1 credit
Fall 2026 Distance Learning Lower Division
This course is for Purdue undergraduates who want to learn how to serve as peer mentors whether or not they are in a formal program. This course will train students on how to create mutually beneficial and productive mentorships. This course will provide research-based best practices for mentoring students using research mentorships as the translational examples to develop cohorts of peer mentors. This course is especially useful for those students who enjoy supporting peers or plan to continue into more formal mentorship roles such as senior undergraduate researchers, graduate students, or supervisors in academia or industry. To apply theoretical discussions, case studies, and reflections, students will develop a peer mentorship plan and create a mentor philosophy statement.
Learning Outcomes1Explore multiple strategies for effective mentoring with case studies, discussions, and readings.
2Learn how to transition from a mentee to a peer mentor.
3Create a mentoring philosophy statement and present your philosophy with peers.
4Develop preparatory steps for effective mentorship dissolution.
Restrictions
made by Purdue students.