Program expectations listed below are organized by semester and year at the University.
Be certain you understand and meet these expectations in order to maintain your $1,000 scholarship in your first and last year.
TRIO SSS students should connect with their advisors to discuss their adjusted expectations as members of both the TRIO SSS and PES communities.
Before Classes Start
Attend Freshman Orientation
Attend Welcome Week
Year One
Register for a minimum of 13 credits per semester
Some students may be exempt from this expectation. Students should speak with their assigned academic advisor if they think this applies to them.
Maintain satisfactory academic progress
Meet regularly with assigned academic advisor
Attend expected number of semester peer mentor meetings
Most students are expected to meet with an assigned peer mentor twice per semester in years one and two. However, some students have different expectations. Peer mentors will inform students of their semester meeting expectations.
Attend the PES Fall Conference taking place on Friday, September 22
Submit a PES Plan in the fall and spring semesters
Thinking, writing, and talking about goals and goal-oriented action steps help people overcome obstacles and achieve. This is why students are expected to submit a PES Plan each semester! Peer mentors will elaborate further on the purpose of (and expectations for) PES Plans in their one-on-one meetings with students.
Year Two
Register for a minimum of 13 credits per semester
Some students may be exempt from this expectation. Students should speak with their assigned academic advisor if they think this applies to them.
Maintain satisfactory academic progress
Meet regularly with assigned academic advisor
Attend expected number of semester peer mentor meetings
Most students are expected to meet with an assigned peer mentor twice per semester in years one and two. However, some students have different expectations. Peer mentors will inform students of their semester meeting expectations.
Submit a PES Plan in the fall
Thinking, writing, and talking about goals and goal-oriented action steps help people overcome obstacles and achieve. This is why students are expected to submit a PES Plan each semester! Peer mentors will elaborate further on the purpose of (and expectations for) PES Plans in their one-on-one meetings with students.
Submit your three PES High Impact Activities in the spring
Research shows positive learning and success outcomes for students who participate in high impact activities. High impact activities include, but are not limited to:
- Learning abroad
- National Student Exchange
- Regular, sustained volunteer work with an organization
- Internships
- Leadership roles within student and community organizations
- Employment (on and off campus)
- Undergraduate research
If you can place an item in question on your résumé as a significant, elongated experience, it likely counts as a high impact activity.
Students can find additional ideas at engage.umn.edu.