointment is necessary.
   • The Honors College will notify you of the approval of the project as a URA and your enrollment in HONORS 225.
3. At the end of the semester, turn in the URA completion form.