Prospective Peer Mentors

Required criteria:

• Be a full-time WSU student
• Have completed one semester at WSU
• Minimum GPA of 2.5 to remain eligible for activity waivers
• Be knowledgeable of WSU services
• Provide names of two WSU staff or faculty members as references (not your FYE 1105 instructor or peer mentor)

Preferred criteria:

• Be nominated by a WSU instructor (preferably an FYE instructor)
• Have successfully completed Foundations of College Success (FYE 1105, formerly UNIV 1105)
• Have completed one academic year at WSU
• Have at least a 3.0 GPA
• Not be employed full time

Compensation:

Semesters Mentored	Scholarship Dollars	Upper-Division Credits
1	$500	2
2	$700	2
3	$1000	0 (but will show on transcript)

*For more information on this scholarship, please see the FYE Tuition Waiver Agreement.

Required Educational Workshops:

• Attend Fall Kick-off each August
• Enroll in Peer Mentor Leadership Seminar (FYE 3170). In this upper-division course, you will learn how to effectively communicate with and work with FYE students and FYE instructors
• Attend optional additional educational workshops (e.g., Academy of Leadership) that FYE can sometimes fund

Peer Mentor Leadership Seminar (FYE 3170):                        

• Attend each class session
• Actively participate in class discussions
• Successfully complete assignments outlined in FYE 3170 syllabus.

To apply what is learned in FYE 3170, attend Foundations of College Success (FYE 1105) and

• Attend planning meetings with instructor
• Attend each class session
• Organize Collaborative Learning Experience (CLE)
• Present weekly 5-minute announcements
• Give three or four 10-15 minute presentations
• Participate in class discussions
• Assist student in group activities
• Interact with students outside of class