CHS Undergrad Research Opportunities Form
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HHS 455 Contract Form
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CHS Undergrad Research Certificate Checklist
(Instructions: Save this PDF to your computer. Please use this form to track your student's progress. Once all requirements are completed, digitally sign and email the PDF form electronically to me at richard.andreatta@uky.edu)
Additional Information
- Sample UGR Contracts
- Sample Interview Questions
- Human Subject Research Information
- Research Involving Laboratory Animals
Optional Research Ethics Readings
(Note: Use of these readings is left up to the discretion of the mentor to incorporate into any discussion on ethics they may choose to have with a student.)
- Reading 1: What is Ethics in Research?
- Reading 2: What is Research Integrity?
- Reading 3: Of Cures and Creatures, Great and Small
- Reading 4: Ethics - How to Treat People
Credit Hour Formula
(Note: This is a helpful table to help you gauge the number of hours you can expect a student to work for a given number of enrolled credits.)
| Fall or Spring Semester | 12 Week Summer Session |
|---|---|
| For a 1 credit hour experience: 3-4 hours per week in research. | For a 1 credit hour experience: < 6 hours per week, for 12 weeks in research. |
| For a 2 credit hour experience: 5-7 hours per week in research. | For a 2 credit hour experience: 6-10 hours per week, for 12 weeks in research. |
| For a 3 credit hour experience: >8 hours per week in research. | For a 3 credit hour experience: > 10hours per week for 12 weeks in research. |