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Course Criteria
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9.00 Credits
Internships involving off-campus participation in the work of an agency, institution, or corporate body other than the University, with collateral academic study. Contingent on the approval of a University at Albany full-time faculty member willing to supervise the study and evaluate on-site reports of the student's progress. U Uni 390 internships are usually taken for 1-9 credits. Under extraordinary circumstances, a student may petition the committee for a maximum of 15 credits . Internships are open only to qualified juniors and seniors who have an overall grade point average of 2.50 or higher . May be repeated, but each registration must be for an approved project. Application forms may be obtained from the Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, LC-30. Prerequisite(s): approval of the Interdisciplinary Studies Committee. Application deadlines: May 1st for summer and fall; December 1st for spring. S/U graded.
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15.00 Credits
A full-time internship program in the New York State Senate. Session assistants work as staff members in senators' offices for a minimum of 30 hours per week and complete a required academic component including seminars, readings, short papers, book reports, and term paper. Offered spring semester only. Internships are open only to qualified juniors and seniors who have an overall grade point average of 2.50 or higher through a competitive selection process. Application deadline in early fall through the campus liaison officer (LC-30). Prerequisite(s): selection process, permission of campus liaison officer. S/U graded.
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15.00 Credits
A full-time internship program in the New York State Assembly. Interns are assigned to work with members of the Assembly or its committees and research staff for a minimum of 30 hours per week and complete a required academic component including seminars, readings, short papers, mini courses, and term paper. Offered spring semester only. Internships are open only to qualified juniors and seniors who have an overall grade point average of 2.50 or higher through a competitive selection process. Application deadline in early fall through the campus liaison officer (LC-30). Prerequisite(s): selection process, permission of campus liaison officer. S/U graded.
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15.00 Credits
A full-time internship program arranged through the Washington Center. Students are placed in internships in which they work four-and-one-half days a week and participate in a once-a-week seminar. Placements are in a wide variety of Washington, D.C. agencies. Specific information is available in LC-30 Internships are open only to qualified juniors and seniors who have an overall grade point average of 2.50 or higher. Additional prerequisite(s): formal application and acceptance by the Washington Center. Application deadlines: April 15 for fall semesters; October 15 for spring semesters. Additional fee required. S/U graded. Application forms may be obtained from the Office of Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, LC-30.
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3.00 Credits
Independent study course with variable credit designed for the independent study of a subject beyond the introductory or survey level, particularly study which builds upon a student's prior academic achievement and experience. Contingent on the consent of an instructor willing to supervise the study. May be repeated, but each registration must be for an approved project. The normal credit load for this course is 3 credits and students desiring more than 3 credits should present special justification. Prerequisite(s): approval of the Interdisciplinary Studies Committee. Further information and application forms may be obtained from Mr. Richard Collier in the Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, Lecture Center 30. Application deadlines: May 1st for summer and fall; December 1st for spring. ?
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3.00 Credits
The University Tutors are an organized group of volunteers to assist the facilitators in the Study Groups set up by Academic Support Services. They are trained to assist students on an individual and group basis. The course for which study groups are available to undergraduates are: A Bio 110Z, 111; A Chm 120, 121; A Eco 110, 111; A Mat 101, 106, 108, 112 or 113; A Phy 105, 108; 140, 150; A Psy 101; and A Soc 115. Candidates are expected to have an overall academic average of 3.25, be enrolled for 12 credits, earned a grade of A or B in the Study Group course, pass the personal interview, and secured two letters of faculty recommendation. S/U graded. ?
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Classroom instruction on the practical aspects of computing on the University Libraries campus website, including search strategy and skills development in information technology in a public user facility. Students will learn about and assist users with library research databases and research on the Internet within the context of a sophisticated information-delivery organization, will become familiar with the practical, social and ethical issues relating to information, and will be able to evaluate and utilize information acquired through a variety of formats. Consulting schedules are determined on an individual basis during the first two weeks of class. Number of credit hours taken determines consulting hours required. Class attendance is mandatory. (CSI majors: total credits for A Csi 198, A Csi 199, A Csi 490, A Csi 497, and the former A Csi 298 and A Csi 498 may not exceed nine). S/U graded. May not be offered in 2008-2009.
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1.00 Credits
One-quarter course to acquaint students with the processes of finding, organizing, using, producing, and distributing information in print, electronic, and other formats. Students will learn about the flow of information in a variety of disciplines, how to be effective at the research process, how to access information in a variety of formats, and how to formulate effective searches on electronic databases and the Internet. Students will be taught to evaluate the quality of Web-based and print information, and will become familiar with practical, social, and ethical issues relating to information. Only one course from U Unl 205 and U Unl 206 may be applied toward graduation.
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1.00 Credits
Using examples from scientific, technical, and medical literatures, this quarter course will introduce students to the basic principles and processes of finding, organizing, using, producing, and evaluating information resources in all media and formats. Students will learn about information flow in the sciences, at all levels of presentation, and how to access, search, and retrieve information in a variety of formats. They will learn to formulate effective searching on electronic databases and the Internet, and how to evaluate the quality of the information that they retrieve. They will become familiar with the practical, social and ethical issues relating to the use of information, with special emphasis on the role of scientific information in an increasingly technological society. Only one course from U Unl 205 and U Unl 206 may be applied toward graduation.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Special topics course designed to provide students with a more sophisticated level of information literacy skills than the basic U Unl 205 or U Unl 206 course, either through increased familiarity with the resources and flow of information in a particular discipline (e.g., humanities, social sciences, sciences) or field (e.g., English, theater) or through experience in using particular types of sources (e.g., government publications). May be repeated for credit when content differs. Prerequisite(s): U Unl 205 or U Unl 206 or permission of the instructor.
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