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Our communication Mentoring through Research and Practice (MtRP) program application has opened for the spring! To apply for the program, please complete an application form by Tuesday, January 7 at 11:59 p.m.

You can start the survey and finish it later if you need to.
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You will likely not receive contact about your application status until you are matched or by the add/drop deadline (February 3). Mentor pairing will commence shortly after the application deadline, so be on the lookout for an email as the semester begins.
Interested in graduate school?

Gain hands-on research experience

Interested in gaining research and practical experience in the field of communication? Want to gain valuable experience relevant to graduate studies? The Department of Communication’s "Mentoring through Research and Practice" program pairs undergraduate students with graduate students based on their research interests. The program aims to provide undergraduate students with hands-on, practical experience and the opportunity to develop a close, working relationship with a graduate student mentor.

The program helps students develop a better understanding of the discipline and their research interests. Undergraduate students can obtain course credit for their participation in the mentoring program.* If you are interested in participating, please email the research liaison, Ethan Morrow. 

*Course credit depends on the number of CMN credit hours completed and GPA. Mentor matching depends on grad student availability and research interests. As such, we may not be able to match all interested students in a given semester.
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The video above features several doctoral program alumni who served as mentors, as well as former undergraduate students explaining how they benefitted from the program. Please watch to learn more!