How to join a VIP team

Those entering their sophmore, junior, or senior year next term and masters students are welcome to apply. PhD students participate as mentors under the direction of their research advisors and will receive permission to join at the request of their advisor.

Please browse our list of teams and select the project that best fits your interests and major.

Choose your level for further information and the application link

Who can apply: Rising Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors in good academic standing with no unresolved academic judiciary matters are welcome to apply. This requires students to have earned 24 or more credits prior to their first term on a VIP team and have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better.

How to apply: Undergraduate students apply by clicking the Apply Now button below. They must indicate a single team they would like to join. At any time prior to being admitted or upon rejection, applicants may edit their application to request another team. Changing the team selection will withdraw the application from the original selection and move it to the newly selected team.

Switching Teams: Switching teams is discouraged and typically a student will be required to take a one semester break from the VIP program before a switch is made. After a student is admitted to a team, a request must be made to the faculty mentor to release the student's application so that it may be edited to request admission to another team.

Continuing Participants: Students who receive a grade of B or better in their most recent VIP course will be permitted to continue membership on their VIP team. Students recieving a grade below a B will be released from their team. They must apply and be admitted to another team to continue in the program. Unless permission is granted by the faculty mentor, sophomores (U2 standing) will take VIP 295, juniors (U3 standing) who have completed at least one semester of VIP 295 will take VIP 395, and seniors (U4 standing) who have completed at least one semester VIP 395 will take VIP 495.

Time conflicts: VIP teams are officially scheduled to meet during a 53-minute class period once a week. Additional sub-team meeting will be scheduled informally. Students should schedule their courses to avoid time conflicts with the regular team meeting. In exceptional cases, veteran team members may request approval for a time conflict by completing the Time Conflict Approval Form. New team members are not permitted to have a conflict with their team meeting.
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How to apply: PhD students participate as mentors under the direction of their research advisors and will receive permission to register for VIP 695 at the request of their advisor. Masters students may apply to a VIP team by clicking the Apply Now button below . They must indicate a single team they would like to join. At any time prior to being admitted or upon rejection, applicants may edit their application to request another team. Changing the team selection will withdraw the application from the original selection and move it to the newly selected team. Master students accepted to a team will receive permission to register for VIP 595 and may add up to two creidts of VIP 596.

Switching Teams: Switching teams is discouraged and typically a student will be required to take a one semester break from the VIP program before a switch is made. After a student is admitted to a team, a request must be made to the faculty mentor to release the student's application so that it may be edited to request admission to another team.

Continuing Participants: Master’s students who receive a grade of B or better in their most recent VIP course will be permitted to continue membership on their VIP team. Students recieving a grade below a B will be released from their team. They must apply and be admitted to another team to continue in the program. PhD students will be automatically permissioned for VIP 695 at the previous credit load unless the faculty advisor requests otherwise.

Time conflicts: TBD
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