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MCC Daily Tribune

Applications Open for UR-Designated Courses

As some of you may know, the College recently has approved a process for HIP (High Impact Practice)-designated Courses. With this approval, URSICA invites faculty across MCC to consider adopting either a voluntary UR-designation for any course (this means only sections taught by that faculty member will bear the designation) or a blanket UR-designation for any course (this means all faculty members who teach that course agree to have all sections of that course bear the designation).

The UR-designation identifies courses that incorporate Undergraduate Research, Scholarly Inquiry, and/or Creative Activity (URSICA) by providing an active, inquiry-based learning environment and by emphasizing the language and processes of research/creative activity in the classroom. The purpose of a UR-designation is to promote a culture in which students are encouraged to explore, enter, and advance dialogues in academic disciplines.

For a UR-designation, assignments, projects, and/or classroom activities that incorporate Undergraduate Research, Scholarly Inquiry, and/or Creative Activity must amount to a minimum of 20% of the course work and account for 20% of the final grade. Upon completion of the UR-designated course a student will receive a UR-notation next to that course title on their transcript.

Ultimately, the UR-designation indicates that the course stresses the foundations, processes, and/or language of research/creative activity to prepare students to better understand, evaluate, and advance concepts/processes pertaining to a particular field.

If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity, including how to apply, please contact Jim Cronmiller at jcronmiller@monroecc.edu or Maria Brandt at mbrandt@monroecc.edu.

Maria Brandt
URSICA
10/30/2020