Who is eligible to apply?
All applicants for Undergraduate Peer Mentor positions must have a 3.0 current Cumulative GPA. Undergraduates who will have successfully completed 90 credits, including all transferable credits, or more by September 2024 may apply to become Peer Mentors for Freshman Inquiry classes. Post-Bac students are also eligible to apply.
University Studies Mentor Program Application Hints and Tips
- Apply early!
- We recommend reviewing the application requirements first.
- Remember to review your answers before submitting your application, as you will not be able to change your responses after your application has been submitted.
- Check your spam filter for mentor program e-mails and adjust your filter settings to avoid these e-mails going into your junk box in the future.
What are some of the benefits of being a mentor?
Every mentor benefits in unique ways. Mentors become part of a community of scholars who help others to critically and responsibly engage in our increasingly diverse and interconnected world. Mentors gain valuable leadership experience, develop close working relationships with faculty and become even better students themselves. Mentors also will receive hourly pay.
What experiences or skills do I need?
- Have at least a Cumulative 3.0 GPA.
- For Undergraduate Peer Mentors: Have 90 or more PSU credits (including transferred credits) by the September they begin work.
- Be an excellent student and superior writer.
- Be willing to be an "academic generalist" and approach the content of the courses in an interdisciplinary manner.
- Have well-honed interpersonal skills and the ability to work using an equity lens within a culturally-diverse environment.
- Have adequate to excellent technology skills (i.e., Pebble Pad, Google Suite, Canvas, etc.).