“Making Connections” requirements (students entering before Fall 2022)

To receive the transcript designation, you must complete all 4 categories.

Category 1: Completion of one of the following research courses:

• IDST 198 (formerly IDST 184): Research Beyond Academia, a one-credit pass/fail course.
• IDST 199 (formerly IDST 194): Modes of Inquiry, a one-credit pass/fail course; or
• One research methods course, at least 3 credits with a C grade or higher.
• One research exposure course, at least 3 credits with a C grade or higher.

Category 2: Completion of additional research experiences via one of the following options:

• 2 research-intensive courses (a total of 6 credits)
• 3 credit hours of a research-intensive course AND 150 hours of faculty mentored research (equivalent of 1 semester at 10 hours per week). Your research mentor will need to provide a statement to verify your hours.
• 300 hours of mentored research (equivalent of 2 semesters at 10 hours per week) with a UNC-CH faculty member. Your research mentor will need to provide a statement to verify your hours.
• 2 semesters of Honors Thesis credit (e.g., EXSS 693H & 694H).

Category 3: Attendance at two Office for Undergraduate research workshops.

• OUR offers several CRSP-eligible workshops each semester (e.g., Getting Started in Undergraduate Research, How to Find a Research Mentor, Poster Design).
• Be sure to keep a list of the workshops you attend, including semester and workshop title. You will be required to list them on the application.
• Do not wait until your last semester to attend workshops to ensure you can meet this requirement. The requirement will not be waived if you are unable to attend workshops during your last semester.

Category 4: Presentation of your research at one of the following:

• • Celebration of Undergraduate Research
    • For 2021 either asynchronous or synchronous presentations will count.
  • UNC-Chapel Hill-sponsored conference or symposium (see list of pre-approved events). (Honors Thesis proposals and defenses and in-class presentations do not satisfy this requirement.)
  • Professional conference or symposium outside of UNC-Chapel Hill. (A faculty member in your department will be prompted to confirm that the event meets the requirements for a professional conference and that you presented your research at the event.)

“IDEAs in Action” requirements (students entering in Fall 2022 or later)

Category 1: Completion of one of the following research courses:

• • • One research methods course, at least 3 credits with a grade of C or higher.
    • IDST 198 (formerly IDST 184): Research Beyond Academia, a one-credit pass/fail course.
    • IDST 199 (formerly IDST 194): Modes of Inquiry, a one-credit pass/fail course.

Category 2: Completion of additional research experiences (beyond satisfying the Research & Discovery general education requirement) via one of the following options:

• • • 300 hours of mentored research (equivalent of 2 semesters at 10 hours per week)
      • Mentored research conducted under the direction of a UNC-CH faculty member. Your research can be verified either by your faculty mentor (form available via CRSP application) or by enrollment in six (6) credit hours of research-for-credit courses (e.g., PLCY 395, URES 395).
      • Mentored research conducted under the direction of a mentor who is not a UNC-CH faculty member can be verified only through enrollment in URES 195 or 295.
    • A second 3-credit Research & Discovery course AND 150 hours of mentored research (equivalent of 1 semester at 10 hours per week).
    • 2 semesters of Honors Thesis credit (e.g., EXSS 693H & 694H).

Note: You will provide an unofficial (internal) transcript to verify course completion for Categories 1 and 2.

Category 3: Attendance at a minimum of two Office for Undergraduate research workshops or conferences.

• • • OUR offers several CRSP-eligible workshops each semester (e.g., Getting Started in Undergraduate Research, How to Find a Research Mentor, Poster Design).
    • Be sure to keep a list of the workshops you attend, including semester and workshop title. You will be required to list them on the application.
    • Do not wait until your last semester to attend workshops to ensure you can meet this requirement. The requirement will not be waived if you are unable to attend workshops during your last semester.

Category 4: Presentation of your research. This requirement can be fulfilled by presenting your research at one of the following:

• • • Celebration of Undergraduate Research
    • UNC-Chapel Hill-sponsored conference or symposium (see list of pre-approved events). (Honors Thesis proposals and defenses and in-class presentations do not satisfy this requirement.)
    • Professional conference or symposium outside of UNC-Chapel Hill. (A faculty member in your department will be prompted to confirm that the event meets the requirements for a professional conference and that you presented your research at the event.)