PHYS 102 :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

James Scholar Credit

Eligibility

To be eligible for James Scholar Honors credit, you must:

have been accepted as a James Scholar by the due date of the first JS problem set.
complete the first problem set by the due date.

You are not eligible if you are still a James Scholar Nominee on that date.

James Scholar Assignment

Your honors credit will be based on an assignment that involves reading a physics-based science article and writing a 500-1000 word summary of this article.

The article must:

Come from a print edition, or have the print addition page numbering, of Scientific American.
Have been published in the last five (5) years.
Be at least four print-pages long.

The summary should:

Be appropriate for teaching the material to junior or senior high school students.
Have correct spelling and grammar.
Be clear and concise.

Deadlines:

2 March 2018:
- e-mail your Prof. Kuhlman with the proposed the article for your project.
- provide a copy or link to the article in your e-mail.
- Prof. Kuhlman will get back to you right away (via e-mail) to tell you if your proposal is acceptable, or how to improve it.
24 April 2018: send your final written report to your professor via e-mail.

Paperwork

If you are already a James Scholar, you should complete an Honors Credit Learning Agreement form, get it signed, and submit it to your college office.

College of LAS: the whole process can be done online using an EHCLA (electronic HCLA).
College of Applied Health Sciences: Follow the instructions from your college: http://ahs.illinois.edu/james-scholar
ACES: Follow the instructions from your college: https://academics.aces.illinois.edu/honors/james-scholars/guide
College of Engineering: You must use the James Scholar portfolio tool: https://my.engr.illinois.edu/james-scholar/index.asp

How do I get the form signed?

College of LAS: Your electronic eHCLA will be sent by email to the course instructor, which should be your lecturer. They provide a virtual signature by simply replying to the email.
College of Applied Health Sciences: Follow the instructions from your college: http://ahs.illinois.edu/james-scholar
ACES: Follow the instructions from your college: https://academics.aces.illinois.edu/honors/james-scholars/guide
College of Engineering: Your instructor will be notified through the portfolio tool.