{"id":570,"date":"2022-09-13T16:03:33","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T20:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/research\/?page_id=570"},"modified":"2025-01-16T11:40:38","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T16:40:38","slug":"get-started","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/research\/undergraduate\/get-started\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Start"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Students will generally work on a project that falls within one of their advisor\u2019s active research and creative areas.\u00a0 To identify potential advisors, you should look at the artistic and research areas of various faculty to find those whose work is interesting to you.\u00a0 The Adelphi website provides a list of faculty interest by department, with links to individual pages showing research interests and publications.\u00a0 Note that many students volunteer in labs and studios first (i.e., doing research not as part of a course) before starting one of the above courses.<\/p>\n<p>You can also do research and creative works as a course. To do that your advisor will need to fill out an Independent Study Contract.<a id=\"mentor\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>How Do I Contact a Mentor?<\/h2>\n<p>You should contact potential research advisors well before the start of the semester if you would like to register for guided research for credit.\u00a0 If your first choice is unable to take on additional research students at the time, you are encouraged to ask other faculty members. Remember that faculty are passionate about what they do. Do your research before contacting a mentor; learn about their scholarship, their motivation and what they have dedicated their professional career to do. It is easier to find a mentor when you share common interests.<a id=\"independent-study\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Independent Study Contract and Process<\/h2>\n<p>Students register for guided research and creative works for credit by working with their research advisor to <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdRKr3-i9-gGpQOR4hQUBBI-pEO8F9wOUPN6NyLieVLcuuJHg\/viewform?pli=1&amp;pli=1\">fill out an Independent Study Contract<\/a>.\u00a0 Your research advisor will then send it to the department chair and the dean\u2019s office for approval, after which it will be sent back to you and your advisor who will send it to the registrar to be added to your schedule.\u00a0 Registration can be completed before the start of the semester, or during the semester by the posted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/academics\/academic-calendar\/\">last day to add an independent study<\/a>. 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