Participant Expectations
Texas state law (SB 1107) requires that all students (under age 22) entering an institution of higher education in Texas either receive a bacterial meningitis vaccination or meet certain criteria for declining such vaccination.
Participants are also expected to:
- Participate in residence and in all activities for the entire 10-week session.
- Participants are not permitted to be enrolled in any additional courses during the entire 10-week summer period, other than the required research course associated with the program.
- Complete program surveys.
- Expected to commit at least 40 hours a week.
- Includes research hours determined by the research mentor
- Includes mandatory activities
- Complete deliverables by the deadline that include, but are not limited to those below:
- Surveys
- Curriculum vitae
- Research plan
- Progress report
- Abstract (Paper; Poster and poster presentation)
The program administrators reserve the right to reduce or revoke stipend amount, and/or dismiss the participant from the program at any time, should requirements and expectations not be met.
As a participant, you will be enrolled as a Texas A&M student and will be expected to follow excused absence rules found at the Attendance page of the Student Rules site for all activities.
All vacations (outside of weekends) must be approved by the program staff and the research mentor. At the time of acceptance, participants must notify the program staff of any pre-planned extended vacations in order to provide the program and faculty mentor time to review the request and, if approved, make necessary scheduling and assignment arrangements.
Students will receive a satisfactory or unsatisfactory credit upon completion of the program. No letter grades will be given for participating.